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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | KorB protein of promiscuous plasmid RP4 recognizes inverted sequence repetitions in regions essential for conjugative plasmid transfer |
| Creators Name: | Balzer, D. and Ziegelin, G. and Pansegrau, W. and Kruft, W. and Lanka, E. |
| Abstract: | We have constructed a RP4 KorB overproducing strain and purified the protein to near homogeneity. KorB is a DNA binding protein recognizing defined palindromic 13-bp sequences (TTTAGCSGCTAAA). Inverted sequence repetitions of this type, designated OB, are present on RP4 12 times. OB-sequences are localized in replication and maintenance regions as well as in the regions Tra1 and Tra2 essential for conjugative transfer. All sites found in Tra regions by computer search act as targets for specific binding of KorB protein. KorB-DNA complexes were detected by DNA fragment retardation assay using polyacrylamide gels. The 13-bp symmetric arrangement of the consensus OB-sequence constitutes the core for binding KorB protein since any truncation of this sequence prevents complex assembly or leads to a considerable destabilization of the KorB-DNA complexes. A hydroxyl radical footprint analysis demonstrated complex formation of KorB with the OB-sequence directly and suggests the presence of an unusual DNA structure within the nucleoprotein complex. |
| Keywords: | Amino Acid Sequence, Bacterial Proteins, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, Molecular Cloning, Genetic Conjugation, Consensus Sequence, DNA, Escherichia coli, Molecular Sequence Data, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Plasmids, Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences, Repressor Proteins |
| Source: | Nucleic Acids Research |
| ISSN: | 0305-1048 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Volume: | 20 |
| Number: | 8 |
| Page Range: | 1851-1858 |
| Date: | 25 April 1992 |
| Official Publication: | http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/8/1851 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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