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Journal of Structural Chemistry

2009 year, number 5

CHANGES IN THE SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF HMGB1 PROTEIN BONDED TO DNA

Т. Y. Rodionova, Е. V. Chikhirzhina, V. I. Vorob'yov, A. ??. Polyanichko
Keywords: HMGB1, DNA, DNA?protein interactions, circular dichroism
Pages: 1014-1020

Abstract

The stage of noncooperative interaction of the chromosomal nonhistone protein HMGB1 with DNA has been studied by spectroscopic methods and gel retardation. It was found that complexation was accompanied by compaction of the DNA molecule over a wide range of protein/DNA ratios in the complex. A circular dichroism study showed that the binding with DNA changed the secondary structure of the HMGB1 protein. Changes in the structure of the protein start under the conditions of an excess of binding sites on DNA and end at a ratio of ~40-50 base pairs per protein molecule, the α-helicity of HMGB1 in the complex increasing by 20% compared with the free state. It is believed that the change in the secondary structure of HMGB1 during the binding with DNA underlies the mechanisms of the various functions of this protein in the cell.