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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
8RAP
EMDB ID:
Keywords:
Title:
Structure of Sen1-ADP.BeF3 bound RNA Polymerase II pre-termination complex
Biological Source:
PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2023-12-01
Release Date:
2024-10-30
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
4.30 Å
Aggregation State:
PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method:
SINGLE PARTICLE
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:1733
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2
Chain IDs:B
Chain Length:1224
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3
Chain IDs:C
Chain Length:318
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4
Chain IDs:D
Chain Length:221
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1
Chain IDs:E
Chain Length:215
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2
Chain IDs:F
Chain Length:155
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB7
Chain IDs:G
Chain Length:171
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3
Chain IDs:H
Chain Length:146
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9
Chain IDs:I
Chain Length:122
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5
Chain IDs:J
Chain Length:70
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11
Chain IDs:K
Chain Length:120
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4
Chain IDs:L
Chain Length:70
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Transcription elongation factor 1
Chain IDs:M
Chain Length:145
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polydeoxyribonucleotide
Description:Non-template strand
Chain IDs:N
Chain Length:58
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Human immunodeficiency virus 2
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Helicase SEN1
Chain IDs:O
Chain Length:2231
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polyribonucleotide
Description:RNA
Chain IDs:P
Chain Length:35
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Human immunodeficiency virus 2
Polymer Type:polydeoxyribonucleotide
Description:Template strand
Chain IDs:Q (auth: T)
Chain Length:58
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Human immunodeficiency virus 2
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Transcription elongation factor SPT4
Chain IDs:R (auth: Y)
Chain Length:102
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Transcription elongation factor SPT5
Chain IDs:S (auth: Z)
Chain Length:1063
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Primary Citation
Mechanism of polyadenylation-independent RNA polymerase II termination.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 32 339 345 (2025)
PMID: 39424994 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01409-0

Abstact

The mechanisms underlying the initiation and elongation of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription are well-studied, whereas termination remains poorly understood. Here we analyze the mechanism of polyadenylation-independent Pol II termination mediated by the yeast Sen1 helicase. Cryo-electron microscopy structures of two pretermination intermediates show that Sen1 binds to Pol II and uses its adenosine triphosphatase activity to pull on exiting RNA in the 5' direction. This is predicted to push Pol II forward, induce an unstable hypertranslocated state and destabilize the transcription bubble, thereby facilitating termination. This mechanism of transcription termination may be widely used because it is conceptually conserved in the bacterial transcription system.

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