Isolation and characterization of the Drosophila gene encoding the TATA box binding protein, TFIID.
To investigate the biochemical mechanisms involved in interactions between regulatory factors and the general transcription complex, we have cloned, expressed, and characterized the Drosophila gene encoding the TATA binding protein, dTFIID. Comparison of the protein sequences of the Drosophila and yeast TATA binding proteins reveals a bipartite organization consisting of a highly conserved, basic carboxy-terminal domain and a nonconserved amino-terminal region rich in Gln, Gly, Ser, and Met residues. Purified dTFIID protein binds specifically to the TATA sequence and activates basal-level transcription, and the conserved carboxy-terminal half of the molecule is sufficient for both activities. Partially purified TFIID from Drosophila cells mediates activation by the transcription factor Sp1. In contrast, purified dTFIID expressed from the cloned gene is unable to support Sp1-dependent activation, suggesting that other factors may be required to mediate interactions between upstream activators like Sp1 and the TATA binding protein.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA