Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2005
Abstract
Downstream elements are a newly appreciated class of core promoter elements of RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes. The downstream core element (DCE) was discovered in the human β-globin promoter, and its sequence composition is distinct from that of the downstream promoter element (DPE). We show here that the DCE is a bona fide core promoter element present in a large number of promoters and with high incidence in promoters containing a TATA motif. Database analysis indicates that the DCE is found in diverse promoters, supporting its functional relevance in a variety of promoter contexts. The DCE consists of three subelements, and DCE function is recapitulated in a TFIID-dependent manner. Subelement 3 can function independently of the other two and shows a TFIID requirement as well. UV photo-cross-linking results demonstrate that TAF1/TAFII250 interacts with the DCE subelement DNA in a sequence-dependent manner. These data show that downstream elements consist of at least two types, those of the DPE class and those of the DCE class; they function via different DNA sequences and interact with different transcription activation factors. Finally, these data argue that TFIID is, in fact, a core promoter recognition complex.
Repository Citation
Lee, D.,
Gershenzon, N. I.,
Gupta, M.,
Ioshikhes, I. P.,
Reinberg, D.,
& Lewis, B. A.
(2005). Functional Characterization of Core Promoter Elements: The Downstream Core Element is Recognized by TAF1. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 25 (21), 9674-9686.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/559
DOI
10.1128/MCB.25.21.9674-9686.2005
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