A general role of zinc binding domain revealed by structures of σ28-dependent transcribing complexes
Wei Kang Shi, Wei Zhou, Baoyue Zhang, Shaojia Huang, Yanan Jiang, Abigail Schammel, Yangbo Hu, Bin Liu
The paper reveals how σ28-RNA polymerase recognizes DNA promoters through zinc binding domain interactions, enhancing transcription from weak σ4/-35 element promoters.
The EMBO Journal · Jun 2, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology