RapA opens the RNA polymerase clamp to disrupt post-termination complexes and prevent cytotoxic R-loop formation
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Following transcript release during intrinsic termination, Escherichia coli RNA polymerase (RNAP) often remains associated with DNA in a post-termination complex (PTC). RNAPs in PTCs are removed from the DNA by the SWI2/SNF2 adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) R... ...