Kelly M T, Hoover T R
Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.
J Bacteriol. 2000 Jan;182(2):513-7. doi: 10.1128/JB.182.2.513-517.2000.
Transcription initiation by the sigma(54)-RNA polymerase holoenzyme requires an enhancer-binding protein that is thought to contact sigma(54) to activate transcription. To identify potential enhancer-binding protein contact sites in sigma(54), we compared the abilities of wild-type and truncated forms of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium sigma(54) to interact with the enhancer-binding protein DctD in a chemical cross-linking assay. Removal of two regions in the amino-terminal portion of sigma(54), residues 57 to 105 and residues 144 to 179, prevented cross-linking, but removal of either region alone did not. In addition, deletion of 56 amino-terminal residues of sigma(54) (region I) reduced the affinity of the protein for a fork junction DNA probe.
由σ⁵⁴ -RNA聚合酶全酶引发的转录起始需要一种增强子结合蛋白,该蛋白被认为通过与σ⁵⁴接触来激活转录。为了鉴定σ⁵⁴中潜在的增强子结合蛋白接触位点,我们在化学交联实验中比较了鼠伤寒沙门氏菌σ⁵⁴的野生型和截短形式与增强子结合蛋白DctD相互作用的能力。去除σ⁵⁴氨基末端部分的两个区域,即第57至105位残基和第144至179位残基,会阻止交联,但单独去除任何一个区域则不会。此外,删除σ⁵⁴的56个氨基末端残基(区域I)会降低该蛋白对叉形连接DNA探针的亲和力。