Transcription termination factor Rho is a ring-shaped, homo-hexamieric RNA translocase that dissociates transcription elongation complexes and transcriptional RNA–DNA duplexes (R-loops) in bacteria. The molecular mechanisms underlying these biological functions have been essentially studied with Rho enzymes from Escherichia coli or close Gram-negative relatives. However, phylo-divergent Rho factors may have distinct properties. Here, we describe methods for the preparation and in vitro characterization (ATPase and helicase activities) of the Rho factor from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a specimen with uncharacteristic molecular and enzymatic features. These methods set the stage for future studies aimed at better defining the diversity of enzymatic properties of Rho across the bacterial kingdom.
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D’heygère, F., Schwartz, A., Coste, F., Castaing, B., & Boudvillain, M. (2015). Monitoring RNA unwinding by the transcription termination factor Rho from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1259, 293–311. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2214-7_18
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