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Rapid "footprinting" on supercoiled DNA.

J D Gralla

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    |May 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    A new DNase protection technique allows high-resolution probing of DNA in its native state. Supercoiling DNA affects RNA polymerase binding rates but not binding sites for key lac control proteins.

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    Area of Science:

    • Molecular Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Genetics

    Background:

    • Understanding DNA-protein interactions is crucial for gene regulation.
    • Existing methods for studying these interactions often require DNA manipulation, potentially altering native states.
    • The lac operon serves as a model system for studying gene regulation in prokaryotes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and validate a novel DNase protection technique for studying DNA-protein interactions.
    • To investigate the effect of DNA supercoiling on the binding of regulatory proteins to the lac operon.
    • To determine if supercoiling influences the binding sites of RNA polymerase, cAMP-binding protein, and lac repressor.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a DNase protection assay utilizing end-labeled oligonucleotide primers.
    • Application of the technique to analyze the interaction of lac control proteins with supercoiled lac DNA.
    • High-resolution probing of specific DNA regions without restriction endonuclease cleavage or blotting.

    Main Results:

    • The described DNase protection technique enables high-resolution DNA probing in its native, supercoiled state.
    • DNA supercoiling was found to accelerate the rate of lac promoter binding by RNA polymerase.
    • Supercoiling did not alter the specific binding positions of RNA polymerase, cAMP-binding protein, or lac repressor on lac DNA.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel DNase protection method offers a high-resolution, non-disruptive approach to study DNA-protein interactions.
    • DNA supercoiling dynamically influences the kinetics of transcription initiation at the lac promoter.
    • The binding site specificity of key lac regulatory proteins remains independent of DNA supercoiling.

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