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Processivity of T7 RNA polymerase requires the C-terminal Phe882-Ala883-COO- or "foot". 1991

K A Mookhtiar, and P S Peluso, and D K Muller, and J J Dunn, and J E Coleman
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.

The role of the C-terminal Phe882-Ala883 residues of bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase in specific transcription has been investigated by means of site-directed mutagenesis. A mutant enzyme that lacks the C-terminal Phe882-Ala883 residues, denoted the "foot" mutant, has been cloned and overproduced, and the effects of the deletion on promoter recognition, initiation, and elongation have been determined. Gel retardation assays and DNase I footprinting show that the foot mutant specifically recognizes and binds to T7 promoters, although this binding appears to be approximately 30-fold weaker than that of the wild-type enzyme. Transcription assays using oligonucleotide templates that contain the consensus T7 promoter show a dramatic decrease in transcriptional activity for the foot mutant. With templates whose coding region begins CCC..., the mutant synthesizes poly(G) products even in the presence of all four nucleotides. The synthesis of poly(G) products from such templates has previously been observed for the wild-type enzyme when GTP is the sole nucleotide present in the reaction and is thought to occur by a novel mechanism involving slippage of the RNA chain 3' to 5' relative to the template [Martin, C.T., Muller, D.K., & Coleman, J.E. (1988) Biochemistry 27, 3966-3974]. These data suggest that the loss in transcriptional activity by the foot mutant results from a severe decrease in processivity as well as catalytic efficiency of the enzyme. Removal of the C-terminal Phe and Ala residues from the wild-type enzyme with carboxypeptidase A generates the phenotype of the mutant precisely, proving that all of the properties of the foot mutant derive from the loss of the Phe-Ala-COOH moiety.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010649 Phenylalanine An essential aromatic amino acid that is a precursor of MELANIN; DOPAMINE; noradrenalin (NOREPINEPHRINE), and THYROXINE. Endorphenyl,L-Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L-Isomer,L-Isomer Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L Isomer
D002268 Carboxypeptidases Enzymes that act at a free C-terminus of a polypeptide to liberate a single amino acid residue. Carboxypeptidase
D003850 Deoxyribonuclease I An enzyme capable of hydrolyzing highly polymerized DNA by splitting phosphodiester linkages, preferentially adjacent to a pyrimidine nucleotide. This catalyzes endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA yielding 5'-phosphodi- and oligonucleotide end-products. The enzyme has a preference for double-stranded DNA. DNase I,Streptodornase,DNA Endonuclease,DNA Nicking Enzyme,DNAase I,Dornavac,Endonuclease I,Nickase,Pancreatic DNase,T4-Endonuclease II,T7-Endonuclease I,Thymonuclease,DNase, Pancreatic,Endonuclease, DNA,T4 Endonuclease II,T7 Endonuclease I
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000409 Alanine A non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases IMMUNITY, and provides energy for muscle tissue, BRAIN, and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Abufène,Alanine, L-Isomer,L-Alanine,Alanine, L Isomer,L Alanine,L-Isomer Alanine
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D012321 DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases Enzymes that catalyze DNA template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand one nucleotide at a time. They can initiate a chain de novo. In eukaryotes, three forms of the enzyme have been distinguished on the basis of sensitivity to alpha-amanitin, and the type of RNA synthesized. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992). DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases,RNA Polymerases,Transcriptases,DNA-Directed RNA Polymerase,RNA Polymerase,Transcriptase,DNA Dependent RNA Polymerases,DNA Directed RNA Polymerase,DNA Directed RNA Polymerases,Polymerase, DNA-Directed RNA,Polymerase, RNA,Polymerases, DNA-Dependent RNA,Polymerases, DNA-Directed RNA,Polymerases, RNA,RNA Polymerase, DNA-Directed,RNA Polymerases, DNA-Dependent,RNA Polymerases, DNA-Directed

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