Escherichia coli RNA polymerase translocation is accompanied by periodic bending of the DNA.

AUTOR(ES)

Zaychikov, E

RESUMO

RNA polymerase was halted in consecutive registers of RNA synthesis ranging from registers 11 to 68. Non-denaturing gel electrophoresis shows that the mobility of the complexes varies (up to 15%), indicating that halted complexes differ in their conformation. The electrophoretic mobility changes with an approximate 10-register periodicity. The change of the mobility can be attributed to relative changes of RNA polymerase-induced bending angle. We suggest that the periodicity of the bending angle reflects periodic changes of the conformation of the halted complexes that might have relevance for the translocation mechanism.

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