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在由RNA聚合酶II转录中,TAF(II) 含有无TBP复合物的功能
1Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, Illkirch, CU de Strasbourg, France.
Nature
|May 29, 1998
概括
研究人员发现了一种新的蛋白质复合体,可以在没有TFIID的情况下启动基因转录. 这种无TBP复合体表明了细胞中RNA聚合酶II转录的替代途径,影响了基因调节.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因规则 基因规则
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 基因转录由RNA聚合酶II启动涉及预启动复合组合.
- 传统上,人们认为这个组合是专门由TFIID结合发起人的核心组成的.
研究的目的:
- 研究转录启动的替代机制.
- 描述参与RNA聚合酶II转录的新型蛋白质复合体.
主要方法:
- 一个新型多蛋白质复合物的分离和表征.
- 在体外转录试验中使用含有TATA和缺乏TATA的促进剂.
- 使用抗TBP抗体进行测试,以评估TBP独立活性.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了一种由TAF (II) 和其他蛋白质组成的无TBP多蛋白复合体.
- 这种复合物成功地取代了TFIID在启动各种促进器上的转录.
- 复合物的活性不受抗TBP抗体的影响,证实了TBP独立的功能.
结论:
- 没有TBP的RNA聚合酶II转录在哺乳动物细胞中是可能的.
- 多个预启动复合体可能通过替代途径调节基因表达.
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