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==RepA Multidrug-Resistance Initiator==
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<StructureSection load='4PTA' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''>
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<StructureSection load='4ZRA' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''>
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This is a default text for your page '''Sandbox GGC3'''. Click above on '''edit this page''' to modify. Be careful with the &lt; and &gt; signs.
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You may include any references to papers as in: the use of JSmol in Proteopedia <ref>DOI 10.1002/ijch.201300024</ref> or to the article describing Jmol <ref>PMID:21638687</ref> to the rescue.
== Function ==
== Function ==
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RepA_N is a highly conserved replication initiation protein that mediates replication of plasmids containing multidrug resistance genes. The protein studied here is purified from ''Staphylococcus aureus'' in particular. RepA_N proteins are encoded by plasmids from other Gram-positive bacteria.
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== Disease ==
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The protein forms a tetramer in the cell, formed first by two dimers. Each dimer is a functional group that faces opposite directions. The dimer recognize iteron boxes 20-25 bp in length, which may occur multiple times on a multiresistance plasmid. The protein may initiate replication in two plasmids at once, by a mechanism called "RepA-RepA handcuffing." The binding action deforms DNA by bending, which may assist in melting during replication. Multiple RepA proteins may interact during DNA binding by cooperative action.
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Current research suggests that RepA_N is the sole facilitator in replicon assembly, not needing any cofactors or coenzymes, except a RepA C-terminal domain. This leads to multiresistance plasmids requiring minimal input from the cell to maintain themselves.
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== Relevance ==
== Relevance ==
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Multiresistance plasmids are a contributing factor to bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The rapidity with which bacteria have evolved these features has posed a threat to medicine. Given that RepA_N is the sole mediator for the propagation of these plasmids, further study may reveal a tool to prevent the production of drug resistance proteins in bacteria.
 
== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==
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The subunits of the protein consist of a central <scene name='75/752266/Winged_hth_monomer/1'>winged helix-turn-helix (residues 33-112)</scene>. A helix-strand-helix occupies <scene name='75/752266/Nterm_monomer/1'>the N-terminal (residues 1-27)</scene> and a helix-loop motif occupies the <scene name='75/752266/Cterm_monomer/1'>C-terminus (residues 116-132)</scene>. The terminal structures allow the subunit to form its quaternary structure, and the central winged HTH is the functional region of the protein.
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This is a sample scene created with SAT to <scene name="/12/3456/Sample/1">color</scene> by Group, and another to make <scene name="/12/3456/Sample/2">a transparent representation</scene> of the protein. You can make your own scenes on SAT starting from scratch or loading and editing one of these sample scenes.
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The helicies of the protein <scene name='75/752266/Dnabinding/1'>insert into the major grooves of the DNA</scene>, with the wings <scene name='75/752266/Dnabindingzoom/1'>inserting into the minor grooves</scene>. The wing is inserted by Gly101 at the tip, allowing a deeper insertion into the minor groove than otherwise possible. Leu102 and Asn 103 interact with bases as well. <scene name='75/752266/Dnabindingregions/1'>Lys 79, Glu80, and Thr83</scene> assist in association with DNA via hydrogen bonding in the case of Lys79 and Glu80, and van der Waals forces in the case of Thr83. No major conformational change occurs upon binding, but rather the DNA is bent. The DNA iteron is typically centered about a extended AT tract.
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== References ==
== References ==
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Schumacher, M.A.; Tonthat, N.K.; Kwong, S.M.; Chinnam, N.; Liu, M.A.; Skurray, R.A.; Firth, N. Mechanism of staphylococcal multiresistance plasmid replication origin assembly by the RepA protein. ''PNAS.'' '''2014.''' 111(25), 9121-9126.
 
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Revision as of 22:17, 17 September 2019

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References

  1. ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
  2. ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
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