title: Wheat germ and yeast RNA polymerase II: photoaffinity labeling by 4-thiouracil 5'-monophosphate positioned uniquely at the 3' end of an enzyme-bound [32P]-containing transcript.
abstract: A stable ternary transcription complex was formed with either wheat germ or yeast RNA polymerase II using a ribotrinucleotide primer (GpCpG) to initiate transcription on a short synthetic single-strand DNA template. The template was designed to limit the incorporation of a photoprobe S4-UMP (4-thio-UMP) to a unique position at the 3' terminus of the transcript. The resulting stable ternary transcription complex was photolyzed to cross-link the bound transcript ([32P]-labeled by the incorporation of [alpha-32P]CMP) with the protein domain at or near the active site. Separation of the protein components by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel containing SDS and analysis by autoradiography and silver staining revealed that for either enzyme only the largest subunit was [32P] labeled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark 19716.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Mougey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D000345:Affinity Labels; D001483:Base Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D010777:Photochemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology*; D013873:Thionucleotides; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014908:Triticum / Q000201:enzymology*; D014542:Uridine Monophosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013873:Thionucleotides; C009473:4-thiouridylic acid; D014542:Uridine Monophosphate; D012319:RNA Polymerase II