title: The transcriptional activator GAL4-VP16 regulates the intra-molecular interactions of the TATA-binding protein.
abstract: Binding characteristics of yeast TATA-binding protein (yTBP) over five oligomers having different TATA variants and lacking a UASGAL, showed that TATA-binding protein (TBP)-TATA complex gets stabilized in the presence of the acidic activator GAL4-VP16. Activator also greatly suppressed the non-specific TBP-DNA complex formation. The effects were more pronounced over weaker TATA boxes. Activator also reduced the TBP dimer levels both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting the dimer may be a direct target of transcriptional activators. The transcriptional activator facilitated the dimer to monomer transition and activated monomers further to help TBP bind even the weaker TATA boxes stably. The overall stimulatory effect of the GAL4-VP16 on the TBP-TATA complex formation resembles the known effects of removal of the N-terminus of TBP on its activity, suggesting that the activator directly targets the N-terminus of TBP and facilitates its binding to the TATA box.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007,India.
authors.forename: Anurag Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Perumal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanathi
authors.forename: Purnima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhargava
mesh_terms: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D019281:Dimerization; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA