Conserved strategies of RNA polymerase I hibernation and activation

Florian B. Heiss; Julia L. Daiß; Philipp Becker; Christoph Engel

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21031-8

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Conserved strategies of RNA polymerase I hibernation and activation

Florian B. Heiss,
Julia L. Daiß,
Philipp Becker,
Christoph Engel

Affiliations

Florian B. Heiss: Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg
Julia L. Daiß: Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg
Philipp Becker: Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg
Christoph Engel: Regensburg Center for Biochemistry, University of Regensburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21031-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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RNA polymerase (Pol) I transcribes the ribosomal RNA precursor in eukaryotes. Here, the authors present three cryo-EM structure of S. pombe Pol I in different functional states among them a dimer structure and discuss conserved and organism-specific features of Pol I.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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