Bacterial σ factors compete for binding to RNA polymerase (RNAP) to control promoter
selection, and in some cases interact with RNAP to regulate at least the early stages of …

The bacterial enhancer binding proteins (bEBP) are members of the AAA+ protein family
and have a highly conserved 'DE'Walker B motif thought to be involved in the catalytic …

The nu. sA gene protein of E. coli is involved in regulating termination of transcription in vivo.
In vitro it causes termination of transcription in the tR2 region of the PR operon of …

Transcription from the TOL plasmid Pm promoter is dependent on the XylS regulator
activated by benzoate effectors. We analysed transcription from Pm in several backgrounds …

Conversion of Eσ54 closed promoter complexes to open promoter complexes requires
specialized activators which are members of the AAA (ATPases Associated with various …

Transcription initiation by the σ54 form of bacterial RNA polymerase requires hydrolysis of
ATP by an enhancer binding protein (EBP). We present SAS-based solution structures of the …

Initiation of RNA synthesis from DNA templates by RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a multi-step
process, in which initial recognition of promoter DNA by RNAP triggers a series of …

In the presence of toluene and xylenes, the sigma 54-dependent Ps promoter of the TOL
(toluene biodegradation) plasmid pWW0 of Pseudomonas putida is activated at a distance …

Most bacterial transcription activators function by making direct contact with RNA
polymerase at target promoters. Some activators contact the carboxy-terminal domain of the …

Bacterial transcription relies on the binding of dissociable sigma (σ) factors to RNA
polymerase (RNAP) for promoter specificity. The major variant sigma factor (σ54) forms a …