Transcription activation by catabolite activator protein (CAP)

S Busby, RH Ebright - Journal of molecular biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Transcription activation by Escherichia coli catabolite activator protein (CAP) at each of two
classes of simple CAP-dependent promoters is understood in structural and mechanistic …

UPs and downs in bacterial transcription initiation: the role of the alpha subunit of RNA polymerase in promoter recognition

RL Gourse, W Ross, T Gaal - Molecular microbiology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, it has become clear that promoter recognition by bacterial RNA polymerase
involves interactions not only between core promoter elements and the σ subunit, but also …

Structural basis of transcription initiation: an RNA polymerase holoenzyme-DNA complex

KS Murakami, S Masuda, EA Campbell, O Muzzin… - Science, 2002 - science.org
The crystal structure of Thermus aquaticus RNA polymerase holoenzyme (α2ββ′ ωσA)
complexed with a fork-junction promoter DNA fragment has been determined by fitting high …

Identification of an UP element consensus sequence for bacterial promoters

ST Estrem, T Gaal, W Ross… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
The UP element, a component of bacterial promoters located upstream of the− 35 hexamer,
increases transcription by interacting with the RNA polymerase α-subunit. By using a …

Bacterial promoter architecture: subsite structure of UP elements and interactions with the carboxy-terminal domain of the RNA polymerase α subunit

ST Estrem, W Ross, T Gaal, ZWS Chen… - Genes & …, 1999 - genesdev.cshlp.org
We demonstrate here that the previously described bacterial promoter upstream element
(UP element) consists of two distinct subsites, each of which, by itself, can bind the RNA …

Conversion of the ω subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase into a transcriptional activator or an activation target

SL Dove, A Hochschild - Genes & development, 1998 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Evidence obtained in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes indicates that arbitrary contacts
between DNA-bound proteins and components of the transcriptional machinery can activate …

Two structurally independent domains of E. coli NusG create regulatory plasticity via distinct interactions with RNA polymerase and regulators

RA Mooney, K Schweimer, P Rösch… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
NusG is a conserved regulatory protein that interacts with elongation complexes (ECs) of
RNA polymerase, DNA, and RNA to modulate transcription in multiple and sometimes …

Escherichia coli Promoters with UP Elements of Different Strengths: Modular Structure of Bacterial Promoters

W Ross, SE Aiyar, J Salomon… - Journal of bacteriology, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
The α subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase (RNAP) participates in promoter
recognition through specific interactions with UP element DNA, a region upstream of the …

Effects of Glycosylation Combined with Phosphate Treatment on the Allergenicity and Structure of Tropomyosin in Litopenaeus vannamei

Q Sun, F Xia, M Li, H Zhang, Y Liao, Q Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tropomyosin (TM) is the main allergen in shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). In this study, the
effects of allergenicity and structure of TM by glycosylation (GOS-TM), phosphate treatment …

Insight into the conformational and allergenicity alterations of shrimp tropomyosin induced by Sargassum fusiforme polyphenol

Y Zhao, Z Zhang, Z Li, XM Li, H Wang, H Lin - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Tropomyosin (TM) is the main allergen in shrimp food. Algae polyphenol reportedly could
affect the structures and allergenicity of shrimp TM. In this study, the alterations of …