A mutation affecting the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase changes transcriptional specificity.

The RNA polymerase mutation, alt-1, affects the sigma subunit and alters the in vitro selectivity of RNA polymerase to parallel the in vivo phenotype. We propose that the mutation changes the distribution of functionally distinct polymerase isomers.     

RNA聚合酶Ⅱ同BAF复合物和转录因子NF1/CTF之间的联系

通过免疫荧光共定位实验,研究了RNA聚合酶Ⅱ的亚基Rpb1,Rpb6,Rpb8与BAF复合物和转录因子NF1/CTF在基因转录活动中的联系.实验证实,RNA聚合酶Ⅱ的亚基Rpb1与BAF复合物有联系,Rpb6与BAF复合物联系不紧密,Rpb6与NF1/CTF联系密切,Rpb8与BAF复合物和NF1/CTF有部分联系.免疫沉淀实验也证实RNA聚合酶Ⅱ与BAF复合物和NF1/CTF一同参加了转录起始复合物的形成.     

RNA polymerase heterogeneity in Streptomyces coelicolor

Two forms of RNA polymerase holoenzyme have been identified in the filamentous differentiating bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor. They contain different species of sigma factor and are distinguishable by their ability to recognize different promoter classes. These and other holoenzyme forms may in part determine the selective expression of different gene sets in this morphologically-complex bacterium.