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Repsa-Directed Identification Of Dna-Binding Specificity For Orphan Transcription Factors, Kamir Hiam
Repsa-Directed Identification Of Dna-Binding Specificity For Orphan Transcription Factors, Kamir Hiam
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The function of many genes and the biological roles of their encoded products are still not well characterized. Given the sequence-specific DNA-binding properties of transcription factor proteins, it is possible to purify them, identify the responsible polypeptide(s), determine their consensus binding sequences, and identify their genomic binding sites. Thus, one can go from cellular extract to proposed biological regulatory roles in relatively short order. Our goal is to identify and characterize orphan DNA-binding proteins in the model organism E. coli K12 using the novel combinatorial technique, REPSA (Restriction Endonuclease Protection Selection Amplification), as well as further develop the REPSA to …