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• W2005011630 abstract "Article15 December 1997free access Multiple ATP-dependent steps in RNA polymerase II promoter melting and initiation Ming Yan Ming Yan Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569 USA Search for more papers by this author Jay D. Gralla Corresponding Author Jay D. Gralla Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569 USA Search for more papers by this author Ming Yan Ming Yan Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569 USA Search for more papers by this author Jay D. Gralla Corresponding Author Jay D. Gralla Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569 USA Search for more papers by this author Author Information Ming Yan1 and Jay D. Gralla 1 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1569 USA *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] The EMBO Journal (1997)16:7457-7467https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/16.24.7457 PDFDownload PDF of article text and main figures. ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyWechatReddit Figures & Info Permanganate probing and abortive initiation assays were used to investigate the role of ATP in several successive stages of transcription initiation at the activated adeno E4 and mouse DHFR promoters. Removal of ATP at several points along the multi-step pathway blocked further progress towards its completion. Most strikingly, even if the DNA transcription start site is opened using ATP, the subsequent removal of ATP disallows formation of the first phosphodiester bond of the RNA. After ATP-dependent formation of a short RNA, a new transcription complex forms, which is more stable and has a longer open region. Both RNA and ATP appear to play roles in the formation of this complex. The need for ATP throughout this multi-step initiation pathway leads to new and unexpected possibilities for the use of energy and ATPases in transcription initiation. Introduction Transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II involves a complex series of ordered events (Conaway and Conaway, 1993; Orphanides et al., 1996; Roeder, 1996). The polymerase is recruited to the promoter by a subset of polypeptides within the group of general transcription factors TFIID, TFIIA, TFIIB and TFIIF. At this point, the polymerase is in a closed complex in which the transcription start site is not yet melted. Other general transcription factors are then used in a series of steps that begins with the formation of an open complex in which the start site is melted and available for the binding of the appropriate nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs). Initial RNA synthesis can then occur. Finally, in a stage often termed promoter clearance, the polymerase can escape from the promoter region and elongate the transcript. The various steps that follow the recruitment of the polymerase are not yet characterized in detail, but they require the general transcription factors TFIIH and TFIIE (Goodrich and Tjian, 1994; Ohkuma and Roeder, 1994; Holstege et al., 1995, 1996; Dvir et al., 1996b). The steps that follow recruitment of the polymerase cannot be completed without energy from the hydrolysis of the β–γ bond of ATP (Bunick et al., 1982; Sawadogo and Roeder, 1984). In this regard, pol II transcription differs from that of most other RNA polymerases, including polymerases I and III and the major prokaryotic enzymes. The special need for energy in the pol II case is not understood. The energy of ATP hydrolysis is used to drive at least two steps, open complex formation and promoter clearance (Wang et al., 1992; Goodrich and Tjian, 1994; Dvir et al., 1996a,b; Holstege et al., 1996; Jiang et al., 1996). Because TFIIH is used in these steps, and contains several ATP-requiring ATPase activities, models for these steps focus upon the use of TFIIH. The TFIIH kinase appears to be used in promoter clearance, probably by phosphorylating the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the polymerase (Feaver et al., 1994; Dahmus, 1995; Serizawa et al., 1995; Shiekhattar et al., 1995; Jiang et al., 1996). TFIIH also contains helicase activities, at least one of which has been suggested to be involved in formation of open complexes (Park et al., 1992; Feaver et al., 1993; Schaeffer et al., 1993, 1994; Serizawa et al., 1993; Guzder et al., 1994), although direct evidence is still lacking. Thus, it appears that ATP hydrolysis is used at the beginning and the end of the series of initiation steps, although studies in different experimental systems and at different promoters have not always been in full agreement (Luse and Jacob, 1987; Jiang et al., 1993; Goodrich and Tjian, 1994; Timmers, 1994; Dvir et al., 1996a,b; Holstege et al., 1996). The use of ATP for the initial opening of the DNA has been established in several experimental systems. All studies