酵母转录激活剂PRTF的DNA结合诱导的形状变化
1Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biophysik, Eth-Hönggerberg, Zurich, Switzerland.
Cell
|July 27, 1990
概括
酵母转录因子PRTF在与a特定基因结合时会发生结构变化,但与α特定基因结合时不会发生结构变化. 费洛蒙/受体转录因子 (PRTF) 的这种形状变化可能会激活基因表达.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 酵母遗传学 酵母遗传学
- 转录条例 转录条例 转录条例
背景情况:
- 酵母中的基因表达受到与特定DNA序列结合的转录因子的调节.
- 费罗蒙/受体转录因子 (PRTF) 在酵母中的交配类型特定基因激活中起着至关重要的作用.
- 了解PRTF在DNA结合时的结构动态是阐明其调节机制的关键.
研究的目的:
- 研究PRTF在与a特异性和α特异性基因的上游激活序列 (UAS) 结合时的结构变化.
- 确定负责DNA结合和与其他调节蛋白相互作用的PRTF的功能域.
- 为PRTF如何选择性地激活基因表达提出一个模型.
主要方法:
- 蛋白酶保护试验检测蛋白质结构和形状变化.
- 对不同酵母交配型基因的PRTF与UAS结合的分析.
- 在PRTF蛋白中映射功能域.
主要成果:
- 在与a特定基因的UAS结合时,PRTF表现出构造变化,但不是α特定基因.
- 对于特定的DNA结合,PRTF的N终端三分之一就足够了.
- PRTF的中间三分之一与转录激活剂MATαα1相互作用.
结论:
- 在与特定基因结合时,PRTF的选择性构造变化暴露了一个激活区域,导致基因激活.
- MAT alpha 1可能通过与PRTF相互作用并揭开其激活表面来激活alpha特异性基因.
- PRTF的域结构决定了其DNA结合特异性和与监管合作伙伴的相互作用.
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