title: Molecular cloning of a novel 120-kDa TBP-interacting protein.
abstract: TATA-binding protein (TBP) is a central component for transcriptional regulation and is a target for various transcription regulators. Using histidine-tagged TBP as a ligand for affinity-purification of proteins bound to TBP, we purified a 120-kD protein, termed TBP-interacting protein 120 (TIP120), from rat liver nuclear extracts. The entire cDNA sequence of TIP120 contained an open reading frame encoding a novel polypeptide of 1230 amino acids. The recombinant TIP120 interacted directly with TBP under a physiological condition in vitro. Immunoprecipitation analysis indicated that TIP120 was associated with TBP in nuclear extracts. Interestingly, the N-terminal region of TIP120 exhibited sequence similarity to that of Drosophila TAF80, which was shown to bind directly to TBP. This novel TBP-binding protein is considered to participate in transcription regulation through the interaction with TBP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yogosawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C102896:Cand1 protein, rat; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors