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El factor de transcripción específico del promotor Sp1 se une a las secuencias aguas arriba en el promotor temprano
Cell
|November 1, 1983
Resumen
Un nuevo factor de transcripción, Sp1, activa promotores específicos como el promotor temprano SV40. Sp1 se une a 21 bp repeticiones aguas arriba del sitio de iniciación, dirigiendo directamente la transcripción por la ARN polimerasa II.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Reglamento genético Reglamento genético.
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La transcripción génica es un proceso biológico fundamental regulado por factores de transcripción específicos.
- El promotor temprano del virus Simian 40 (SV40) es un sistema bien caracterizado para estudiar la regulación transcripcional.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar y caracterizar los factores de transcripción específicos del promotor involucrados en la activación del promotor temprano SV40.
- Para dilucidar el mecanismo por el cual Sp1 media la activación transcripcional.
Principales métodos:
- Fraccionamiento de extractos celulares HeLa para aislar factores proteicos.
- Análisis de las mutaciones de eliminación temprana del promotor SV40.
- Pruebas de huella de DNAasa para determinar los sitios de unión proteína-ADN.
- Correlación de la actividad estimulante de la transcripción con la actividad de unión al promotor durante la purificación de proteínas.
Principales resultados:
- Identificación de Sp1 como un factor de transcripción específico del promotor que activa el promotor temprano SV40.
- La determinación de que la activación de Sp1 requiere secuencias dentro del tándem 21 bp repite aguas arriba del sitio de iniciación de la transcripción.
- Demostración de la unión directa de Sp1 a estas secuencias de repetición de 21 bp a través de la huella de la DNAasa.
- Correlación entre las actividades estimulantes de la transcripción de Sp1 y las actividades de unión al ADN.
Conclusiones:
- Sp1 se une directamente a elementos promotores aguas arriba específicos (21 repeticiones bp) para activar la transcripción.
- Este mecanismo de unión directa es crucial para la activación transcripcional mediada por Sp1 del promotor temprano SV40 por la ARN polimerasa II.
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