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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6516
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
TATA-binding protein (TBP) binds the minor groove of the TATA element with the DNA bent 80 degrees towards the major groove. A constrained minicircle strategy has been used to test the effect of DNA topology on the affinity of TBP for the TATA element. We report here that TBP bound to DNA which was slightly pre-bent towards the major groove with 100-fold higher affinity than unbent (linear) DNA of identical sequence and 300-fold higher affinity than DNA pre-bent towards the minor groove. Similar discrimination was observed with the holo-TFIID transcription complex. DNA topology, particularly bending, is determined by many factors including chromatin in cells and may, through changes in the affinity of the TATA factor, be important in the control of transcription.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
373
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
724-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Pre-bending of a promoter sequence enhances affinity for the TATA-binding factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, Cambridge 02139-4307.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't