Escherichia coli σ70 and NusA proteins: I. binding interactions with core RNA polymerase in solution and within the transcription complex

SC Gill, SE Weitzel, PH von Hippel - Journal of molecular biology, 1991 - Elsevier
This paper describes the binding interactions of Escherichia coli transcription factors σ 70
and NusA with core RNA polymerase, both free in solution and as a part of the functional …

The interaction between σS, the stationary phase σ factor, and the core enzyme of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

F Colland, N Fujita, A Ishihama, A Kolb - Genes to Cells, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The RNA polymerase holoenzyme of Escherichia coli is composed of a core
enzyme (subunit structure α2ββ′) associated with one of the σ subunits, required for …

Core RNA polymerase assists binding of the transcription factor σ;54 to promoter DNA

W Cannon, F Claverie‐Martin, S Austin… - Molecular …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The Sigma subunit of bacterial RNA polymerase Is necessary for the specific binding of RNA
polymerase holoenzyme to promoter DNA. Promoter complexes which form with …

Competition among seven Escherichia coli σ subunits: relative binding affinities to the core RNA polymerase

H Maeda, N Fujita, A Ishihama - Nucleic acids research, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Seven different species of the RNA polymerase σ subunit exist in Escherichia coli, each
binding to a single species of the core enzyme and thereby directing transcription of a …

Region 1 of σ70 is required for efficient isomerization and initiation of transcription by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

C Wilson, AJ Dombroski - Journal of molecular biology, 1997 - Elsevier
The sigma (σ) subunit of prokaryotic RNA polymerase is essential for promoter recognition. σ
Factor directs the RNA polymerase core subunits (α2ββ′) to the promoter consensus …

NusA interferes with interactions between the nascent RNA and the C-terminal domain of the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase in Escherichia coli transcription …

K Liu, MM Hanna - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 1995 - National Acad Sciences
The effects of NusA on the RNA polymerase contacts made by nucleotides at internal
positions in the nascent RNA in Escherichia coli transcription complexes were analyzed by …

Interaction of the sigma factor and the nusA gene protein of E. coli with RNA polymerase in the initiation-termination cycle of transcription

J Greenblatt, J Li - Cell, 1981 - cell.com
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 …

Regions of the Escherichia coli primary sigma factor σ70 that are involved in interaction with RNA polymerase core enzyme

H Nagai, N Shimamoto - Genes to Cells, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The σ factors of bacterial RNA polymerase are required for recognition of
promoters in transcription initiation. Most σ factors share several regions with significant …

Interaction of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase σ70 subunit with promoter elements in the context of free σ70, RNA polymerase holoenzyme, and the β′-σ70 complex

V Mekler, O Pavlova, K Severinov - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Promoter recognition by RNA polymerase is a key point in gene expression and a target of
regulation. Bacterial RNA polymerase binds promoters in the form of the holoenzyme, with …

[HTML][HTML] Positioning of σS, the stationary phase σ factor, in Escherichia coli RNA polymerase–promoter open complexes

F Colland, N Fujita, D Kotlarz, JA Bown… - The EMBO …, 1999 - embopress.org
The σ S subunit of RNA polymerase is the master regulator of the general stress response in
Escherichia coli and is required for promoter recognition of many stationary phase genes …