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8530470

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
51
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Bacteriophage lambda promoters PR and PRM direct RNA synthesis in divergent orientations from start sites 82 base pairs apart. We had previously determined that the presence on the same DNA fragment of a wild type PR promoter interfered with the utilization of the PRM promoter. The results reported here concern the effects of changing the distance between the start sites by insertion or deletion of 5 or 10 base pairs. Three different techniques (run-off transcription, gel mobility shift, and permanganate probing) were employed to monitor complex formation at PRM. Unexpectedly we find that deletion of 10 base pairs between the start sites abolishes the interference, whereas insertion of 10 base pairs does not. Deletion of 5 base pairs, however, essentially prevents joint complex formation at PR and PRM. These findings suggest several ways in which for the wild type separation of the two promoters the utilization of PRM could be affected by an RNA polymerase at PR. In addition to direct steric interference, these include the obstruction of access to DNA sites necessary for optimal contact with the RNA polymerase.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30428-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Interference of PR-bound RNA polymerase with open complex formation at PRM is relieved by a 10-base pair deletion between the two promoters.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4935, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.