DNA-binding factors assemble in a sequence-specific manner on the maize mitochondrial atpA promoter.
Curr Genet
; 35(5): 506-11, 1999 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-10369957
ABSTRACT
The maize mitochondrial atpA promoter has been well-characterized using in vitro transcription. The functional elements of this promoter comprise a central domain extending from -7 to +5 relative to the transcription start site, and an upstream domain of 1-3 bp that is purine-rich and centered around positions -11 to -12. As a first step in characterizing the transcriptional machinery, exonuclease-III mapping (toeprinting) was used to map the borders of DNA-protein interactions using either a 107-bp wild-type template or transcriptionally-inactive templates containing linker-scanning mutations. These experiments revealed that, with a wild-type promoter, protein factors occupy as much as 36 bp, from positions -20 to +16 relative to the transcription initiation site. Protein-binding patterns were altered when the linker-scanning mutants were used, suggesting that either the number or conformation of DNA-binding proteins could account for their inability to promote transcription initiation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Proton-Translocating ATPases
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Zea mays
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Mitochondria
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Genet
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos