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Maria Puiu
Author with expertise in Molecular Mechanisms of Photosynthesis and Photoprotection
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A SI3-σ arch stabilizes cyanobacteria transcription initiation complex
Liqiang Shen
et al.
Oct 7, 2022
SUMMARY Multi-subunit RNA polymerases (RNAPs) associate with initiation factors (σ in bacteria) to start transcription. The σ factors are responsible for recognizing and unwinding promoter DNA in all bacterial RNAPs. Here, we report two cryo-EM structures of cyanobacterial transcription initiation complexes at near-atomic resolutions. The structures show that cyanobacterial RNAP forms an ‘SI3-σ’ arch interaction between domain 2 of σA (σ 2 ) and the sequence insertion 3 (SI3) in the mobile catalytic domain Trigger Loop (TL). The ‘SI3-σ’ arch facilitates transcription initiation from promoters of different classes through sealing the main cleft and thereby stabilizing RNAP-promoter DNA open complex. Disruption of the ‘SI3-σ’ arch disturbs cyanobacteria growth and stress response. Our study reports the structure of cyanobacterial RNAP and unique mechanism for its transcription initiation. Our data suggest functional plasticity of SI3 and provide foundation for further research into cyanobacteria and chloroplasts transcription.
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