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Mol Cell Biol. 1988 January; 8(1): 105-113

DNA affinity labeling of adenovirus type 2 upstream promoter sequence-binding factors identifies two distinct proteins.

Section on RNA and Protein Biosynthesis, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

ABSTRACT

A rapid affinity labeling procedure with enhanced specificity was developed to identify DNA-binding proteins. 32P was first introduced at unique phosphodiester bonds within the DNA recognition sequence. UV light-dependent cross-linking of pyrimidines to amino acid residues in direct contact at the binding site, followed by micrococcal nuclease digestion, resulted in the transfer of 32P to only those specific protein(s) which recognized the binding sequence. This method was applied to the detection and characterization of proteins that bound to the upstream promoter sequence (-50 to -66) of the human adenovirus type 2 major late promoter. We detected two distinct proteins with molecular weights of 45,000 and 116,000 that interacted with this promoter element. The two proteins differed significantly in their chromatographic and cross-linking behaviors.

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