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Yeast class III gene transcription factors and homologous RNA polymerase III form ternary transcription complexes stable to disruption by N-lauroyl-sarcosine (sarcosyl).

Klekamp MS, Weil PA
Arch Biochem Biophys. 1986 246 (2): 783-800

PMID: 2423033 · DOI:10.1016/0003-9861(86)90335-8

Yeast Class III gene transcription factors and RNA polymerase III were used to form ternary transcription complexes on a tRNASer gene in vitro under UTP-limiting transcription conditions. These ternary transcription complexes were composed of template DNA, proteins, and RNA. We have shown that the RNAs contained in these complexes represented specifically initiated nascent pre-tRNASer transcripts. These nascent RNAs could be very efficiently elongated to full-length pre-tRNASer molecules, even in the presence of the ionic detergent sarcosyl. Partial purification (greater than 100-fold) of these sarcosyl-resistant ternary transcription complexes could be achieved in a single step via sucrose gradient sedimentation. Comparable sarcosyl-resistant ternary transcription complexes could not be formed using purified yeast RNA polymerase III as the only protein component of the complex.

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Base Sequence Centrifugation, Density Gradient Chromatography, Ion Exchange Detergents DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases Molecular Weight Nucleic Acid Precursors Protein Binding RNA, Transfer RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl RNA Polymerase III RNA Precursors Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sarcosine Surface-Active Agents Transcription, Genetic Transcription Factors

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