A transcriptional barrier in the regulatory region of the tryptophan operon of Escherichia coli: Its role in the regulation of repressor-independent RNA synthesis

1976 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Pouwels ◽  
Hans Pannekoek
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Regulatory Region ◽  
Tryptophan Operon

scholarly journals Micro-analysis of pure deoxyribonucleic acid-dependent ribonucleic acid polymerase from Escherichia coli. Action of heparin and rifampicin on structure and function

1970 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 623-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Neuhoff ◽  
Wolf-Bernhard Schill ◽  
Hans Sternbach
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Deoxyribonucleic Acid ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Disc Electrophoresis ◽  
Inhibitory Mechanism ◽  
And Function ◽  
Micro Analysis ◽  
Template Complex

By using micro disc electrophoresis and micro-diffusion techniques, the interaction of pure DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.6) from Escherichia coli with the template, the substrates and the inhibitors heparin and rifampicin was investigated. The following findings were obtained: (1) heparin converts the 24S and 18S particles of the polymerase into the 13S form; (2) heparin inhibits RNA synthesis by dissociating the enzyme–template complex; (3) rifampicin does not affect the attachment of heparin to the enzyme; (4) the substrates ATP and UTP are bound by enzyme loaded with rifampicin; (5) rifampicin is bound by an enzyme–template complex to the same extent as by an RNA-synthesizing enzyme–template complex. From this it is concluded that the mechanism of the inhibition of RNA synthesis by rifampicin is radically different from that by heparin. As a working hypothesis to explain the inhibitory mechanism of rifampicin, it is assumed that it becomes very firmly attached to a position close to the synthesizing site and only blocks this when no synthesis is in progress.

scholarly journals The complete nucleotide sequence of the tryptophan operon of Escherichia coli

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 6647-6668 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Yanofsky ◽  
T. Platt ◽  
I.P. Crawford ◽  
B.P. Nichols ◽  
G.E. Christie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence ◽  
Complete Nucleotide Sequence ◽  
Tryptophan Operon

scholarly journals SITE OF ACTION OF 3',5'-CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE IN PRODUCTION OF TRYPTOPHANASE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

Genetics ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
LaDonna Immken ◽  
David Apirion
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Messenger Rna ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Chain Elongation ◽  
Site Of Action

ABSTRACT 3″,5″ cyclic-AMP (cAMP) will stimulate the rate of tryptophanase synthesis in Escherichia coli cultures induced with tryptophan. Adding cAMP after the initiation of messenger RNA synthesis was blocked by rifampicin, did not stimulate tryptophanase synthesis. This indicates that cAMP acts at initiation of either transcription or translation and not at the level of chain elongation of either the messenger or the polypeptide chain.

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