Yeast general transcription factor GFI: sequence requirements for binding to DNA and evolutionary conservation

GFI is an abundant DNA binding protein in the yeast S. cerevisiae. The protein binds to specific sequences in both ARS elements and the upstream regions of a large number of genes and is likely to play an important role in yeast cell growth. To get insight into the relative strength of the various GFI-DNA binding sites within the yeast genome, we have determined dissociation rates for several GFI-DNA complexes and found them to vary over a 70-fold range. Strong binding sites for GFI are present in the upstream activating sequences of the gene encoding the 40 kDa subunit II of the QH2:cytochrome c reductase, the gene encoding ribosomal protein S33 and in the intron of the actin gene. The binding site in the ARS1-TRP1 region is of intermediate strength. All strong binding sites conform to the sequence 5' RTCRYYYNNNACG-3'. Modification interference experiments and studies with mutant binding sites indicate that critical bases for GFI recognition are within the two elements of the consensus DNA recognition sequence. Proteins with the DNA binding specificities of GFI and GFII can also be detected in the yeast K. lactis, suggesting evolutionary conservation of at least the respective DNA-binding domains in both yeasts.     

Enhancer Activation by Pharmacologic Displacement of LSD1 from GFI1 Induces Differentiation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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贵州白山羊GFI1B基因多态性与生长性状的相关性

本试验旨在研究贵州白山羊GFI1B基因第八外显子的多态性,及其与生长性状的相关性.通过PCR-RFLP技术对贵州白山羊外显子SNPs位点进行检测,利用一般线形模型分析其与生长性状的关联性.结果显示,供试群体中在外显子上检测到2个SNPs位点,即第八外显子263(G/T)和340(G/A).最小二乘法分析表明,G340A位点,CC型和DD型的体重、体长、胸深和胸宽对CD型达到差异及显著水平(p约0.01).本研究检测到的GFI1B基因第八外显子340(G/A)多态性位点可作为贵州白山羊生长性状的候选分子标记.