Figure 4

Fluorescence intensity measurements for the binding of APP IRE mRNA to IRP1 protein in the presence of iron (anaerobic). APP mRNA (57-nucleotides) was melted and annealed prior to each titration and incubated with IRP1 protein. 100 nM IRP1 protein was incubated with varying amounts of APP IRE mRNA in the absence (—○—) and presence (—●—) of 50 µM iron. The excitation wavelength was 280 nm and emission wavelength were 332 nm. The solid lines are the fitted curves.