Sequence-specific binding of echinomycin to DNA: evidence for conformational changes affecting flanking sequences.
AUTOR(ES)
Low, C M
RESUMO
The technique of DNAase I footprinting has been used to investigate preferred binding sites for echinomycin on a 160-base-pair DNA fragment from E. coli containing the tyr T promoter sequence. Six binding sites have been precisely located in the sequence; a seventh has been partially identified. The minimum site-size is six base pairs. All the binding sites contain the dinucleotide sequence CpG but no other regularities can be discerned. When the protected regions on each complementary strand are compared it is evident that they are staggered by 2-3 base-pairs towards the 3' end at each site. Footprinting with DNAase II reports a similar, though less precise, pattern of protection. Cutting by both enzymes is markedly enhanced at AT-rich regions flanking the antibiotic-binding sites. This increased susceptibility to nuclease attack can be attributed to an altered helix conformation in the vicinity of the bis-intercalated echinomycin molecule. It seems that certain sequences, mainly runs of A or runs of T, switch from a nuclease-resistant to a nuclease-sensitive form when echinomycin binds nearby.
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