Assembly of Transcriptionally Active RNA Polymerase I Initiation Factor SL1 from Recombinant Subunits
- 23 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 266 (5193) , 2015-2018
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7801130
Abstract
Initiation of ribosomal RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase I requires the promoter selectivity factor SL1, which consists of the TATA-binding protein, TBP, and three associated factors, TAF I s 110, 63, and 48. Here the in vivo and in vitro assembly of functional SL1 complexes from recombinant TAF I s and TBP are reported. Complexes containing TBP and all three TAF I s were as active in supporting transcription from the human ribosomal RNA gene promoter as endogenous SL1, whereas partial complexes without TBP did not efficiently direct transcription in vitro. These results suggest that TAF I s 110, 63, and 48, together with TBP, are necessary and sufficient to reconstitute a transcriptionally active SL1 complex.Keywords
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