title: The polypyrimidine tract binding (PTB) protein interacts with single-stranded DNA in a sequence-specific manner.
abstract: Polypyrimidine tract binding (PTB) protein is a cellular factor whose function is unknown. Various RNA or single-stranded DNA sequences have been shown to interact with PTB. In this paper, using laser UV crosslinking and electrophoretic mobility shift assays to probe DNA-protein interactions, we demonstrate that PTB binding at a single-stranded DNA target is highly sequence-specific. We provide data showing that PTB interacts with the top strand of the adenovirus major late promoter transcriptional initiator, a sequence rich in pyrimidine residues. We also demonstrate that PTB is organised into at least two different binding domains.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Expression des Gènes Eucaryotes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brunel
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zakin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Buc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buckle
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry; D038941:Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D038941:Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein