An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription
The elementary steps of transcription as catalyzed by E. coli RNA polymerase during one and two rounds of the nucleotide addition cycle (NAC) were resolved in rapid kinetic studies. Modelling of stopped-flow kinetic data of pyrophosphate release in a coupled enzyme assay during one round of the NAC...
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description | The elementary steps of transcription as catalyzed by E. coli RNA polymerase during one and two rounds of the nucleotide addition cycle (NAC) were resolved in rapid kinetic studies. Modelling of stopped-flow kinetic data of pyrophosphate release in a coupled enzyme assay during one round of the NAC indicates that the rate of pyrophosphate release is significantly less than that for nucleotide incorporation. Upon modelling of the stopped-flow kinetic data for pyrophosphate release during two rounds of the NAC, it was observed that the presence of the next nucleotide for incorporation increases the rate of release of the first pyrophosphate equivalent; incorrect nucleotides for incorporation had no effect on the rate of pyrophosphate release. Although the next nucleotide for incorporation increases the rate of pyrophosphate release, it is still significantly less than the rate of incorporation of the first nucleotide. The results from the stopped-flow kinetic studies were confirmed by using quench-flow followed by thin-layer chromatography (QF-TLC) with only the first nucleotide for incorporation labeled on the gamma phosphate with 32P to monitor pyrophosphate release. Collectively, the results are consistent with an NTP-driven model for the NAC in which the binding of the next cognate nucleotide for incorporation causes a synergistic conformational change in the enzyme that triggers the more rapid release of pyrophosphate, translocation of the enzyme along the DNA template strand and nucleotide incorporation. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8fb4b4b5196d47738d7b4161d27a8fdb2022-12-22T03:28:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcriptionRonald S. JohnsonMark StrausbauchChristopher McCloudThe elementary steps of transcription as catalyzed by E. coli RNA polymerase during one and two rounds of the nucleotide addition cycle (NAC) were resolved in rapid kinetic studies. Modelling of stopped-flow kinetic data of pyrophosphate release in a coupled enzyme assay during one round of the NAC indicates that the rate of pyrophosphate release is significantly less than that for nucleotide incorporation. Upon modelling of the stopped-flow kinetic data for pyrophosphate release during two rounds of the NAC, it was observed that the presence of the next nucleotide for incorporation increases the rate of release of the first pyrophosphate equivalent; incorrect nucleotides for incorporation had no effect on the rate of pyrophosphate release. Although the next nucleotide for incorporation increases the rate of pyrophosphate release, it is still significantly less than the rate of incorporation of the first nucleotide. The results from the stopped-flow kinetic studies were confirmed by using quench-flow followed by thin-layer chromatography (QF-TLC) with only the first nucleotide for incorporation labeled on the gamma phosphate with 32P to monitor pyrophosphate release. Collectively, the results are consistent with an NTP-driven model for the NAC in which the binding of the next cognate nucleotide for incorporation causes a synergistic conformational change in the enzyme that triggers the more rapid release of pyrophosphate, translocation of the enzyme along the DNA template strand and nucleotide incorporation.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595533/?tool=EBI |
spellingShingle | Ronald S. Johnson Mark Strausbauch Christopher McCloud An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription PLoS ONE |
title | An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription |
title_full | An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription |
title_fullStr | An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription |
title_full_unstemmed | An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription |
title_short | An NTP-driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase during transcription |
title_sort | ntp driven mechanism for the nucleotide addition cycle of escherichia coli rna polymerase during transcription |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595533/?tool=EBI |
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