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Structural study of the N-terminal domain of the alpha subunit of escherichia coli RNA polymerase solubilized with non-denaturing detergents

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authors

  • Otomo, Takanori
  • Yamazaki, T.
  • Murakami, K.
  • Ishihama, A.
  • Kyogoku, Y.

publication date

  • August 2000

journal

  • Journal of Biochemistry  Journal

abstract

  • The amino-terminal domain of the alpha subunit (alphaNTD) of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase consisting of 235 amino acid residues functions in the assembly of the alpha, beta, and beta' subunits into the core-enzyme. It has a tendency to form aggregates by itself at higher concentrations. For NMR structural analysis of alphaNTD, the solution conditions, including the use of non-denaturing detergents, were optimized by monitoring the translational diffusion coefficients using the field gradient NMR technique. Under the optimal conditions with taurodeoxycholate and with the aid of deuteration of the sample, alphaNTD gave triple-resonance spectra of good quality, which allowed the assignment of a large part of the backbone resonances. Analysis of the pattern of NOEs observed between the backbone amide and alpha-protons demonstrated that alphaNTD has three alpha-helices and two beta-sheets. Although the secondary structure elements essentially coincide with those in the crystal structure, the larger of the two beta-sheets has two additional beta-strands. The irregular NOE patterns observed for the three positions in the beta-sheets suggest the presence of beta-bulge structures. The positions of the three helices coincide with the conserved sequence regions that are responsible for the subunit assembly.

subject areas

  • DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
  • Detergents
  • Escherichia coli
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
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keywords

  • NMR
  • RNA polymerase
  • detergent
  • deuteration
  • diffusion coefficient
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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0021-924X

PubMed ID

  • 10920271
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 337

end page

  • 344

volume

  • 128

issue

  • 2

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