HIERARCHICAL AND COOPERATIVE BINDING OF THE RAT-LIVER NUCLEAR-PROTEIN C/EBP AT THE HEPATITIS-B VIRUS ENHANCER

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作者
DIKSTEIN, R [1 ]
FAKTOR, O [1 ]
SHAUL, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] WEIZMANN INST SCI,DEPT MOLEC GENET & VIROL,IL-76100 REHOVOT,ISRAEL
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10.1128/MCB.10.8.4427
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We used the enhancer-binding protein C/EBP as a model to study the nature and the complexity of interaction of an enhancer-binding protein with its target DNA. We found that bacterially expressed C/EBP binds the hepatitis B virus enhancer at multiple sites in a hierarchic and cooperative manner. At low concentrations, only the E element is occupied, but at higher concentrations, additional sites are filled including a site that binds EP, a crucial enhancer-activating protein. This pattern of C/EBP binding may explain the concentration-dependent effect of C/EBP on enhancer activity.
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页码:4427 / 4430
页数:4
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