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Protein-induced bending and DNA cyclization.

J D Kahn1, D M Crothers

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|July 15, 1992
PubMed
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This study uses DNA cyclization to measure protein-induced DNA bending. Properly phased DNA bends significantly enhance protein binding, distinguishing static bends from flexibility.

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Structural Biology

Background:

  • Protein-induced DNA bending is crucial for gene regulation and DNA packaging.
  • Quantifying DNA bending and its effect on protein binding is essential for understanding these processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply T4 ligase-mediated DNA cyclization kinetics to quantify protein-induced DNA bending.
  • To investigate the relationship between DNA cyclization, static DNA bends, and protein binding affinity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized T4 ligase-mediated DNA cyclization kinetics.
  • Analyzed J factors for the cyclization of DNA minicircles (150-160 base pairs).
  • Incorporated a catabolite activator protein binding site phased against a sequence-directed bend.

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Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a quasi-thermodynamic linkage between DNA cyclization and protein binding.
  • Observed approximately 200-fold tighter binding of catabolite activator protein to properly phased circular DNA compared to linear DNA.
  • Successfully distinguished static DNA bends from isotropically flexible DNA sites.

Conclusions:

  • DNA cyclization kinetics provide a sensitive method to detect and quantify protein-induced DNA bending.
  • The findings explain cooperative protein binding without direct protein-protein contact.
  • This approach offers insights into the structural basis of protein-DNA interactions.