title: Transcriptional modulator NusA interacts with translesion DNA polymerases in Escherichia coli.
abstract: NusA, a modulator of RNA polymerase, interacts with the DNA polymerase DinB. An increased level of expression of dinB or umuDC suppresses the temperature sensitivity of the nusA11 strain, requiring the catalytic activities of these proteins. We propose that NusA recruits translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) polymerases to RNA polymerases stalled at gaps, coupling TLS to transcription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Veronica G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Graham C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D004249:DNA Damage; D004261:DNA Replication; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors
chemical_list: C094399:DinB protein, E coli; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D010445:Peptide Elongation Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors; C068727:nusA protein, E coli