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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
In budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, an ARS binding factor 1 (Abf1) binds to the sequence-specific DNA element involved in DNA replication and transcription. We describe in this study how yeast Cdc6 protein stimulates Abf1 protein DNA binding activities. The Abf1 binding activity was reduced approximately 20-fold in a cdc6-1 mutant than in the wild-type strain. Introducing a copy of the wild-type CDC6 gene into the cdc6-1 mutant strain restored the Abf1 DNA binding activity. We demonstrated that recombinant Abf1 binds to ARS1 in vitro, and its DNA binding activity can be highly stimulated by the addition of a fusion glutathione S-transferase (GST)-Cdc6 protein. Deletion analysis revealed that the stimulating region is located at the amino terminus of the Cdc6 protein. However, we could not find the direct physical interaction between Cdc6 and Abf1. Instead, we found that the GST-Cdc6 can compete with distamycin A for binding to the DNA molecule. As distamycin A is a specific reagent that binds noncovalently to DNA at (A + T)-rich tracks, the stimulation of Abf1 DNA binding activity may be mediated by the Cdc6/DNA interaction. Our results favor a hypothesis that Cdc6 may function as an architectural factor in the assembly of a functional initiation replication complex.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ABF1 protein, S cerevisiae, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antiviral Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CDC6 protein, S cerevisiae, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cell Cycle Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, Fungal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Distamycins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fungal Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/stallimycin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1298-302
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cdc6 stimulates Abf1 DNA binding activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California School of Medicine 90027, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't