PMID: 7028102Sep 1, 1981Paper

Escherichia coli single-strand deoxyribonucleic acid binding protein: stability, specificity, and kinetics of complexes with oligonucleotides and deoxyribonucleic acid

Biochemistry
G KraussG Maass

Abstract

The complex formation between the single-strand DNA binding protein (ssB protein) from Escherichia coli and oligonucleotides and single-stranded DNA has been studied by using fluorescence titrations, ultracentrifugation measurements, and fast kinetic techniques. Determination of the stoichiometries of oligo(dT)--ssB complexes shows that each of the four subunits of the ssB protein represents a binding site for an oligonucleotide about eight residues long. Occupation of all four binding sites with oligo(dT) or poly(dT) leads to 80% quenching of the intrinsic protein fluorescence. The binding sites are nearly equivalent and independent. For d(pT)16, the intrinsic binding constant is 6 X 10(5) M-1, and for d(pT)30-40, which is long enough to extend continuously over the ssB tetramer, the binding constant is higher than 5 X 10(8) M-1. Oligoadenylates bind about 2 orders of magnitude weaker than the corresponding oligo(dT) species. The binding of oligo(dT) is very weakly dependent on ionic strength, in contrast to the oligo(dA)--ssB complex formation. For d(pT)8, d(pT)16, and d(pT)30-40, the complex formation can be described by a simple one-step reaction. The strength of the interaction is mainly expressed in the rate constant of d...Continue Reading

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