Characterization of protein binding to the psbAII promoter region in Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942 and its role in light regulated gene expression /

binding as compared to the wild-type promoter fragment. The

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Main Author: Dickerson, Naoma Suzanne, 1965-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:binding as compared to the wild-type promoter fragment. The
binding in DNA mobility shift assays. Reduction in the
coli lacz gene in Synechococcus cells grown under low- and
conditions, and expression increases with increasing light
correlation between the level of protein binding and gene
expression. Competition assays with psbAII and other member
extracts isolated from Synechococcus cells grown under high-
found in the photosystem R reaction center.
fragments containing portions of the psbAII promoter region
gene is regulated in response to changes in light intensity.
have localized DNA sequences required for protein binding to
high-light conditions. The promoter fragments used to create
high-light intensity, and there appeared to be a direct
intensity. DNA mobility shift assays using soluble protein
levels of protein binding as a result of deletions within the
light conditions indicate that two proteins bind to sequences
light-responsive members of these gene families, psbAI,
located within the promoter region of the psbAII gene. DNA
Low levels of expression are observed under low-light
member of a small gene family encoding the DI Protein
mobility shift assays and competion assays using small DNA
ne PsbAII gene Of Synechococcus Sp. strain PCC 7942 is a
of the psba and psbd gene families (encoding the D I and D2
Previous studies have shown that expression of the psbAII
promoter fragments to drive the expression of the Escherichia
promoter region also reduced the level of gene expression at
proteins of photosystem II, respectively) indicated that the
psbAII, psbAIII, and psbDII, bind similar proteins and may
role of protein binding in light regulated gene expression
sequences near these regions reduced the level of protein
share a common means of regulation.
the regions of +7 to +17 and +25 to +29. Deletion of DNA
these reporter constructs showed different levels of protein
was examined by testing the ability of psbAII derived
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