Anal Biochem 1988 Jan 01;1681:156-63. doi: 10.1016/0003-2697(88)90023-1.

Purification of Xenopus transcription factor IIIA and 5 S RNA from 7 S ribonucleoprotein particle by ammonium sulfate precipitation.

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A simple and efficient method for purifying Xenopus transcription factor IIIA from the 7 S particle has been developed by taking advantage of the differential solubilities of the protein factor and 5 S RNA in ammonium sulfate solution. Conditions under which ammonium sulfate dissociates the 7 S particle and selectively precipitates factor IIIA while the 5 S RNA moiety remains in the supernatant were found. The method simultaneously purifies, in a nondestructive manner, both factor IIIA and 5 S RNA in high yield. Purification proceeds through several ammonium sulfate precipitations of the 7 S particle. Factor IIIA obtained by this method contains no detectable RNA and is highly active as judged by DNase I footprinting and in vitro transcription of the 5 S RNA gene, as well as reconstitution with 5 S RNA to form the 7 S particle. The molar extinction coefficients of factor IIIA at 205 and 280 nm were determined from the ultraviolet absorption spectra measured with the purified protein.

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