title: Sequence-specific DNA binding activity of rat cdc37-related gene product.
abstract: The rat cdc37-related gene product (RCdc37), which is possibly involved in the regulation of cell cycle progression, contains a putative basic/leucine zipper (bZIP) domain in its N-terminal portion. In this study, we have identified a rat genomic sequence which can interact with RCdc37 using an in vitro binding assay. The specificity of this interaction was confirmed by gel retardation experiments. These results raise a possibility that RCdc37 might play an important role in the control of cell cycle progression via a sequence-specific DNA binding mechanism.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001358:Avian Sarcoma Viruses; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005347:Fibroblasts; D015698:Genomic Library; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C103269:Cdc37 protein, rat; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA