Abstract
We define the target, mechanism, and structural basis of inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) by the tetramic acid antibiotic streptolydigin (Stl). Stl binds to a site adjacent to but not overlapping the RNAP active center and stabilizes an RNAP-active-center conformational state with a straight-bridge helix. The results provide direct support for the proposals that alternative straight-bridge-helix and bent-bridge-helix RNAP-active-center conformations exist and that cycling between straight-bridge-helix and bent-bridge-helix RNAP-active-center conformations is required for RNAP function. The results set bounds on models for RNAP function and suggest strategies for design of novel antibacterial agents.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 541-552 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 16 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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