that assay opening directly, using the single strand DNA probe, potassium permanganate, are in agreement on this issue (Wang et al., 1992; Jiang et al., 1993; Jiang and Gralla, 1995; Holstege et al., 1996; Wolner and Gralla, 1988). A recent study of the adenovirus major late promoter (AdML) in a purified, unactivated system described a subsequent step in the opening reaction (Holstege et al., 1996). In a two-step opening process, ATP hydrolysis leads initially to opening of the −9 to +1 region. Subsequent addition of nucleotides leading to first bond formation triggers extension of the open region to position +8. This two-step opening model has not been tested on other promoters or in other transcription systems. One important goal of this work is to test the applicability of the two-step model to other promoters. Below, we find that the two-stage opening applies to two other promoters, both using activated transcription. In addition, we further characterize the mechanism of each opening step. In another important goal we address the full range of the use of the energy of ATP hydrolysis in the initiation pathway. The steps of open DNA bubble extension, first bond formation and short RNA synthesis are thought not to require ATP hydrolysis, although the evidence comes either from complex analyses of highly purified basal systems or is speculative (Goodrich and Tjian, 1994; Timmers, 1994; Holstege et al., 1996; Jiang et al., 1996). In this paper we will describe the development of detailed assays to test the need for ATP hydrolysis in these various sub-steps. The unexpected results show that ATP hydrolysis is required for polymerase to progress at each point assayed, prior to its release from the activated adeno E4 promoter. This includes a need to hydrolyze ATP to make the first bond of the RNA, even when the start site is already open. This surprising finding has implications for the role of factors in initiation and for the general mechanism by which energy is used during polymerase II transcription initiation. Results The G9E4T promoter, which contains nine Gal4 binding sites upstream of the adenovirus E4 promoter, is shown in Figure 1A. Transcription initiates within the T6A sequence (underlined), which is ∼25 bases downstream of the E4 TATA box. Here we designate the last thymine in the T6 sequence as +1, although initiation can occur just downstream of this position as well as upstream of it. The initiation pathway at this template has been studied extensively using unfractionated nuclear extracts (Wang et al., 1992; Jiang and Gralla, 1993, 1995; Jiang et al., 1995). Closed pre-initiation complexes form when this template is incubated with nuclear extract and activator (Gal4-AH). Addition of ATP, or a β–γ hydrolyzable analogue such as dATP, leads to the opening of the start site. This has been shown by the ATP-dependent hypersensitivity of the T6 sequence in a permanganate footprinting assay. The open pre-initiation complexes are functional in that the permanganate sensitive region associated with the polymerase can be chased downstream by the addition of NTPs. The first experiments were designed to test whether initiating nucleotides can lead to opening of the DNA segment downstream from +1, as observed at the AdML promoter. Figure 1.Initiation nucleotides extend the open region at the activated adeno E4 promoter. (A) The promoter region (non-template strand) of the G9E4T plasmid. Transcription can start from multiple positions within the T6A region and the +1 designation is to provide a source of reference for discussion. (B) The indicated combinations of nucleotides were added to pre-initiation complexes for 2 min and then opening was probed with permanganate. A, U and C refer to the ribonucleoside triphosphates and dA refers to the deoxy form, all present at 25 μM. The dinucleotide UpA was added with the others to a concentration of 1 mM. The +1 position and direction of transcription are indicated. (C) Permanganate probing was done as in part B, lane 7. In lane 2, the CTD kinase inhibitor H8 was added to 1.2 mM, or in lane 3 α-amanitin was added to 1 μg/ml, in both cases before any nucleotide/dinucleotide. Download figure Download PowerPoint Open complex formation at the G9E4T promoter occurs in two distinct steps In the first experiment different combinations of nucleotides were added to pre-initiation complexes that had been opened using dATP. We did potassium permanganate footprinting to test if the nucleotides caused the transcription bubble to extend further downstream. The starting point is the open pre-initiation complex described previously and shown in Figure 1B, lane 1. By comparison with the background reactivity in the absence of ATP (lane 5), the primary reactivity is with the five thymines from +1 to −4. There is less reactivity with thymines at −5 and at −12 and −13. Thus the pre-initiation open complex (termed