Structural highlights
Function
[MBP1_YEAST] Binds to MCB elements (Mlu I cell cycle box) found in the promoter of most DNA synthesis genes. Transcriptional activation by MBF has an important role in the transition from G1 to S phase. It may have a dual role in that it behaves as an activator of transcription at the G1-S boundary and as a repressor during other stages of the cell cycle.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
BACKGROUND: During the cell cycle, cells progress through four distinct phases, G1, S, G2 and M; transcriptional controls play an important role at the transition between these phases. MCB-binding factor (MBF), a transcription factor from budding yeast, binds to the so-called MCB (MluI cell-cycle box) elements found in the promoters of many DNA synthesis genes, and activates the transcription of those at the G1-->S phase transition. MBF is comprised of two proteins, Mbp1 and Swi6. RESULTS: The three-dimensional structure of the N-terminal DNA-binding domain of Mbp1 has been determined by multiwavelength anomalous diffraction from crystals of the selenomethionyl variant of the protein. The structure is composed of a six-stranded beta sheet interspersed with two pairs of alpha helices. The most conserved core region among Mbp1-related transcription factors folds into a central helix-turn-helix motif with a short N-terminal beta strand and a C-terminal beta hairpin. CONCLUSIONS: Despite little sequence similarity, the structure within the core region of the Mbp1 N-terminal domain exhibits a similar fold to that of the DNA-binding domains of other proteins, such as hepatocyte nuclear factor-3gamma and histone H5 from eukaryotes, and the prokaryotic catabolite gene activator. However, the structure outside the core region defines Mbp1 as a larger entity with substructures that stabilize and display the helix-turn-helix motif.
Crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of Mbp1, a transcription factor important in cell-cycle control of DNA synthesis.,Xu RM, Koch C, Liu Y, Horton JR, Knapp D, Nasmyth K, Cheng X Structure. 1997 Mar 15;5(3):349-58. PMID:9083114[1]
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References
- ↑ Xu RM, Koch C, Liu Y, Horton JR, Knapp D, Nasmyth K, Cheng X. Crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of Mbp1, a transcription factor important in cell-cycle control of DNA synthesis. Structure. 1997 Mar 15;5(3):349-58. PMID:9083114
