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酵母细胞中的所有三种核RNA聚合酶都需要TATA结合蛋白进行转录
1Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Cell
|May 15, 1992
概括
酵母TATA结合蛋白 (TBP) 对于所有核基因转录至关重要,包括RNA聚合酶I,II和III. 不活化TBP快速且明确地停止转录,证实其在基因表达中的直接作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 酵母遗传学 酵母遗传学
- 基因转录 基因转录
背景情况:
- TATA结合蛋白 (TBP) 是真核生物中一个关键的转录因子.
- 它在酵母中所有核RNA聚合酶中的精确作用尚未完全阐明.
研究的目的:
- 调查酵母TBP在RNA聚合酶I,II和III介导的转录中的需求.
- 为了确定TBP是否对酵母中所有核编码基因至关重要.
主要方法:
- 使用温度和蛋白质溶解敏感的TBP衍生物进行体内功能失活.
- 评估了TBP失活对各种基因的转录的影响,包括RNA聚合酶II,III (U6 snRNA,tRNA) 和I (核糖体RNA) 的基因.
主要成果:
- 对于RNA聚合酶II转录来说,TBP是不可或缺的,不论TATA盒是否存在.
- 对于RNA聚合酶III和RNA聚合酶I介导的转录也需要TBP.
- TBP的无活化导致所有测试的促进体转录的快速和特定下降.
结论:
- 酵母TBP是所有核编码基因的转录所需的基本组成部分.
- 显而易见的分子机制可能支持TBP在三种RNA聚合酶的转录机制中的作用.
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