Masson L, Ray D S
Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1988 Jan 25;16(2):413-24. doi: 10.1093/nar/16.2.413.
E protein, the 29 Kd repE gene product, is essential for the replication of the Escherichia coli F plasmid. The repE gene has been cloned and expressed in an inducible ATG-fusion vector, and the protein product has been purified to homogeneity. The purified E protein is present as a dimer in solution and binds specifically to both the 19-bp direct repeats (incB) found within the mini-F origin of replication ori2 and the repE operator DNA. Examination of the amino acid sequence of E protein revealed a consensus sequence for DNA binding.
E蛋白是29千道尔顿的repE基因产物,对大肠杆菌F质粒的复制至关重要。repE基因已被克隆并在可诱导的ATG融合载体中表达,其蛋白质产物已被纯化至同质。纯化后的E蛋白在溶液中以二聚体形式存在,并特异性结合于复制起点ori2的mini-F中发现的19碱基对直接重复序列(incB)和repE操纵子DNA。对E蛋白氨基酸序列的研究揭示了一个DNA结合共有序列。