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Function
NMRA_EMENI May be a redox sensor protein. Has much higher affinity for NAD(P) than for NAD(P)H. Has similar affinity for NAD and NADP. Negative transcriptional regulator involved in the post-transcriptional modulation of the GATA-type transcription factor areA, forming part of a system controlling nitrogen metabolite repression (By similarity). Interferes with the interaction between areA and target DNA. Overexpression leads to areA inhibition.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
NmrA, a transcription repressor involved in the regulation of nitrogen metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans,is a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase reductase superfamily. Isothermal titration calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry have been used to show NmrA binds NAD+ and NADP+ with similar affinity (average KD 65 microM) but has a greatly reduced affinity for NADH and NADPH (average KD 6.0 mM). The structure of NmrA in a complex with NADP+ reveals how repositioning a His-37 side chain allows the different conformations of NAD+ and NADP+ to be accommodated. Modeling NAD(P)H into NmrA indicated that steric clashes, attenuation of electrostatic interactions, and loss of aromatic ring stacking can explain the differing affinities of NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H. The ability of NmrA to discriminate between the oxidized and reduced forms of the dinucleotides may be linked to a possible role in redox sensing. Isothermal titration calorimetry demonstrated that NmrA and a C-terminal fragment of the GATA transcription factor AreA interacted with a 1:1 stoichiometry and an apparent KD of 0.26 microM. NmrA was unable to bind the nitrogen metabolite repression signaling molecules ammonium or glutamine.
The negative transcriptional regulator NmrA discriminates between oxidized and reduced dinucleotides.,Lamb HK, Leslie K, Dodds AL, Nutley M, Cooper A, Johnson C, Thompson P, Stammers DK, Hawkins AR J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 22;278(34):32107-14. Epub 2003 May 22. PMID:12764138[5]
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References
- ↑ Wong KH, Hynes MJ, Todd RB, Davis MA. Transcriptional control of nmrA by the bZIP transcription factor MeaB reveals a new level of nitrogen regulation in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Microbiol. 2007 Oct;66(2):534-51. Epub 2007 Sep 10. PMID:17854403 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05940.x
- ↑ Lamb HK, Leslie K, Dodds AL, Nutley M, Cooper A, Johnson C, Thompson P, Stammers DK, Hawkins AR. The negative transcriptional regulator NmrA discriminates between oxidized and reduced dinucleotides. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 22;278(34):32107-14. Epub 2003 May 22. PMID:12764138 doi:10.1074/jbc.M304104200
- ↑ Lamb HK, Ren J, Park A, Johnson C, Leslie K, Cocklin S, Thompson P, Mee C, Cooper A, Stammers DK, Hawkins AR. Modulation of the ligand binding properties of the transcription repressor NmrA by GATA-containing DNA and site-directed mutagenesis. Protein Sci. 2004 Dec;13(12):3127-38. Epub 2004 Nov 10. PMID:15537757 doi:10.1110/ps.04958904
- ↑ Kotaka M, Johnson C, Lamb HK, Hawkins AR, Ren J, Stammers DK. Structural analysis of the recognition of the negative regulator NmrA and DNA by the zinc finger from the GATA-type transcription factor AreA. J Mol Biol. 2008 Aug 29;381(2):373-82. Epub 2008 Jun 5. PMID:18602114 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.077
- ↑ Lamb HK, Leslie K, Dodds AL, Nutley M, Cooper A, Johnson C, Thompson P, Stammers DK, Hawkins AR. The negative transcriptional regulator NmrA discriminates between oxidized and reduced dinucleotides. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 22;278(34):32107-14. Epub 2003 May 22. PMID:12764138 doi:10.1074/jbc.M304104200
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