Sigma domain structure: one down, one to go.
The recent publication of the 2.6 A crystal structure of a portion of sigma70 provides insight into the role of sigma during transcription initiation. This high resolution picture unveils novel questions.
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Department of Microbiology, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0512, USA.
Lonetto
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Gross
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003461:Crystallography; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / Q000737:chemistry*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000737:chemistry*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012808:Sigma Factor; C081775:RNA polymerase sigma 70; D012321:DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases