title: Transcription factor TFIIB sites important for interaction with promoter-bound TFIID.
abstract: Transcription initiation factor TFIIB recruits RNA polymerase II to the promoter subsequent to interaction with a preformed TFIID-promoter complex. The domains of TFIIB required for binding to the TFIID-promoter complex and for transcription initiation have been determined. The carboxyl-terminal two-thirds of TFIIB, which contains two direct repeats and two basic residue repeats, is sufficient for interaction with the TFIID-promoter complex. An extra 84-residue amino-terminal region, with no obvious known structural motifs, is required for basal transcription activity. Basic residues within the second basic repeat of TFIIB are necessary for stable interaction with the TFIID-promoter complex, whereas the basic character of the first basic repeat is not. Functional roles of other potential structural motifs are discussed in light of the present study.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisatake
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakatani
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004330:Drosophila; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D035581:Transcription Factor TFIIB; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D035581:Transcription Factor TFIIB; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors