Structural highlights
Function
[FADR_ECOLI] Multifunctional regulator of fatty acid metabolism. Represses transcription of at least eight genes required for fatty acid transport and beta-oxidation including fadA, fadB, fadD, fadL and fadE. Activates transcription of at least three genes required for unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis: fabA, fabB and iclR, the gene encoding the transcriptional regulator of the aceBAK operon encoding the glyoxylate shunt enzymes. Binding of FadR is specifically inhibited by long chain fatty acyl-CoA compounds.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
In Escherichia coli, the expression of fatty acid metabolic genes is controlled by the transcription factor, FadR. The affinity of FadR for DNA is controlled by long chain acyl-CoA molecules, which bind to the protein and modulate gene expression. The crystal structure of FadR reveals a two domain dimeric molecule where the N-terminal domains bind DNA, and the C-terminal domains bind acyl-CoA. The DNA binding domain has a winged-helix motif, and the C-terminal domain resembles the sensor domain of the Tet repressor. The FadR.DNA complex reveals how the protein interacts with DNA and specifically recognizes a palindromic sequence. Structural and functional similarities to the Tet repressor and the BmrR transcription factors suggest how the binding of the acyl-CoA effector molecule to the C-terminal domain may affect the DNA binding affinity of the N-terminal domain. We suggest that the binding of acyl-CoA disrupts a buried network of charged and polar residues in the C-terminal domain, and the resulting conformational change is transmitted to the N-terminal domain via a domain-spanning alpha-helix.
The FadR.DNA complex. Transcriptional control of fatty acid metabolism in Escherichia coli.,Xu Y, Heath RJ, Li Z, Rock CO, White SW J Biol Chem. 2001 May 18;276(20):17373-9. Epub 2001 Feb 13. PMID:11279025[1]
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References
- ↑ Xu Y, Heath RJ, Li Z, Rock CO, White SW. The FadR.DNA complex. Transcriptional control of fatty acid metabolism in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2001 May 18;276(20):17373-9. Epub 2001 Feb 13. PMID:11279025 doi:10.1074/jbc.M100195200
