DNA-binding proteins of Haemophilus influenzae: purification and characterization of a major intracellular binding protein.
AUTOR(ES)
Sutrina, S L
RESUMO
A heat- and acid-stable protein which bound both native and denatured DNA but not RNA was extensively purified from extracts of Haemophilus influenzae Rd strain com-58-A. The active species had an apparent subunit molecular weight of 15,000. The interaction of the protein with denatured DNA appeared to be cooperative, as judged by the sigmoid shapes of binding curves. This cooperativity increased with increasing ionic strength and was more pronounced with sodium ions than with potassium ions. Gel filtration suggested that the native protein formed aggregates in solution. The presence of the binding protein protected single-stranded DNA from the action of S1 endonuclease; approximately 30 nucleotide residues were protected per subunit equivalent of protein. The number of subunit equivalents per cell of this protein has been estimated at 10,000. The protein, which we designate DNA-binding protein II, is most probably a major histone-line protein of H. influenzae.
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