Structural basis for promoter-10 element recognition by the bacterial RNA polymerase sigma subunit.
Feklistov, A., Darst, S.A.(2011) Cell 147: 1257-1269
- PubMed: 22136875 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.10.041
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3UGO, 3UGP - PubMed Abstract: 
The key step in bacterial promoter opening is recognition of the -10 promoter element (T(-12)A(-11)T(-10)A(-9)A(-8)T(-7) consensus sequence) by the RNA polymerase σ subunit. We determined crystal structures of σ domain 2 bound to single-stranded DNA bearing-10 element sequences ...