The X-ray crystal structure of RNA polymerase from Archaea

Akira Hirata, Brianna J. Klein and Katsuhiko S. Murakami ()
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Akira Hirata: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
Brianna J. Klein: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
Katsuhiko S. Murakami: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA

Nature, 2008, vol. 451, issue 7180, 851-854

Abstract: Three RNAPs is company The Archaea were once thought of as the more primitive of the two prokaryotic lineages, but they are now considered to be more closely related to the eukaryotes (or Eukarya) than to the Bacteria. Determination of the crystal structure of archaeal RNA polymerase (RNAP) now allows a structural comparison of the transcription machinery between all three domains of life. The archaeal enzyme shows striking structural similarities to the eukaryotic equivalent, and should be a useful model system for the dissection of the molecular basis of eukaryote transcription.

Date: 2008
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