Abstract
Transcription initiation by the sigma(54)-RNA polymerase holoenzyme requires an enhancer-binding protein that is thought to contact sigma(54) to activate transcription. To identify potential enhancer-binding protein contact sites in sigma(54), we compared the abilities of wild-type and truncated forms of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium sigma(54) to interact with the enhancer-binding protein DctD in a chemical cross-linking assay. Removal of two regions in the amino-terminal portion of sigma(54), residues 57 to 105 and residues 144 to 179, prevented cross-linking, but removal of either region alone did not. In addition, deletion of 56 amino-terminal residues of sigma(54) (region I) reduced the affinity of the protein for a fork junction DNA probe.
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