Transcription*RNA polymerase (from E. coli )
2 ’
CoreSigma factor
Holoenzyme
Transcription
Functions of a prokaryotic promoter:
1. ON/OFF Switch
2. Speed Switch
3. Alignment
Transcriptional Elongation:
Termination of TranscriptionInverted Repeats and Hairpins
• The repeat at right is symmetrical around its center shown with a dot
• A transcript of this sequence is self-complementary– Bases can pair up
to form a hairpin as seen in the lower panel
Termination of Transcription
*Rho-independent termination
factor
Termination of Transcription*Rho-dependent termination
RNA Polymerase binding
*Constitutive or basal level transcription
Allosteric activation of RNA polymerase
Inhibition of transcription
DNA-protein interactions
Negative Control of the lac Operon
Proposed CAP-cAMP Activation of lac Transcription