4fe4

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4fe4]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli_k-12 Escherichia coli k-12]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4FE4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4FE4 FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">xylR, b3569, JW3541 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=83333 Escherichia coli K-12])</td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4fe4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4fe4 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4fe4 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4fe4 PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Escherichia coli can rapidly switch to the metabolism of l-arabinose and d-xylose in the absence of its preferred carbon source, glucose, in a process called carbon catabolite repression. Transcription of the genes required for l-arabinose and d-xylose consumption is regulated by the sugar-responsive transcription factors, AraC and XylR. E. coli represents a promising candidate for biofuel production through the metabolism of hemicellulose, which is composed of d-xylose and l-arabinose. Understanding the l-arabinose/d-xylose regulatory network is key for such biocatalyst development. Unlike AraC, which is a well-studied protein, little is known about XylR. To gain insight into XylR function, we performed biochemical and structural studies. XylR contains a C-terminal AraC-like domain. However, its N-terminal d-xylose-binding domain contains a periplasmic-binding protein (PBP) fold with structural homology to LacI/GalR transcription regulators. Like LacI/GalR proteins, the XylR PBP domain mediates dimerization. However, unlike LacI/GalR proteins, which dimerize in a parallel, side-to-side manner, XylR PBP dimers are antiparallel. Strikingly, d-xylose binding to this domain results in a helix to strand transition at the dimer interface that reorients both DNA-binding domains, allowing them to bind and loop distant operator sites. Thus, the combined data reveal the ligand-induced activation mechanism of a new family of DNA-binding proteins.

 

Structures of the Escherichia coli transcription activator and regulator of diauxie, XylR: an AraC DNA-binding family member with a LacI/GalR ligand-binding domain.,Ni L, Tonthat NK, Chinnam N, Schumacher MA Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Dec 14. PMID:23241389<ref>PMID:23241389</ref>

 

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

[[Category: Escherichia coli k-12]]

[[Category: Ni, L]]

[[Category: Schumacher, M A]]

[[Category: D-xylose]]

[[Category: Xylr]]