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Localization of yeast RNA polymerase I core subunits by immunoelectron microscopy.
Author(s) -
Klinger C.,
Huet J.,
Song D.,
Petersen G.,
Riva M.,
Bautz E. K.,
Sentenac A.,
Oudet P.,
Schultz P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00841.x
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunoelectron microscopy , genetics , antibody
Immunoelectron microscopy was used to determine the spatial organization of the yeast RNA polymerase I core subunits on a three‐dimensional model of the enzyme. Images of antibody‐labeled enzymes were compared with the native enzyme to determine the localization of the antibody binding site on the surface of the model. Monoclonal antibodies were used as probes to identify the two largest subunits homologous to the bacterial beta and beta' subunits. The epitopes for the two monoclonal antibodies were mapped using subunit‐specific phage display libraries, thus allowing a direct correlation of the structural data with functional information on conserved sequence elements. An epitope close to conserved region C of the beta‐like subunit is located at the base of the finger‐like domain, whereas a sequence between conserved regions C and D of the beta'‐like subunit is located in the apical region of the enzyme. Polyclonal antibodies outlined the alpha‐like subunit AC40 and subunit AC19 which were found co‐localized also in the apical region of the enzyme. The spatial location of the subunits is correlated with their biological activity and the inhibitory effect of the antibodies.