AtTBP2 and AtTRP2 in Arabidopsis encode proteins that bind plant telomeric DNA and induce DNA bending in vitro
- 2 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Vol. 273 (1) , 66-75
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-004-1096-3
Abstract
Telomeric DNA-binding proteins (TBPs) are crucial components that regulate the structure and function of eukaryotic telomeres and are evolutionarily conserved. We have identified two homologues of AtTBP1 (for Arabidopsis thaliana telomeric DNA binding protein 1), designated as AtTBP2 and AtTRP2, which encode proteins that specifically bind to the telomeric DNA of this plant. These proteins show extensive homology with other known plant TBPs. The isolated C-terminal segments of these proteins were capable of sequence-specific binding to duplex telomeric plant DNA in vitro. DNA bending assays using the Arabidopsis TBPs revealed that AtTBP1 and AtTBP2 have DNA-bending abilities comparable to that of the human homologue hTRF1, and higher than those of AtTRP1 and AtTRP2.Keywords
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