POC) extends from at least −13 to at least +1. Addition of the initiating nucleotides ATP and UTP to the POC leads to a weak permanganate signal farther downstream (Figure 1B, lane 3). The extent of initiation using this combination of nucleotides is not known because of the multiple possible initiation start sites. Additional inclusion of CTP, in principle allowing RNA synthesis to stall prior to the +7 guanine, leads to a stronger downstream permanganate signal (lane 4). In this case the open region extends from at least −13 to at least +16. This initiation open complex (termed IOC) has thus extended the open region ∼15 bp farther than in the POC (POC). In order to control the initiation point with greater certainty, we used dinucleotide priming of initiation. Figure 1B, line 7 shows that the joint use of the dinucleotide UpA and CTP, which should restrict synthesis to the RNA sequence UAC, also leads to strong downstream opening. The use of UpA alone appears to lead to a very weak downstream opening with these experimental conditions (lane 6, investigated further below). Collectively, these data show that downstream opening occurs efficiently under conditions that should support formation of either a three or a six nucleotide long RNA. Because we cannot exclude the possibility of low-level NTP contamination, these lengths, and others estimated below, must be considered approximations. However, such contamination may be minimal, as clear pattern changes are induced by addition of ATP (lane 2 versus lane 3) or CTP (lane 6 versus lane 7). The extent of the opened region in the IOC seems to be about the same in these two cases (compare lanes 4 and 7). This initiating nucleotide-dependent bubble extension reaction is blocked by the RNA synthesis inhibitor α–amanitin (Figure 1C, lane 3 versus lane 1). Thus, when RNA synthesis is blocked, bubble extension is blocked. The bubble extension reaction is not blocked by the inhibitor H8 (Figure 1C, lane 2 versus lane 1; Serizawa et al., 1993a), which is known to interfere with the phosphorylation of the polymerase CTD in this experimental system (Jiang et al., 1996). Thus, bubble extension does not require the kinase activity of TFIIH. We interpret these experiments as showing that short RNA synthesis at the activated E4 promoter is accompanied by downstream expansion of the open DNA using a reaction that does not depend on CTD kinase activity. Two successive ATP hydrolysis events trigger stable IOC formation The POC requires ATP hydrolysis to form, both at the E4 promoter and the adeno ML (AdML) promoter (Wang et al., 1992; Holstege et al., 1996). As shown above for E4 and previously for AdML, both promoters subsequently extend the open region to form an IOC. Several critical features of these complexes have not been established, including their stability and whether ATP is needed to form the IOC from the POC. We first measured the stability of the POC. As ATP is required for its formation, we attempted to destabilize fully formed POCs by removing the ATP. This was accomplished using the standard procedure of digesting the ATP with hexokinase and glucose (Bieker and Roeder, 1986; Arias and Dynan, 1989; Dvir et al., 1996a). When ATP is depleted in this manner, the permanganate signal 8 min later is dramatically reduced (Figure 2, lane 8). It is slightly greater than a negative control where POCs were never formed (lane 1) but much less than the starting amount of POC (lane 2). Moreover, the signal is much less than a comparison where POCs were formed with ATP and then incubated with glucose or hexokinase alone for the same 8 min (lanes 7 and 9). This latter comparison shows that ATP is required continuously during these 8 min to keep the POCs fully open; if it is depleted at the beginning POCs mostly decay during this time. We infer that it is the continuous use of ATP that keeps the DNA fully open in the POC. Figure 2.Continuous ATP hydrolysis is needed for full stability of the POC (POC). Pre-initiation complexes were opened with dATP, except in lane 1. After 2 min hexokinase and glucose were added to deplete the dATP as indicated. Experiments showed that dATP was depleted within 1 min. Control lanes lacked hexokinase except for lane 9 which lacked glucose. After the times indicated permanganate probing was done to determine the extent to which the start site remained open. Download figure Download PowerPoint The experiment also shows the loss of permanganate signal at shorter times (Figure 2, lanes 2–6). Based on repeated experiments we estimate that the half-life of the POC is ∼5 min under these conditions. Of course, under conditions where ATP is continuously present, repeated ATP hydrolysis keeps the DNA start site fully open. It is not known whether ATP is required again for the open region within the POC to be extended into downstream sequences to form the IOC. We tested this by forming