title: Site-specific binding of the 9.5 kilodalton DNA-binding protein ORF80 visualized by atomic force microscopy.
abstract: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to examine the binding properties of the DNA-binding protein ORF80 to DNA. ORF80 is a 9.5 kDa protein that binds site-specifically to double-stranded DNA of the sequence TTAA-N(7)-TTAA. Direct sizing of the protein complexes on DNA fragments from the plasmid pRN1 with AFM shows that the protein ORF80 binds preferentially to two positions. These positions agree well with the ORF80 binding sites determined by footprinting analysis. The measurements allow an estimate of the stoichiometry of the DNA-protein complexes. In contrast to previous results, the single-molecule experiments suggest that only a low number of ORF80 molecules bind to a DNA-binding site.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie II and Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Universität Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lysetska
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zettl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lipps
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krausch
mesh_terms: D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D016944:Sulfolobus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins