One-dimensional sliding assists σ70-dependent promoter binding by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase
Iddo Heller, Margherita Marchetti, Abhishek Mazumder, Anirban Chakraborty, Agata M. Malinowska, Wouter H. Roos, Richard H. Ebright, Erwin J.G. Peterman, Gijs J.L. Wuite
This study uses single-molecule imaging to show Escherichia coli RNA polymerase σ70 holoenzyme performs one-dimensional sliding on DNA during promoter search, even at high RNAP concentrations.
bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics