Pyrophosphate inhibition of rho ATPase: a mechanism of coupling to RNA polymerase activity.

AUTOR(ES)

Kent, R B

RESUMO

The effects of pyrophosphate on RNA binding and ATPase activities of Escherichia coli transcription termination factor rho have been studied. Mutant rho-115 protein has a temperature-sensitive RNA-dependent ATPase activity due to the thermolability of binding to RNA [Kent, R.B. & Guterman, S.K. (1981) Fed. Proc. Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol. 40, 1765 (abstr.)]. The presence of either ATP or pyrophosphate at comparable concentrations stabilizes the binary complex of rho and poly(C) at high temperature. ADP at 8-fold greater concentration also stabilizes the mutant rho-RNA binary complex. Pyrophosphate is a noncompetitive inhibitor (Ki = 0.07 mM) of rho poly(C)-dependent ATPase, an activity that is required for rho-mediated termination. These results suggest the existence of a regulatory site on the rho molecule. We suggest that rho NTPase is regulated by RNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.6) so that during transcription elongation the RNA polymerase competes successfully with rho for substrates and inhibits rho NTPase with product pyrophosphate. Further, RNA polymerase pausing may result in reduced pyrophosphate and increased NTP concentrations, allowing rho NTPase to function.

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