Interaction Between HMG Proteins (1+2) and the Negative Regulatory Region 1(NCR1) in the 5''''-flanking Sequence of the Human β-globin Gene

The pattern of high mobility group proteins 1 and 2 (HMG1,2) interaction with the 5'-flanking sequence of the human β-globin gene has been analyzed by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). A 200 bp negative regulatory region in the 5'-flanking sequence of the human β-globin gene can be folded by HMG proteins 1 and 2 into a circular structure (diameter 70±6) with a linear tail which seems to be a left-handed double helix structure.     

人体β-珠蛋白基因5′-旁侧DNA序列内的负调控区域1(NCR1)与HMG蛋白质(1+2)的相互作用

利用分子生物学技术和扫描隧道显微镜方法首次观察到HMG蛋白质(1+2)和人体β-珠蛋白基因的5′-旁侧DNA序列内的一个负调控区域(NCR1)相互作用的构象,这类蛋白质能将线状的DNA片段(～200bp)折叠起来,形成一个环状结构(直径70±6A)和°一条似乎呈现左手螺旋(z-from)的线状DNA尾巴。