Structural highlights
Function
[DCUS_ECOLI] Member of the two-component regulatory system DcuR/DcuS. Involved in the C4-dicarboxylate-stimulated regulation of the genes encoding the anaerobic fumarate respiratory system (frdABCD; nuoAN; dcuB; dcuC; sdhCDAB; etc.). Weakly regulates the aerobic C4-dicarboxylate transporter dctA. Activates DcuR by phosphorylation.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structure of the water-soluble, periplasmic domain of the fumarate sensor DcuS (DcuS-pd) has been determined by NMR spectroscopy in solution. DcuS is a prototype for a sensory histidine kinase with transmembrane signal transfer. DcuS belongs to the CitA family of sensors that are specific for sensing di- and tricarboxylates. The periplasmic domain is folded autonomously and shows helices at the N and the C terminus, suggesting direct linking or connection to helices in the two transmembrane regions. The structure constitutes a novel fold. The nearest structural neighbor is the Per-Arnt-Sim domain of the photoactive yellow protein that binds small molecules covalently. Residues Arg107, His110, and Arg147 are essential for fumarate sensing and are found clustered together. The structure constitutes the first periplasmic domain of a two component sensory system and is distinctly different from the aspartate sensory domain of the Tar chemotaxis sensor.
The NMR structure of the sensory domain of the membranous two-component fumarate sensor (histidine protein kinase) DcuS of Escherichia coli.,Pappalardo L, Janausch IG, Vijayan V, Zientz E, Junker J, Peti W, Zweckstetter M, Unden G, Griesinger C J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 3;278(40):39185-8. Epub 2003 Aug 7. PMID:12907689[1]
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References
- ↑ Pappalardo L, Janausch IG, Vijayan V, Zientz E, Junker J, Peti W, Zweckstetter M, Unden G, Griesinger C. The NMR structure of the sensory domain of the membranous two-component fumarate sensor (histidine protein kinase) DcuS of Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 3;278(40):39185-8. Epub 2003 Aug 7. PMID:12907689 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.C300344200
