Purification and DNA-Binding Properties of the Catabolite Gene Activator Protein
- 1 June 1971
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 68 (6), 1222-1225
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.68.6.1222
Abstract
A protein required for the activation of the lac operon has been extensively purified and partly characterized. This protein, called CGA protein (catabolite gene activator protein, sometimes named CAP), is a dimer with subunits of 22,000 daltons. Purified CGA protein has a substantial affinity for DNA; this affinity is greatly strengthened by cAMP and strongly inhibited by cGMP. Other studies have shown that these cyclic nucleotides compete for a binding site on CGA protein. The opposing effects of the two cyclic compounds in DNA-CGA protein binding show a parallel behavior to their effects on the expression of the lac operon. Thus cAMP, in addition to CGA protein, is required for expression of the lac operon, whereas cGMP inhibits the expression. The obvious inference is that CGA protein activates the lac operon by binding to the DNA under the influence of cAMP. Thus, CGA protein seems to be a new type of regulatory protein: a DNA-binding activator.Keywords
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