the POC, depleting ATP and then assaying for initiating nucleotide-dependent extension of the bubble. Figure 3, lane 2 shows that the extended open region does not form using this protocol, in which ATP is removed prior to adding initiating nucleotides. The ATP removal, using hexokinase and glucose, was accomplished using a 2 min treatment, which is short enough so that the start site remains largely open (lane 2 and above discussion). If the hexokinase is simply left out in control experiments, maintaining ATP levels, the initiating nucleotides UpA and CTP can trigger downstream extension of the bubble (Figure 3, lane 1). We conclude that extension of the bubble requires ATP. Figure 3.ATP hydrolysis is required for conversion of the POC to the IOC. Preinitiation open complexes were formed in the presence dATP and UpA. ATPase depletion experiments in lanes 1 and 2 used hexokinase–glucose (lane 2) or a glucose only control (lane 1). This was followed after 2 min by addition of CTP to attempt to trigger downstream opening. For lanes 3 and 4, either CTP (lane 3) or CTP/500 μM ATP-γ-S mixture (lane 4) was added to the POC. Permanganate probing was done 3 min later to establish the need for ATP hydrolysis to obtain downstream opening. Download figure Download PowerPoint In the next experiment we used the non-hydrolyzable ATP analogue, ATP-γ-S, as a competitor for β–γ-hydrolysis of ATP. After POC formation, either UpA/CTP or UpA/CTP/ATP-γ-S were added. The result shows that ATP-γ-S interferes with the conversion of POC to IOC (Figure 3, lane 4 versus lane 3). Using ATP in the same experiment does not have any inhibitory effect (data not shown). This experiment independently illustrates that the hydrolysis of ATP is required for the POC to IOC step. As ATP appears to be used twice, first to form the POC and then again to form the IOC, we wondered if the overall process leads to a complex with greater stability. Recall that the POC is only moderately stable, with a half-life on the order of 5 min if ATP is depleted. A similar set of experiments shows that the IOC is indeed more stable. Different combinations of nucleotides were used to convert the POC to the IOC. Hexokinase and glucose were then added to deplete the ATP. Five minutes later (Figure 4A) or 8 min later (Figure 4B) permanganate assays were carried out to view the amount of downstream opening remaining (brackets). The results are shown in Figure 4A, lane 3 versus lane 4 and Figure 4B, lane 7 versus lane 8, lane 9 versus lane 10, and lane 11 versus lane 12. On average there is little loss of downstream IOC signal induced by the depletion of ATP, using hexokinase–glucose. This contrasts with the much greater loss of signal when the POC start site opening is assayed in parallel (Figure 4A, lane 1 versus lane 2 and 4B, lane 5 versus lane 6). Figure 4.Enhanced stability of the IOC. The indicated combinations of nucleotides/dinucleotides were added for 3 min to form either the POC (lanes 1, 2, 5 and 6) or the IOC (lanes 3, 4 and 7–12). dATP/ATP was rapidly depleted with hexokinase–glucose (Hex) as indicated. Permanganate probing was done after 5 min (A) or 8 min (B). The minor differences in pattern intensities seen in panel B result from small variations in the timing of the experiments. Download figure Download PowerPoint We conclude that the IOC and the POC differ in stability, with the IOC being substantially more stable. Thus the use of the second ATP is a stabilizing event. That is, the creation of the IOC is not simply a bubble extension reaction but also the formation of a distinct complex with greater stability. In most of the experiments, IOC formation seems to be accompanied by some loss of permanganate sensitivity around the start site (see, for example, Figure 4, lane 1 versus lane 3 and lane 5 versus lane 7). This supports the view that the POC and the IOC are distinct complexes with distinct characteristics. ATP hydrolysis is required to begin RNA synthesis, even after the start site is opened The above experiments show that ATP hydrolysis is needed to convert the POC to the IOC. This transition involves the use of initiating nucleotides. Thus, it is possible that ATP hydrolysis is directly required to form the first bond of the RNA. It has been established that first bond formation does not occur without a source of hydrolyzable ATP, but this was thought to be because ATP was needed to open the start site (Jiang et al., 1995; Dvir et al., 1996b). The above experiments raise a new possibility, namely that even after the DNA is opened, ATP must be used again to begin RNA synthesis. This is possible because ATP must be used again for the initiating nucleotides to convert the POC to the IOC. We tested this possibility by opening the DNA and then following first bond formation and its dependence on ATP, using an abortive initiation assay. We established conditions for the