Abstract
We reported previously that chloroplast DNA binding factors bind to therbcL promoter R2 (-33 to 229 from ATG) region inZea mays. In this study, we investigated transcriptional activity in the high salt extracts of chloroplast, and identifiedrbcL R2 region-specific binding proteins in high-salt extracts. In-vitro transcription and dot blot assays revealed that the extract was transcriptionally active. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) showed that R2 region Binding Factors 1 and 2 (named RBF-1,2) bound specifically to the R2 region. RBF-1 and 2 were precipitated in 0 to 34% and 34 to 51% ammonium sulfate fraction, respectively; their binding activities were detected in 0.2 M and 0.4 M KCI fractions of DEAE cellulose chromatography, respectively. RBF-1 and RBF-2 were purified to about 140-and 66-fold from the chloroplast high-salt extract, respectively, and had specific binding activity to the R2 region. These factors may play an important role in regulating the transcription ofrbcL.
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Kim, WY., Eum, JS. & Sim, WS. Identification and purification ofTrans-acting factors binding to therbcL R2 promoter region in maize (Zea mays). J. Plant Biol. 43, 99–106 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03030502
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