title: Recombinant expression and characterization of an extremely hyperthermophilic archaeal histone from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3.
abstract: A histone-like gene, PHS051 from hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 strain, was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant histone, HPhA, encodes a protein of 70 amino acids with a molecular weight of 7868Da. Amino acid sequence analysis of HPhA showed high homology with other archaeal histones and eukaryal core histones. The HPhA was purified to homogeneity by heat precipitation and affinity chromatography. Gel electrophoresis mobility shift assays demonstrate that the purified HPhA has high affinity to DNA. The complex of the HPhA and DNA allows DNA to be protected from cleavage by the restriction enzyme TaqI at 65 degrees C. Circular dichroism spectra reveal that the conformation of the recombinant histone HPhA becomes looser when temperatures increase from 25 to 90 degrees C. The HPhA has inherited a remarkable thermostability especially in the presence of 1M KCl and retained DNA binding activity at extreme temperature, which is consistent with our previous report about its structure stability analyzed by X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, PR China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Shugui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosugi
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D043902:Pyrococcus horikoshii / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006657:Histones; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C027046:TCGA-specific type II deoxyribonucleases