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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 278, 期 30, 页码 27695-27702出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M303031200
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The interactions between the sigma(54)-containing RNA polymerase (sigma(54)-RNAP) and the region of the Pseudomonas putida Pu promoter spanning from the enhancer to the binding site for the integration host factor (IHF) were analyzed both by DNase I and hydroxyl radical foot-printing. A short Pu region centered at position -104 was found to be involved in the interaction with sigma(54)-RNAP, both in the absence and in the presence of IHF protein. Deletion or scrambling of the -104 region strongly reduced promoter affinity in vitro and promoter activity in vivo, respectively. The reduction in promoter affinity coincided with the loss of IHF-mediated recruitment of the sigma(54)-RNAP in vitro. The experiments with oriented-alpha sigma(54)-RNAP derivatives containing bound chemical nuclease revealed interchangeable positioning of only one of the two alpha subunit carboxyl-terminal domains (alphaCTDs) both at the -104 region and in the surroundings of position -78. The addition of IHF resulted in perfect position symmetry of the two alphaCTDs. These results indicate that, in the absence of IHF, the sigma(54)-RNAP asymmetrically uses only one alphaCTD subunit to establish productive contacts with upstream sequences of the Pu promoter. In the presence of IHF-induced curvature, the closer proximity of the upstream DNA to the body of the sigma(54)-RNAP can allow the other alphaCTD to be engaged in and thus favor closed complex formation.
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