Lang W H, Platt T, Reeder R H
Basic Sciences Division, Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Apr 28;95(9):4900-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.9.4900.
Purified RNA polymerase II (pol II) from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae pauses without releasing at many locations during in vitro transcription. Pausing can be induced by intrinsic DNA sequence as well as by specific DNA bound proteins such as the RNA pol I termination factor, Reb1p, or lac repressor. Addition of rho termination factor from E. coli induces RNA pol II to release at all of these pause sites. Rho-induced release of pol II requires both a rho binding site in the transcript upstream of the pause sites as well as hydrolysis of ATP. In contrast, rho factor has no effect on either pausing or release by RNA pol I or III. When combined with previous observations, these results suggest that RNA pol II may terminate by a mechanism closely related to the rho-dependent mechanism of prokaryotes. In contrast, pol I and III appear to utilize a mechanism more related to the rho-independent terminators of prokaryotes.
从酿酒酵母中纯化得到的RNA聚合酶II(pol II)在体外转录过程中会在许多位置暂停,但不会释放。暂停可由内在DNA序列以及特定的DNA结合蛋白诱导,如RNA聚合酶I终止因子Reb1p或乳糖阻遏物。添加来自大肠杆菌的rho终止因子会诱导RNA聚合酶II在所有这些暂停位点释放。rho诱导的pol II释放既需要在暂停位点上游的转录本中有rho结合位点,也需要ATP水解。相比之下,rho因子对RNA聚合酶I或III的暂停或释放均无影响。结合先前的观察结果,这些结果表明RNA聚合酶II可能通过一种与原核生物rho依赖性机制密切相关的机制终止转录。相比之下,聚合酶I和III似乎利用了一种与原核生物rho非依赖性终止子更相关的机制。