DNA affinity labeling of adenovirus type 2 upstream promoter sequence-binding factors identifies two distinct proteins
A rapid affinity labeling procedure with enhanced specificity was developed to identify DNA-binding proteins. /sup 32/P was first introduced at unique phosphodiester bonds within the DNA recognition sequence. UV light-dependent cross-linking of pyrimidines to amino acid residues in direct contact at the binding site, followed by micrococcal nuclease digestion, resulted in the transfer of /sup 32/P to only those specific protein(s) which recognized the binding sequence. This method was applied to the detection and characterization of proteins that bound to the upstream promoter sequence (-50 to -66) of the human adenovirus type 2 major late promoter. We detected two distinct proteins with molecular weights of 45,000 and 116,000 that interacted with this promoter element. The two proteins differed significantly in their chromatographic and cross-linking behaviors.
- Research Organization:
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 5471650
- Journal Information:
- Mol. Cell. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 8:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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