A map of interactions between the proteins of a retrotransposon.
The yeast two-hybrid system and in vitro binding assays were used to characterize 54 potential interactions between the proteins of Tf1, an LTR-retrotransposon found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The Tf1 integrase (IN) protein was found to interact strongly with itself and not with other control proteins. In addition, the IN core domain interacted strongly with itself and full-length IN. Interestingly, the two-hybrid analysis detected an interaction between the RNase H domain of reverse transcriptase and IN. The biological implications of these interactions are discussed.
Steele
S J
SJ
Laboratory of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Levin
H L
HL
D001483:Base Sequence; D020134:Catalytic Domain / Q000235:genetics; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D019281:Dimerization; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D019426:Integrases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018626:Retroelements; D016914:Ribonuclease H / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D020079:Terminal Repeat Sequences
D017931:DNA Primers; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D018626:Retroelements; D019426:Integrases; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D016914:Ribonuclease H