Cell Biochem Biophys 2002 Jan 01;371:1-13. doi: 10.1385/CBB:37:1:01.

Differential core histone binding behavior: RNA polymerase I promoter region vs 5S rDNA positioning DNA sequences.

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In order to further characterize the previously observed disruptive effect of the RNA polymerase I promoter sequence (Pol I) from Acanthamoeba castellanii on tandemly repeated 5S rDNA positioning sequences from sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus), we compared the histone-binding ability of the isolated 199-bp Pol I promoter region to that of the 208-bp 5S rDNA and that of nucleosome core particle sequences isolated from chicken erythocytes. We found the 5S rDNA positioning sequence to be more efficient at forming nucleosomes than the RNA polymerase I promoter sequence. Nevertheless, examination of the free-DNA half-depletion points during the titrations suggested that twice as much histone had bound to the RNA polymerase I promoter sequence as to the 5S nucleosome-positioning or core particle sequences. DNA bending analysis suggested two potential DNA bending loci in the RNA polymerase I promoter, whereas only one such locus was predicted for the 5S positioning sequence. Such mixed bending signals on the RNA polymerase I promoter could favor non-nucleosomal deposition of histones on these sequences.

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Genes referenced: LOC100887844 LOC100891604 polr3a