Efficient inhibition of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase by the bacteriophage T4 AsiA protein requires that AsiA binds first to free σ70

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作者
Hinton, DM [1 ]
Vuthoori, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NIDDKD, Mol & Cellular Biol Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
AsiA; sigma(70); RNA polymerase; inhibition; transcription;
D O I
10.1006/jmbi.2000.4113
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The bacteriophage T4 AsiA protein inhibits transcription from host and phage early promoters and is required, along with the T4 MotA protein, for activation of phage middle promoters. During infection, AsiA is found in a tight association with the sigma (70) subunit of RNA polymerase. We show that AsiA binds rapidly to free sigma (70) at either 4 degreesC or 30 degreesC to form an AsiA-sigma (70) complex that with core efficiently reconstitutes the AsiA-inhibited RNA polymerase. In contrast, AsiA does not inhibit transcription after a 15 minute incubation with RNA polymerase holoenzyme at 4 degreesC, and at 30 degreesC an incubation of several minutes is required to inhibit most of the polymerase. We show that the heat step needed for AsiA is not the formation of an active AsiA protein. However, it is consistent with the momentary dissociation of holoenzyme to give free sigma (70) and core. Our results indicate that AsiA is either unable to access holoenzyme directly or does so very slowly. Efficient generation of the AsiA-inhibited RNA polymerase requires that AsiA first binds to free sigma (70) and then the AsiA-sigma (70) complex binds to core to form the AsiA-inhibited polymerase.
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