期刊
METHODS
卷 47, 期 1, 页码 13-24出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.10.018
关键词
Promoter; RNA polymerase; Promoter identification; Primer extension; Promoter-reporter fusion; In vitro transcription; RNA polymerase footprinting; Association rate; Dissociation rate
资金
- National Institutes of Health [R37 GM37048]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R37GM037048] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Bacterial promoter identification and characterization is not as straightforward as one might presume. Promoters vary widely in their similarity to the consensus recognition element sequences, in their activities, and in their utilization of transcription factors, and multiple approaches often must be used to provide a framework for understanding promoter regulation. Characterization of RNA polymerase-promoter complex formation in the absence of additional regulatory factors (basal promoter function) can provide a basis for understanding the steps in transcription initiation that are ultimately targeted by nutritional or environmental factors. Promoters can be localized using genetic approaches in vivo, but the detailed properties of the RNAP-promoter complex are studied most productively in vitro. We first describe approaches for identification of bacterial promoters and transcription start sites in vivo, including promoter-reporter fusions and primer-extension. We then describe a number of methods for characterization of RNAP-promoter complexes in vitro, including in vitro transcription, gel mobility shift assays, footprinting, and filter binding. Utilization of these methods can result in determination of not only basal promoter strength but also the rates of transcription initiation complex formation and decay. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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