title: The miniF plasmid C protein: sequence, purification and DNA binding.
abstract: The C (pifC) protein of miniF represses transcription of its own gene by binding to the pif operator (pifO); it is also needed for replication initiated from the miniF primary origin (ori-1). We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the C gene. The gene has been inserted into an expression vector under Ptrp control where it is expressed at high levels. The C protein has been purified from cells carrying the Ptrp-C plasmid, and a preliminary study of C protein-DNA binding properties has been carried out. C protein binds strongly to pifO, and weakly to sequences in the ori-1 region.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D005796:Genes; D009876:Operon; D010957:Plasmids; D011485:Protein Binding; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C051295:pifC protein, E coli; D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes