Finkelstein A, Kostrub C F, Li J, Chavez D P, Wang B Q, Fang S M, Greenblatt J, Burton Z F
Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, E. Lansing 48824.
Nature. 1992 Jan 30;355(6359):464-7. doi: 10.1038/355464a0.
RAP30/74 (also known as TFIIF, beta gamma and FC is one of several general factors required for initiation by RNA polymerase II. The small RAP30 subunit of RAP30/74 binds directly to polymerase and appears structurally and functionally homologous to bacterial sigma factors in their RNA polymerase-binding region. RAP30/74 or recombinant RAP30 suppresses nonspecific binding of RNA polymerase II to DNA and is required for RNA polymerase II to assemble stably into a preinitiation complex containing promoter DNA and the general factors TFIID, TFIIA and TFIIB; both RAP30 and RAP74 are physical components of the preinitiation complex. A complementary DNA encoding human RAP30 has been isolated, and here we report the isolation of a cDNA encoding human RAP74. RAP30 and RAP74 produced in Escherichia coli can be used in place of natural human RAP30/74 to direct accurate transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in vitro.
RAP30/74(也称为TFIIF、βγ和FC)是RNA聚合酶II起始转录所需的几种通用因子之一。RAP30/74的小RAP30亚基直接与聚合酶结合,并且在其RNA聚合酶结合区域在结构和功能上似乎与细菌的σ因子同源。RAP30/74或重组RAP30可抑制RNA聚合酶II与DNA的非特异性结合,并且是RNA聚合酶II稳定组装成包含启动子DNA以及通用因子TFIID、TFIIA和TFIIB的起始前复合物所必需的;RAP30和RAP74都是起始前复合物的物理组成部分。已分离出编码人RAP30的互补DNA,在此我们报告编码人RAP74的cDNA的分离。在大肠杆菌中产生的RAP30和RAP74可用于替代天然人RAP30/74,以在体外指导RNA聚合酶II进行准确的转录起始。