Nuclear proteins binding to a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S truncated promoter.
Proteins present in tobacco nuclear extracts bind to a truncated cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter fragment (from -90 to +2 relative to the transcription start site) in a sequence specific manner. Gel mobility shift assays show the presence of two protein-DNA complexes that are not competed by a -47/+2 promoter fragment. DNAse I protection and DNA methylation interference reveal two protected sites in the slower migrating complex; both include the pentamer TGACG, separated by a stretch of eight nucleotides where G methylation does not prevent the binding of the proteins. The faster complex is the prevalent form at low protein concentrations. As the protein concentration increases a non-linear rise in the amount of the slower migrating complex relative to the faster one is seen suggesting that cooperative effects are involved in the binding to the second site.
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Institut für Genbiologische Forschung Berlin
Willmitzer
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Sánchez-Serrano
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D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009029:Mosaic Viruses / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
D004279:DNA, Viral; D009687:Nuclear Proteins