abortive initiation assay previously on the same E4 template as that used here (Jiang et al., 1995). The assay follows formation of the trinucleotide UAC from UpA and radioactive CTP. The appearance of UAC in a reaction that is sensitive to α-amanitin (a critical control) monitors appropriate first bond formation in this system. Controls on this assay have also been established previously (Jiang et al., 1995). We used this assay to explore whether POCs need ATP in order to form the first bond of the RNA. In the initial experiments dATP is added to form these POCs, which are then passed through a CL-4B column, following established procedures (Jiang et al., 1995). This fractionation removes most of the free proteins and is necessary to obtain a clear UAC signal. The column also removes the dATP. UpA and [α-32P]CTP are added to the dATP-depleted fraction and then UAC synthesis is followed during the subsequent 3 min. These complexes fail to support any α-amanitin-sensitive UAC synthesis (Figure 5B, compare lanes 1 and 2). If dATP is added back a very strong UAC signal is seen (Figure 5B, lane 3 versus lane 4). Figure 5.First bond formation requires ATP even when the start site is open. (A) shows the flow chart of the experiment, where treated column fractions were assayed either by a 3 min abortive initiation assay (abo.; results in B) or permanganate footprinting assay (ppm.; results in C). The dATP-depleted column fraction supports no first bond synthesis (lane 1 versus lane 2) even though ∼20% of the complexes are open (lane 8). Bond synthesis is fully restored by adding dATP (lane 3 versus lane 4) which also restores opening to the 100% level (lane 9). Subsequent dATP depletion (40 s treatment with 0.25μ/μl hexokinase–12.5mM glucose) eliminates synthesis (lane 6 versus lanes 5 and 7), even though the start site remains largely open (lanes 11 and 13) throughout the abortive assay. Time elapsed after the addition of CTP in the dATP depletion experiments is indicated. ‘ama’ refers to addition of α-amanitin. Download figure Download PowerPoint To monitor the extent of opening in these same reactions, the permanganate assay was done using these column fractions. The dATP-free complexes that failed to form any UAC signal still remained open to the 20% level following the 15 min column fractionation (Figure 5C, compare lane 8 and lane 9). When dATP is added back, open complex levels are restored to 100% (Figure 5C, lane 9). Although the dATP increases the opening from the 20% to the 100% level (Figure 5C, lanes 8 and 9) its effect on bond synthesis is far greater (Figure 5B, compare lanes 1 and 3); it essentially converts an undetectable signal to a very strong one. As further confirmation of the need for ATP for the POCs to make RNA, a direct ATP depletion experiment was done. First, the column-isolated POCs were restored to the 100% open state by addition of dATP. Then a 40 s hexokinase–glucose treatment was used to deplete the dATP. This depletion of dATP abolished the capability of the POC to generate the short RNA, UAC, in the standard 3 min assay (Figure 5B, lane 6 versus lanes 5 and 7). It is very important to note that the start site remained substantially open during the entire abortive initiation assay, as followed directly using permanganate footprinting (Figure 5C, lanes 11 and 13 versus lanes 10 and 12, respectively). Thus, even though the DNA start site remained open, first bond synthesis cannot occur unless dATP is present. This series of experiments demonstrates that ATP is needed for open complexes to go on to begin RNA synthesis. In a peripheral set of experiments we noted that the column-isolated POCs had slightly modified properties that make IOC formation more stringent. Adding dATP, UpA and CTP did not lead to efficient IOC formation but nucleotides allowing longer RNAs to form did trigger IOC formation (Figure 5C lanes 11 and 13, and experiments not shown). It is possible that this difference is caused by the loss of loosely associated protein factors during column fractionation or by trace amounts of NTPs in the extract. Short RNA products help IOC formation The above experiments have shown the need for ATP in two separate assays for events that occur after the start site has already been opened. That is, ATP is needed to begin RNA synthesis and also to trigger the formation of an IOC in which the bubble has been extended to downstream positions. The IOC that forms has an increased stability. One possible view of the overall initiation process is that it is a series of reactions leading to a state strongly stabilized by bound RNA. In this view, the mere presence of an appropriate RNA could have a direct influence on the properties of the various complexes. We noted that a very weak downstream signal, characteristic of IOC formation, could be obtained when a two nucleotide long RNA is added to the POCs (Figure 1B, lane 