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. 1996 Jan 9;93(1):71–75. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.1.71

Binding of the sigma 70 protein to the core subunits of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase, studied by iron-EDTA protein footprinting.

D P Greiner 1, K A Hughes 1, A H Gunasekera 1, C F Meares 1
PMCID: PMC40180  PMID: 8552678

Abstract

We have used a nonspecific protein cleaving reagent to map the interactions between subunits of the multisubunit enzyme RNA polymerase (Escherichia coli). We developed suitable conditions for using an untethered Fe-EDTA reagent, which does not bind significantly to proteins. Comparison of the cleaved fragments of the subunits from the core enzyme (alpha 2 beta beta') and the holoenzyme (core+sigma 70) shows that absence of the sigma 70 subunit is associated with the appearance of several cleavage sites on the subunits beta (within 10 residues of sequence positions 745, 764, 795, and 812) and beta' (within 10 residues of sequence positions 581, 613, and 728). A cleavage site near beta residue 604 is present in the holoenzyme but absent in the core, demonstrating that a conformational change occurs when sigma 70 binds. No differences are observed for the alpha subunit.

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