Thermodynamic parameters of the binding of the tight‐binding I12X86 lac repressor to operator and non‐operator DNA
- 19 October 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 239 (1) , 105-108
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)80554-4
Abstract
The thermodynamic parameters ΔH and ΔS corresponding to the binding of the tight-binding double mutant lac repressor I12X86 with operator and non-operator DNA fragments were determined using the nitrocellulose filter binding assay. In both cases the binding processes are entropically driven and accompanied by an unfavorable enthalpy variation. The differences between these parameters and those previously reported for the wild type lac repressor show that the strategy adopted by the mutant to interact with DNA is highly different from that of the wild type repressor and suggest more hydrophobic contacts between the mutant and DNA.Keywords
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