The movement of bacterial RNA Polymerase's Clamp and β-lobe (IMAGE)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The movement of bacterial RNA Polymerase's Clamp and β-lobe

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The movement of bacterial RNA Polymerase's Clamp and β-lobe (the purple and orange part in the picture, respectively) facilitates the DNA melting during initiation of transcription.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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