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Chromatin Affinity Precipitation-chiop of B. subtilis to gain insight into the invivo dynamics of RNA polymerase


ABSTRACT: To obtain an insight into the in vivo dynamics of RNA polymerase (RNAP) on the B. subtilis genome, we analyzed the distribution of ?A and ? subunits of RNAP and the NusA elongation factor on the genome in exponentially growing cells, using the ChAP (Chromatin Affinity Precipitation)-chip method. In contrast to E. coli RNAP, which often accumulates at the promoter-proximal region, B. subtilis RNAP is evenly distributed from the promoter to the coding sequences in the majority of genes. This finding suggests that B. subtilis RNAP recruited to the promoter promptly translocates away from the promoter to form the elongation complex. We detected RNAP accumulation in the promoter-proximal regions of some genes, most of which are attributed to transcription attenuation systems in the leader region. Our findings suggest that the differences in RNAP behavior during initiation and early elongation steps between E. coli and B. subtilis result in distinct strategies for post-initiation control of transcription. The E. coli mechanism involves trapping at the promoter and promoter-proximal pausing of RNAP in addition to transcription attenuation, whereas transcription attenuation in leader sequences is mainly employed in B. subtilis. Wild-type strain, Bacillus subtilis 168, was also used for RNA and genomic DNA extraction and analysis - RNA data was divided by genome DNA data to normalize (1) PCR bias and (2) copy number of RNA molecule per genome for multi-copy genome of exponentially growing bacteria.

ORGANISM(S): Bacillus subtilis

SUBMITTER: Shu Ishikawa 

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-2649 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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