The DNA binding domain and bending angle of E. coli CAP protein
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The DNA binding domain and bending angle of E. coli CAP protein
Abstract
We use a new gel electrophoretic analysis to map the thermodynamically defined DNA binding domain of Escherichia coli CAP protein in the lac promoter. Strong binding interactions span a 28-30 bp duplex DNA region, substantially larger than that found for typical repressors. Sequence changes outside the central 28 bp of the binding site are found to affect the electrophoretically observed extent of bending. We also report a study of the DNA bending induced at a symmetrized CAP binding site, compared with the wild-type site; binding and bending are stronger at the upstream than at the downstream half of the wild-type site. Bends of the estimated 90 degrees - 180 degrees magnitude could play a vital regulatory role by producing tertiary structure in a local DNA domain, and by storing elastic energy for subsequent use in transcription or replication.
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