6 and Figure 6A, lane 6). We explored this effect further and found that the short RNA could trigger stronger downstream opening when experimental conditions were optimized. Figure 6.Optimization of the use of dinucleotide to trigger the downstream opening characteristic of the IOC. (A) Permanganate assays were done after treatment of pre-initiation complexes with combinations of UpA, CTP (‘C’) and the indicated concentrations of dATP (‘dA’). ‘Pre.’ designates the preincubation of UpA with the closed complex for 4 min prior to the addition of dATP. In lanes 13 and 14 the DNA was opened with dATP and then UpA was added. Downstream opening was inhibited by depletion of dATP (B, lane 13 versus 14) or the presence of α-amanitin (C, lane 16 versus 15). Download figure Download PowerPoint Two experimental variations are required to optimize the triggering of IOC formation by the dinucleotide, UpA. First, a higher concentration of dATP is needed, 125 μM rather than the 25 μM used previously (Figure 6A, compare lanes 3 and 6). Second, we found that the signal increased if UpA is preincubated with closed complexes for a short period of time before the addition of dATP (Figure 6A, lane 6 versus lane 12); possibly the initial opening reaction restricts access for the dinucleotide, as is known to occur for the single strand analogue, heparin. The two conditions together allow UpA to trigger fairly strong downstream opening (lanes 2 and 11). The signal can be strengthened further if CTP is added to allow a three nucleotide long RNA to form (lane 4). This effect of UpA is specific for the E4 initiation sequence. Other dinucleotides corresponding to the initiation region (UpU, CpA) have a similar effect (lanes 8 and 10), whereas the non-complementary ApA has no effect (Figure 6A, lane 9). Because this effect is influenced by the concentration of dATP, it seems that ATP hydrolysis is used to trigger downstream opening, even in the absence of bond formation. This is supported by the experiment of Figure 6B where dATP depletion blocks UpA from triggering downstream opening. The catalytic inhibitor α-amanitin also blocks this process (Figure 6C). We don't know the cause of this, but it is possible that amanitin binding influences the properties of the active site of the enzyme in a way that interferes with the action of UpA. From this set of experiments we conclude that the incorporation of a two nucleotide long RNA complementary to the initiation sequence can trigger downstream opening. Even when downstream opening is triggered in this manner, it requires ATP. The opening can be further strengthened if the dinucleotide is used as a substrate to make a three nucleotide long RNA. As discussed above, we cannot exclude the possibility that some slightly longer RNAs are made under these conditions. Nonetheless, it appears that there are two important requirements for triggering downstream opening, ATP hydrolysis and the presence of a complementary short RNA. Two-stage IOC formation is also observed at the DHFR promoter In a final set of experiments we explored whether this two-stage opening process applies to the mouse dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) promoter. The DHFR promoter is a representative of the class of TATA-less promoters (Azizkhan et al., 1993; Schilling and Farnham, 1994). Aspects of the initiation pathway have been proposed to differ at this promoter, as it has an altered dependence on the polymerase CTD (Thompson et al., 1989; Kang and Dahmus, 1993; Akoulitchev et al., 1995). It is an activated promoter with an initiator sequence downstream of several Sp1 binding sites. The initiation site is within three consecutive adenosines (Figure 7A). Figure 7.ATP-dependent formation of an IOC with downstream opening at the TATA-less DHFR promoter. (A) Sequences near the initiating non-template strand adenine are shown. (B) Nucleotides were added for 2 min as indicated and then the complexes were probed with permanganate. dATP and ATP were at 125 μM. (C) 25 μM dATP or ATP was added as indicated to trigger formation of the POC (lanes 2 and 3) or the IOC (lanes 4 and 5), opening at the DHFR promoter. dATP/ATP was then depleted in lanes 3 and 5. The samples were probed with permanganate 8 min later. The IOC opening at DHFR (upper panel) remains in lane 5 whereas the POC opening of an E4 template in the same reaction is lost (lower panel). The reactions were done with the two promoter templates, mixed and then probed with separate primers. Download figure Download PowerPoint dATP-dependent opening is very weak at this promoter. Repeated experiments and optimization were necessary to detect even a weak permanganate signal at thymines −8 and −9 (Figure 7B, lane 2 versus lane 1). Subsequent downstream opening is stronger and can be triggered by ATP (lane 3), which allows a" @default.
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