| Literature DB >> 2370872 |
R Dikstein1, O Faktor, Y Shaul.
Abstract
We used the enhancer-binding protein C/EBP as a model to study the nature and the complexity of interaction of an enhancer-binding protein with its target DNA. We found that bacterially expressed C/EBP binds the hepatitis B virus enhancer at multiple sites in a hierarchic and cooperative manner. At low concentrations, only the E element is occupied, but at higher concentrations, additional sites are filled including a site that binds EP, a crucial enhancer-activating protein. This pattern of C/EBP binding may explain the concentration-dependent effect of C/EBP on enhancer activity.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2370872 PMCID: PMC361010 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.8.4427-4430.1990
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biol ISSN: 0270-7306 Impact factor: 4.272