title: Roles for non-TATA core promoter sequences in transcription and factor binding.
abstract: Sequence blocks within the core region were swapped among RNA polymerase II promoters to explore effects on transcription in vitro. The pair of blocks flanking TATA strongly influenced general transcription, with an additional effect on promoter activation. These flanking elements induced a change in the ratio of activated to basal transcription, whereas swapping TATA and initiator sequences only altered general transcription levels. Swapping the flanking blocks influenced binding by general transcription factors TBP and TFIIB. The results suggest that the architecture of the extended core sequence is important in determining promoter-specific effects on both general transcription levels and the tightness of regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Wolner
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gralla
mesh_terms: D017504:Adenovirus E4 Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism*; D016385:TATA Box; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D017504:Adenovirus E4 Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012319:RNA Polymerase II