Regulatory landscapes and structural choreography of transcription initiation in spirochetes
Vilma Trapp, Tingting Wang, Tarek Hilal, Janne Mäkinen, Juho Kotikoski, Paavo J Tavi, Ville Levola, Sari Paavilainen, Bernhard Loll, M.C. Wahl, Georgiy A. Belogurov
This study investigates the transcription initiation mechanism in spirochetes, revealing unique structural and functional features of their RNA polymerase.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology