title: Purification and characterization of a nuclear factor which binds specifically to the upstream activation sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae enolase 1 gene.
abstract: The nuclear factor which specifically binds to the upstream activation sequence (UAS) of the enolase 1 gene (ENO1) of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was purified by sequence-specific affinity chromatography. The purified factor gave two closely migrated bands at 32 kDa on SDS/PAGE. The binding activities were eluted from a gel filtration column at molecular masses of 110 kDa and 60 kDa, suggesting a dimeric and a tetrameric assembly of the factor in the native form. The region protected by the purified factor against deoxyribonuclease I digestion contained the sequence ACCCAAACACC which is highly similar to the consensus sequence present in the 5'-flanking region of the ribosomal protein genes (RPG box). We also identified the other factor specific to the ENO1 UAS which gave a single peak at a molecular mass of 120 kDa in gel filtration. We suggest the existence of multiple binding to the ENO1 UAS by at least two factors: one is the factor which we purified with a molecular mass of 32 kDa on SDS/PAGE and the other is the factor like RAP1 protein which generally recognizes the RPG-box-like sequence.
authors.affiliation: Biological Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory for Industry, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jigami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000235:genetics*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase