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===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
[[Image:3TGNspacefill.jpg | 300px | right|thumb|3TGN space fill model. Blue and white representing symmetric monomers.]] | [[Image:3TGNspacefill.jpg | 300px | right|thumb|3TGN space fill model. Blue and white representing symmetric monomers.]] | ||
- | AdcR is a | + | Adhesin Competence Regulator (AdcR) is a transcriptional regulator that controls the activation of over seventy genes within the bacteria [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptococcus_pneumoniae''Streptococcus pneumoniae'']<ref>DOI:10.1093/nar/gku1304 </ref>. Contrasting with other members of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family, AdcR is metal dependent as the binding of Zinc causes conformational changes that permit AdcR to function as a transcriptional regulator. Zinc plays a vital role in organism homeostasis acting as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cofactor_(biochemistry) co-factor] and a regulator of enzymatic activity, however zinc can lead to cell toxicity and deficiency of other vital metals that are also necessary for protein function<ref> Fraústo da Silva J, Williams R. The Biological Chemistry of Elements: The Inorganic Chemistry of Life. Second ed. Oxford University Press; Oxford: 2001.</ref><ref> DOI: 10.1021/cr900077w</ref>. Given the many roles zinc plays in general homeostasis the importance of AdcR in ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' can be understood given its ability to regulate zinc transfer proteins within the bacteria. |
[[Image:Image1.jpg | 300 px|left|thumb|Proteins 3BPX, 2FBK, 3KP5, and 2PFB (members of the MarR family) are pictured above.]] | [[Image:Image1.jpg | 300 px|left|thumb|Proteins 3BPX, 2FBK, 3KP5, and 2PFB (members of the MarR family) are pictured above.]] | ||
- | Members of the MarR protein family conserve a number of features including a general triangular shape, a two fold pseudosymmetric homo dimer, and a wingled helix-turn-helix pattern. Consistent with AdcR's identity as a member of the MarR protein family, AdcR exhibits the triangular shape with the | + | Members of the MarR protein family conserve a number of features including a general triangular shape, a two fold pseudosymmetric homo dimer, and a wingled helix-turn-helix pattern. Consistent with AdcR's identity as a member of the MarR protein family, AdcR exhibits the triangular shape with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix-turn-helix (wHTH)] binding domain. This structure calls for multiple zinc binding sites that facilitate protein conformational change allowing for DNA binding and regulation through the wHTH domain. |
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Adhesin Competence Regulator
Introduction
Adhesin Competence Regulator (AdcR) is a transcriptional regulator that controls the activation of over seventy genes within the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae[1]. Contrasting with other members of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family, AdcR is metal dependent as the binding of Zinc causes conformational changes that permit AdcR to function as a transcriptional regulator. Zinc plays a vital role in organism homeostasis acting as a co-factor and a regulator of enzymatic activity, however zinc can lead to cell toxicity and deficiency of other vital metals that are also necessary for protein function[2][3]. Given the many roles zinc plays in general homeostasis the importance of AdcR in Streptococcus pneumoniae can be understood given its ability to regulate zinc transfer proteins within the bacteria.
Members of the MarR protein family conserve a number of features including a general triangular shape, a two fold pseudosymmetric homo dimer, and a wingled helix-turn-helix pattern. Consistent with AdcR's identity as a member of the MarR protein family, AdcR exhibits the triangular shape with the (wHTH) binding domain. This structure calls for multiple zinc binding sites that facilitate protein conformational change allowing for DNA binding and regulation through the wHTH domain.
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References
- ↑ Sanson M, Makthal N, Flores AR, Olsen RJ, Musser JM, Kumaraswami M. Adhesin competence repressor (AdcR) from Streptococcus pyogenes controls adaptive responses to zinc limitation and contributes to virulence. Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Jan;43(1):418-32. doi: 10.1093/nar/gku1304. Epub 2014 Dec, 15. PMID:25510500 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku1304
- ↑ Fraústo da Silva J, Williams R. The Biological Chemistry of Elements: The Inorganic Chemistry of Life. Second ed. Oxford University Press; Oxford: 2001.
- ↑ Ma Z, Jacobsen FE, Giedroc DP. Coordination chemistry of bacterial metal transport and sensing. Chem Rev. 2009 Oct;109(10):4644-81. doi: 10.1021/cr900077w. PMID:19788177 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cr900077w
- ↑ Guerra AJ, Dann CE, Giedroc DP. Crystal Structure of the Zinc-Dependent MarR Family Transcriptional Regulator AdcR in the Zn(II)-Bound State. J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Nov 21. PMID:22085181 doi:10.1021/ja2080532