Cloning, expression, and function of TFC5, the gene encoding the B" component of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA polymerase III transcription factor TFIIIB.

AUTOR(ES)

Kassavetis, G A

RESUMO

TFC5, the unique and essential gene encoding the B" component of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA polymerase III transcription factor (TF)IIIB has been cloned. It encodes a 594-amino acid protein (67,688 Da). Escherichia coli-produced B" has been used to reconstitute entirely recombinant TFIIIB that is fully functional for TFIIIC-directed, as well as TATA box-dependent, DNA binding and transcription. The DNase I footprints of entirely recombinant TFIIIB, composed of B", the 67-kDa Brf, and TATA box-binding protein, and TFIIIB reconstituted with natural B" are indistinguishable. A truncated form of B" lacking 39 N-terminal and 107 C-terminal amino acids is also functional for transcription.

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