Structural highlights
Function
[SP5T_BACSU] Positive and negative transcriptional regulator of sigma G-dependent genes. May provide a mechanism of feedback control that is important for forespore development.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Understanding the DNA recognition and binding by the AbrB-like family of transcriptional regulators is of significant interest since these proteins enable bacteria to elicit the appropriate response to diverse environmental stimuli. Although these "transition-state regulator" proteins have been well characterized at the genetic level, the general and specific mechanisms of DNA binding remain elusive. We present RDC-refined NMR solution structures and dynamic properties of the DNA-binding domains of three Bacillus subtilis transition-state regulators: AbrB, Abh, and SpoVT. We combined previously investigated DNase I footprinting, DNA methylation, gel-shift assays, and mutagenic and NMR studies to generate a structural model of the complex between AbrBN(55) and its cognate promoter, abrB8. These investigations have enabled us to generate a model for the specific nature of the transition-state regulator-DNA interaction, a structure that has remained elusive thus far.
Insights into the nature of DNA binding of AbrB-like transcription factors.,Sullivan DM, Bobay BG, Kojetin DJ, Thompson RJ, Rance M, Strauch MA, Cavanagh J Structure. 2008 Nov 12;16(11):1702-13. PMID:19000822[1]
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References
- ↑ Sullivan DM, Bobay BG, Kojetin DJ, Thompson RJ, Rance M, Strauch MA, Cavanagh J. Insights into the nature of DNA binding of AbrB-like transcription factors. Structure. 2008 Nov 12;16(11):1702-13. PMID:19000822 doi:10.1016/j.str.2008.08.014
