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Nature
|April 5, 1990
Resumen
El factor de terminación de la transcripción TTF I detiene específicamente la transcripción de la ARN polimerasa I en la caja Sal. Esta proteína es la proteína
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Reglamento genético Reglamento genético.
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La terminación de la transcripción de genes ribosómicos es crucial para la homeostasis celular.
- La secuencia de la caja de Sal y la proteína TTF I median la terminación de la transcripción en los genes ribosómicos del ratón.
- El procesamiento post-transcripcional de las transcripciones primarias implica un recorte dependiente de la secuencia.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar si la unión de TTF I a la caja de Sal causa impedimento estérico para cualquier ARN polimerasa.
- Determinar la especificidad de TTF I en el bloqueo del alargamiento de la transcripción por diferentes polimerasas de ARN.
Principales métodos:
- Ensayos de transcripción in vitro utilizando TTF I purificado y varias polimerasas de ARN.
- Prueba del efecto de TTF I en el alargamiento de la transcripción por la ARN polimerasa I en ratones y levaduras.
- Evaluación del impacto de TTF I en las polimerasas heterólogas, incluidas las polimerasas de ARN eucariota II y III, y las polimerasas de ARN bacteriano / fago.
- Comparando el efecto de TTF I con la conocida función inhibidora del represor lac.
Principales resultados:
- TTF I termina específicamente la transcripción mediada por la ARN polimerasa I a través de especies divergentes (ratón, levadura).
- TTF I no impide el alargamiento de la transcripción por las polimerasas de ARN II, III, E. coli o la polimerasa de ARN T3 de los bacteriófagos.
- El lacrepresor que se une a su secuencia operadora inhibe el alargamiento tanto por la ARN polimerasa I como por la II.
Conclusiones:
- La función de TTF I en la terminación de la transcripción es específica de la ARN polimerasa I.
- TTF I actúa como un factor específico de terminación de la transcripción, no como un bloqueador general de la elongación.
- La especificidad de TTF I pone de relieve los distintos mecanismos de regulación de la transcripción por diferentes proteínas de unión al ADN.
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