INHIBITION OF RNA POLYMERASE-II TRANSCRIPTION BY OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-RECA PROTEIN FILAMENTS TARGETED TO PROMOTER SEQUENCES

被引:4
作者
GOLUB, EI [1 ]
RADDING, CM [1 ]
WARD, DC [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MOLEC BIOPHYS & BIOCHEM,NEW HAVEN,CT 06510
关键词
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; PARVOVIRUS; MINUTE VIRUS OF MICE;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.90.15.7186
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the presence of RecA protein, which plays a major role in genetic recombination in Escherichia coli, an oligodeoxyribonucleotide can find its homologous counterpart in double-stranded DNA and form triple-stranded structures. A triple-stranded structure formed by an oligonucleotide with a sequence overlapping essential regulatory elements of a viral promoter, such as TATA or GC boxes, inhibited in vitro transcription driven by RNA polymerase II. An oligonucleotide with eight nucleotides homologous to its target suppressed RNA polymerase II activity in HeLa cell extracts. This procedure offers a potential alternative to the usual mutational analysis of transcriptional promoters.
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页码:7186 / 7190
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