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SUBMITTER: Cai G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3383055 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cai Gang G Chaban Yuriy L YL Imasaki Tsuyoshi T Kovacs Julio A JA Calero Guillermo G Penczek Pawel A PA Takagi Yuichiro Y Asturias Francisco J FJ
Structure (London, England : 1993) 20120501 5
Mediator, a large (21 polypeptides, MW ∼1 MDa) complex conserved throughout eukaryotes, plays an essential role in control of gene expression by conveying regulatory signals that influence the activity of the preinitiation complex. However, the precise mode of interaction between Mediator and RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), and the mechanism of regulation by Mediator remain elusive. We used cryo-electron microscopy and reconstituted in vitro transcription assays to characterize a transcriptionally-a ...[more]