title: Synthetic octapeptide pyroGLU-ASP-ASP-SER-ASP-GLU-GLU-ASN controls DNA transcription in vitro by RNA polymerase II.
abstract: The effect of the synthetic octapeptide pyroGLU-ASP-ASP-SER-ASP-GLU-GLU-ASN (phosphorylated by casein kinase II, CKII) on DNA transcription by RNA polymerase II has been studied. The peptide contains the acidic carboxy-terminus heptapeptide of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, which has been demonstrated to be a phosphorylation site for CKII. The aim of this work is to obtain some insights about the possible role of this domain in RNA polymerase II activity and DNA binding. Results demonstrated that the phosphorylated octapeptide causes strong inhibition of transcription of calf thymus DNA or pSVL SV40 plasmid DNA by RNA polymerase II, when used at concentrations between 0.4-4 micrograms/ml.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, Università di Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angiolillo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desgro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marsili
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Panara
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gianfranceschi
mesh_terms: D000546:Amanitins / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D002417:Cattle; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013539:Simian virus 40; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000546:Amanitins; D004279:DNA, Viral; D009842:Oligopeptides; D004247:DNA; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D012319:RNA Polymerase II