CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN MC1 FROM THE THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEBACTERIUM METHANOSARCINA SP CHTI 55 AND ITS EFFECT ON THE THERMAL-STABILITY OF DNA
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN MC1 FROM THE THERMOPHILIC ARCHAEBACTERIUM METHANOSARCINA SP CHTI 55 AND ITS EFFECT ON THE THERMAL-STABILITY OF DNA
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DOI:
10.1016/0167-4781(88)90035-8
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发表时间:
1988-11-10
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SAUTIERE, P
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CHARTIER, F;LAINE, B;SAUTIERE, P
In the deoxyribonucleoprotein complex of Methanosarcina sp. CHTI 55, DNA is associated with two proteins, named MC1 (methanogen chromosomal protein 1), (Mr 10760) and MC2 (Mr 17000). Protein MC1, the most abundant of these proteins, is closely related to the Methanosarcina barkeri MS protein MC1. The effect of Methanosarcina sp. CHTI 55 protein MC1 on the thermal stability of DNA has been studied in native deoxyribonucleoprotein complex, as well as in reconstituted complexes, and it has been compared to the effect of E. coli DNA-binding protein II. Both proteins are able to protect DNA against thermal denaturation, but the differences observed in the melting profiles suggest that they interact by different mechanisms. Moreover, our studies indicate that one molecule of protein MC1 protects eight base pairs of DNA.