Structural highlights
Function
[ABRB_BACSU] Ambiactive repressor and activator of the transcription of genes expressed during the transition state between vegetative growth and the onset of stationary phase and sporulation. It controls the expression of genes spovG and tycA. AbrB binds to the tycA promoter region at two A- and T-rich sites, it may be the sole repressor of tycA transcription.[1]
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[2]
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References
- ↑ Strauch MA, Spiegelman GB, Perego M, Johnson WC, Burbulys D, Hoch JA. The transition state transcription regulator abrB of Bacillus subtilis is a DNA binding protein. EMBO J. 1989 May;8(5):1615-21. PMID:2504584
- ↑ 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
