Publications by Katsuhiko Murakami

2006

Imashimizu, M., M. Hanaoka, A. Seki, K.S. Murakami, and K. Tanaka. The cyanobacterial principal sigma factor region 1.1 is involved in DNA-binding in the free form and in transcription activity as holoenzyme. FEBS Lett. 580:3439-3444.

2005

Chlenov, M., S. Masuda, K.S. Murakami, V. Nikiforov, S.A. Darst, and A. Mustaev. Structure and function of lineage-specific sequence insertions in the bacterial RNA polymerase beta’ subunit. J. Mol. Biol. 353:138-154.

2004

Masuda, S., K.S. Murakami, S. Wang, C.A. Olson, J. Donigian, F. Leon, S.A. Darst, and E.A. Campbell. Crystal structures of the ADP and ATP bound forms of the Bacillus anti-s factor SpoIIAB in complex with the anti-anti-s SpoIIAA. J. Mol. Biol. 340:941-956.

Murakami, K.S., S. Masuda, and S.A. Darst. Crystallographic analysis of Thermus aquaticus RNA polymerase holoenzyme and a holoenzyme/promoter DNA complex. Methods Enzmyol. 370:42-53.

Lawson, C.L., D. Swigon, K.S. Murakami, S.A. Darst, H.M. Berman, and R.H. Ebright. Catabolite activator protein: DNA binding and transcription activation. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 14:10-20.

2003

Artsimovitch, I., V. Svetlov, K.S. Murakami, and R. Landick. Co-overexpression of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase subunts allows isolation and analysis of mutant enzymes lacking lineage-specific sequence insertions. J. Biol. Chem. 278:12344-12355.

Macchi, R., L. Montesissa, K. Murakami, A. Ishihama, V. de Lorenzo, and G. Bertoni. Recruitment of s⁵⁴-RNA polymerase to the Pu promoter of Pseudomonas putida through integration host factor-mediated positioning switch of a subunit carboxyl-terminal domain on an UP-like element. J. Biol. Chem. 278:27695-27702.

Murakami, K.S. and S.A. Darst. Bacterial RNA polymerases: the whole story. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 13:31-39.

Murakami, K.S., S. Masuda, and S.A. Darst. Crystallographic analysis of Thermus aquaticus RNA polymerase holoenzyme and a holoenzyme/promoter DNA complex. Methods Enzymol. 370:42-53.