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. 1973 Feb;70(2):574–578. doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.2.574

RNA Initiation with Dinucleoside Monophosphates during Transcription of Bacteriophage T4 DNA with RNA Polymerase of Escherichia coli

David J Hoffman *, Salil K Niyogi †
PMCID: PMC433309  PMID: 4568732

Abstract

The effects of dinucleoside monophosphates on the transcription of phage T4 DNA by E. coli RNA polymerase have been examined at various concentrations of the sigma subunit and extremely low concentration of ribonucleoside triphosphate. The following conclusions were reached: (i) Labeled specific dinucleoside monophosphates are incorporated as chain initiators. (ii) When the ratio of sigma factor to core enzyme is small, there is a general stimulation by most 5′-guanosyl dinucleoside monophosphates. (iii) When the ratio is increased or holoenzyme is present, ApU, CpA, UpA, and GpU are the most effective stimulators. (iv) At high concentrations of sigma factor, only certain adenosine-containing dinucleoside monophosphates (ApU, CpA, UpA, and ApA) stimulate the reaction. (v) Competition hybridization studies indicate that the RNAs stimulated by dinucleoside monophosphates (ApU, CpA, UpA, and GpU) are of the T4 “early” type. (vi) Studies involving both combinations of stimulatory dinucleoside monophosphates and competitive effects of these compounds on chain initiation by ATP and GTP suggest that the stimulatory dinucleoside monophosphates act as chain initiators and may recognize part of a continuous sequence in a promoter region. Studies based on the incorporation of 3H-labeled stimulatory dinucleoside monophosphates support the above conclusions.

Keywords: dinucleoside monophosphate stimulation, sigma factor, dinucleoside monophosphate initiation

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