A core promoter element downstream of the TATA box that is recognized by TFIIB

Wensheng Deng, Stefan G E Roberts

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    Abstract

    We have defined a core promoter element downstream of the TATA box that is recognized by TFIIB. This involves a DNA-binding domain in TFIIB that is distinct from the helix-turn-helix motif (which recognizes an element upstream of the TATA box). The TFIIB recognition element we describe regulates transcription in a manner that is promoter context-dependent, particularly with respect to the TFIIB recognition element that is located upstream of the TATA box. Thus TFIIB can recognize two distinct sequence elements that flank the TATA box, employing independent DNA-binding motifs and cooperating in the regulation of transcription. © 2005 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2418-2423
    Number of pages5
    JournalGenes and development
    Volume19
    Issue number20
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2005

    Keywords

    • Promoter
    • RNA polymerase II
    • TFIIB
    • Transcription

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