Buffering of stable RNA promoter activity against DNA relaxation requires a far upstream sequence

Molecular Microbiology
Mark RochmanGeorgi Muskhelishvili

Abstract

The stable RNA promoters of Escherichia coli are exquisitely sensitive to variations in the superhelical density of DNA. Previously, we have shown that binding of the DNA architectural protein FIS at the upstream activating sequences (UASs) of stable RNA promoters prevents the transcription complexes from inactivation induced by changes in the supercoiling level of DNA. Here, we identify a strong FIS binding site 89 bp upstream of the previously described cluster of FIS binding sites located between positions -64 and -150 in the rrnA P1 UAS. Binding of FIS to this 'far upstream sequence' allows the recruitment of additional FIS molecules to the region. We demonstrate that, upon DNA relaxation, the maintenance of promoter activity requires, in addition to UAS, the presence of the far upstream sequence. The far upstream sequence shows no effect in the absence of an intact cluster. This requirement for the integrity of the region encompassing the far upstream sequence and the UAS cluster is correlated with the in vitro modulation of binding of FIS to UAS and interaction of RNA polymerase with the UP element and the region around the transcriptional start point. Our results suggest that, at the rrnA P1 promoter, the entire region c...Continue Reading

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