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Chemical nuclease activity of 5-phenyl-1,10-phenanthroline-copper ion detects intermediates in transcription initiation by E. Coli RNA polymerase. 1990
Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
The nuclease activity of the copper complex of 5-phenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (5-phi-OP-Cu) detects conformational changes in the lac UV-5 promoter caused by E. Coli RNA polymerase. The template strand in melted regions of initiation complexes upstream of the site of nucleotide triphosphate incorporation is very reactive. In open and elongation complexes, downstream scission sites (e.g. +4 and +5 for the open complex) on both strands are observed. The patterns of both downstream cutting sites suggest an atypical double helix at the leading edge of the transcription bubble.
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