1smt

Structural highlights

Function

SMTB_SYNE7 Transcriptional repressor of the expression of the smtA gene. Binds two zinc ions per dimer. The complex of DNA and SmtB is dissociated by zinc ions.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ VanZile ML, Chen X, Giedroc DP. Allosteric negative regulation of smt O/P binding of the zinc sensor, SmtB, by metal ions: a coupled equilibrium analysis. Biochemistry. 2002 Aug 6;41(31):9776-86. PMID:12146943
2. ↑ Morita EH, Wakamatsu M, Uegaki K, Yumoto N, Kyogoku Y, Hayashi H. Zinc ions inhibit the protein-DNA complex formation between cyanobacterial transcription factor SmtB and its recognition DNA sequences. Plant Cell Physiol. 2002 Oct;43(10):1254-8. PMID:12407207
3. ↑ Turner JS, Glands PD, Samson AC, Robinson NJ. Zn2+-sensing by the cyanobacterial metallothionein repressor SmtB: different motifs mediate metal-induced protein-DNA dissociation. Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Oct 1;24(19):3714-21. PMID:8871549