RNA Polymerase Subunits & Other Transcription Proteins
Subunit Structural Gene Mass Function
(kDa)
a rpoA 72 initiation, assembly of B and B'
b rpoB 150 catalysis, substrate and product binding
b' rpoC 160 template binding
s70 rpoD 83 promoter selection
s32 rpoH 32 promoter selection, heat-shock
s28 fliA 28 promoter selection, flagella, chemotaxis
s24 rpoE 24 extracellular functions, heat-shock
s38 rpoS (katF) 38 Post-exponential phase expression
s54 rpoN 54 Nitrogen lmitation gene expression
omega (w) rpoZ Unwinding
rho (r) rho 50 Termination
NusA nusA 69 Pausing, transcription termination
NusB nusB 14.5 Pausing, transcription termination
NusG nusG 20 Pausing, transcription termination
GreA greA 20 3' to 5' RNA hydrolysis; proofreading?
GreB greB 3' to 5' RNA hydrolysis; proofreading?