Transcriptional regulation by antitermination. Interaction of RNA with NusB protein and NusB/NusE protein complex of Escherichia coli

Holger Lüttgen, Rudolf Robelek, René Mühlberger, Tammo Diercks, Stephan C. Schuster, Peter Köhler, Horst Kessler, Adelbert Bacher, Gerald Richter

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Abstract

A recombinant heterodimeric NusB/NusE protein complex of Escherichia coli was expressed under the control of a synthetic mini operon. Surface plasmon resonance measurements showed that the heterodimer complex has substantially higher affinity for the boxA RNA sequence motif of the ribosomal RNA (rrn) operons of E. coli as compared to monomeric NusB protein. Single base exchanges in boxA RNA reduced the affinity of the protein complex up to 15-fold. The impact of base exchanges in the boxA RNA on the interaction with NusB protein was studied by 1H,15N hetero-correlation NMR spectroscopy. Spectra obtained with modified RNA sequences were analysed by a novel generic algorithm. Replacement of bases in the terminal segments of the boxA RNA motif caused minor chemical shift changes as compared to base exchanges in the central part of the dodecameric boxA motif.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)875-885
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftJournal of Molecular Biology
Jahrgang316
Ausgabenummer4
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2002

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