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Gcn4
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{{STRUCTURE_2dgc| PDB=2dgc | SIZE=350| SCENE= |right|CAPTION=Gcn4 leucine zipper domain complex with DNA [[2dgc]] }} | {{STRUCTURE_2dgc| PDB=2dgc | SIZE=350| SCENE= |right|CAPTION=Gcn4 leucine zipper domain complex with DNA [[2dgc]] }} | ||
| + | == Function == | ||
| - | '''Gcn4''' is a yeast transcriptional activator. It belongs to a large family of eukaryotic transcription factors including Fos, Jun and CREB. | + | '''Gcn4''' is a yeast transcriptional activator. It belongs to a large family of eukaryotic transcription factors including Fos, Jun and CREB. <ref>PMID:7934812</ref> Gcn4-pLI is a 33-residue peptide of the dimerization domain of Gcn4. See also [[Intrinsically Disordered Protein]]. |
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| + | == Structural highlights == | ||
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| + | Gcn4 and other family members have a DNA recognition motif consisting of a coiled-coil dimerization element, the leucine-zipper, and an adjoining basic region, which mediates DNA binding. This basic region is largely unstructured in the absence of DNA, addition of DNA containing a Gcn4 binding site induces the transition of this region from unstructured to α-helical. | ||
== 3D Structures of Gcn4 == | == 3D Structures of Gcn4 == | ||
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**[[1ld4]] – yGcn4 + virus coat protein + virus spike glycoprotein<br /> | **[[1ld4]] – yGcn4 + virus coat protein + virus spike glycoprotein<br /> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 12:06, 3 March 2016
Contents |
Function
Gcn4 is a yeast transcriptional activator. It belongs to a large family of eukaryotic transcription factors including Fos, Jun and CREB. [1] Gcn4-pLI is a 33-residue peptide of the dimerization domain of Gcn4. See also Intrinsically Disordered Protein.
Structural highlights
Gcn4 and other family members have a DNA recognition motif consisting of a coiled-coil dimerization element, the leucine-zipper, and an adjoining basic region, which mediates DNA binding. This basic region is largely unstructured in the absence of DNA, addition of DNA containing a Gcn4 binding site induces the transition of this region from unstructured to α-helical.
3D Structures of Gcn4
Updated on 03-March-2016
References
- ↑ Hinnebusch AG. Gene-specific translational control of the yeast GCN4 gene by phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2. Mol Microbiol. 1993 Oct;10(2):215-23. PMID:7934812
