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Model for histidine and arginine microswitches in RNAP translocation. Histidine can protonate on a DNA or RNA phosphate, deprotonate during translocation, and then reprotonate on the next phosphate downstream. Arginine remains protonated, so it requires a charge relay system and conformational effects for switching during template sliding. Red indicates negative charge; blue indicates positive charge; white indicates no charge.
