In vitro identification of a protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that interacts specifically with the G-rich DNA strand of the telomere.
The telomeres of Saccharomyces cerevisiae consist of a repeated G2-3T(GT)1-6 DNA sequence that forms a complex with proteins. To date only the RAP1 protein has been shown to bind to the simple sequences in yeast telomeric DNA, as well as to non-telomeric regulatory sites. We have used synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides, both double- and single-stranded, to identify specific yeast telomeric proteins in a partially purified yeast extract. Using the gel shift assay, we detected a binding activity that is stable at high ionic strength and that recognizes specifically the G-rich protrusion of a double-stranded synthetic yeast telomere, as well as the G-rich single strand. This is the first evidence of a purely telomeric protein in that it binds to the single-stranded telomeric protrusion of the yeast chromosome.
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Fondazione Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, La Sapienza, Roma.
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D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics*
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins