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RNAポリメラーゼの相互作用は,E. coli tyrTプロモーターのアップストリーム領域と相互作用する
Cell
|November 1, 1983
まとめ
バクテリアの転写率は,成長と栄養素の利用可能性によって影響を受けます. tyrTプロモーターとのRNAポリメラーゼの相互作用は広範であり,遺伝子発現と高転写率を調節する役割を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- tRNAとrRNAのプロモーターのためのE. coliのインビボ転写率は,細胞の成長とアミノ酸の利用可能性と関連しています.
- これらの転写速度を制御する分子メカニズムを理解することは,遺伝子調節を理解するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 転写調節の基礎となる分子機構を調査する.
- E. coli tyrTの安定したRNA遺伝子プロモーターとのRNAポリメラーゼ相互作用の程度を決定する.
主な方法:
- DNAase Iフットプリントアッセイは,RNAポリメラーゼ結合部位をマッピングするために使用されました.
- 野生型の tyrT プロモーター,突然変異の tyrT プロモーター (tyrTp27) と lacUV5 mRNA プロモーターの比較.
主要な成果:
- RNAポリメラーゼは,野生型の tyrT プロモーターの少なくとも85bpと,lacUV5 プロモーターの約62bpを保護した.
- 保護地域は,反感覚帯の上流で約65bp (tyrT) と42bp (lacUV5) まで広がっていた.
- 変異した tyrT プロモーター (tyrTp27) は,より広範なRNAポリメラーゼ相互作用を示し,約130bpまで保護されました.
結論:
- tyrTプロモーターとRNAポリメラーゼの拡張された上流相互作用は,主結合部位でのイニシアチブを活性化する可能性が高い.
- これらの相互作用は局所RNAポリメラーゼ濃度を増大させ,高い最大発現と広範囲のプロモーター活性調節を可能にします.
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