title: Purification and functional characterization of transcription factor SII from calf thymus. Role in RNA polymerase II elongation.
abstract: SII was purified from calf thymus tissue to apparent homogeneity by a rapid procedure. The 38-kDa protein stimulated RNA synthesis by purified calf thymus RNA polymerase II 4-fold. The calf thymus SII had similar chromatographic properties and molecular size and cross-reacted immunologically with antibodies to mouse SII (Sekimizu, K., Nakanishi, Y., Mizuno, D., and Natori, S. (1979) Biochemistry 18, 1582-1588). We have substituted the purified calf thymus SII for the partially purified HeLa transcription factor IIS fraction in a HeLa (human) transcription system reconstituted with purified factors and RNA polymerase II. The purified protein stimulated specific transcription from the adenovirus 2 major late promoter by increasing the efficiency of the elongation reaction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000032:analysis*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D035165:Transcription Factors, General; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors; D035165:Transcription Factors, General; D035602:Transcriptional Elongation Factors; C018648:transcription factor S-II; D012319:RNA Polymerase II