Promoter Distortion and Opening in the RNA Polymerase II Cleft.
Dienemann, C., Schwalb, B., Schilbach, S., Cramer, P.(2019) Mol. Cell 73: 97-106.e4
- PubMed: 30472190 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.014
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Transcription initiation requires opening of promoter DNA in the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pre-initiation complex (PIC), but it remains unclear how this is achieved. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopic (cryo-EM) structure of a yeast PIC tha ...