title: Bacteriophage P22 Mnt repressor. DNA binding and effects on transcription in vitro.
abstract: We have examined the binding of Mnt repressor to operator DNA in vitro and have determined how this binding affects the level of transcription from two nearby promoters, Pant and Pmnt. Mnt binds to a region of DNA that overlaps the startpoint of transcription of Pant and the -35 region of Pmnt. Mnt represses transcription in vitro from Pant and enhances transcription from Pmnt. Protection and interference experiments show that Mnt binds to a single, 17 base-pair operator site. The operator sequence and the protein-DNA contacts are symmetric. Mnt makes major groove contacts on both faces of the operator DNA. At pH 7.5, 200 mM-KCl, 22 degrees C, the Mnt tetramer binds operator with high affinity (Kd = 2.2 X 10(-11M) and the protein-DNA complex is quite stable (t1/2 = 48 min). Operator binding shows large dependencies on pH, salt concentration, and temperature.
authors: Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Vershon
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Liao
authors: W R
authors: WR
authors: McClure
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Sauer
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009875:Operator Regions, Genetic; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D054334:Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054334:Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins; C016649:phage repressor proteins