HMG protein binding to an A/T-rich positive regulatory region of the pea plastocyanin gene promoter |
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Authors: | Keng-Hock Pwee Carl I Webster John C Gray |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, CB2 3EA Cambridge, UK;(2) Present address: Department of Botany, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, 0511 Singapore, Republic of Singapore |
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Abstract: | Gel retardation assays using pea nuclear extracts have detected specific binding to regions of the promoter of the pea plastocyanin gene (petE). Several complexes which differ in sensitivity to competition with unlabelled promoter fragments and various DNA alternating copolymers, to heat treatment and to digestion with proteinase K have been detected. A protein factor, PCF1, forming one of these complexes was heat-stable and most sensitive to competition with poly(dAdT).poly(dAdT) compared to other alternating copolymers. DNase I footprinting assays showed that tracts of A/T-rich sequence within the -444 to -177 positive regulatory region of the petE promoter were protected in the presence of the pea nuclear extract. The factor PCF1 copurified with a high-mobility-group (HMG) protein preparation from pea chromatin. DNase I footprinting with the HMG protein preparation demonstrated that similar tracts of A/T-rich sequences within the promoter were protected. Southwestern-blot analysis of pea HMG proteins purified by gel filtration through Superose 12 detected a single DNA-binding species of 21 kDa. The properties of the factor PCF1 suggest that it is likely to be an HMG I protein. |
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Keywords: | DNA-binding proteins HMG proteins pea petE gene plastocyanin |
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