In order to look more closely at a well-conserved region in T7 RNA polymerase (T7 RNAP) containing, as shown earlier, the functionally essential residues Pro-563 and Tyr-571, we used targeted mutagenesis to change those residues within this region that are invariant in all single-subunit RNA polymerases, and characterized the mutant enzymes in vitro. The most interesting finding of this study was the crucial importance of the acidic group of Asp-569. In addition, we have shown that the phenolic ring is the most significant functional group of Tyr-571, with the hydroxy group also contributing to promoter binding.

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