Structural highlights
Function
[ALBA2_AERPE] Binds double-stranded DNA tightly but without sequence specificity. It is distributed uniformly and abundantly on the chromosome, suggesting a role in chromatin architecture. However, it does not significantly compact DNA. Binds rRNA and mRNA in vivo. May play a role in maintaining the structural and functional stability of RNA, and, perhaps, ribosomes (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
All thermophilic and hyperthermophilic archaea encode homologs of dimeric Alba (Sac10b) proteins that bind cooperatively at high density to DNA. Here, we report the 2.0 A resolution crystal structure of an Alba2 (Ape10b2)-dsDNA complex from Aeropyrum pernix K1. A rectangular tube-like structure encompassing duplex DNA reveals the positively charged residues in the monomer-monomer interface of each dimer packing on either side of the bound dsDNA in successive minor grooves. The extended hairpin loop connecting strands beta3 and beta4 undergoes significant conformational changes upon DNA binding to accommodate the other Alba2 dimer during oligomerization. Mutational analysis of key interacting residues confirmed the specificity of Alba2-dsDNA interactions.
Crystal structure of archaeal chromatin protein Alba2-double-stranded DNA complex from Aeropyrum pernix K1.,Tanaka T, Padavattan S, Kumarevel T J Biol Chem. 2012 Mar 23;287(13):10394-402. Epub 2012 Feb 10. PMID:22334696[1]
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References
- ↑ Tanaka T, Padavattan S, Kumarevel T. Crystal structure of archaeal chromatin protein Alba2-double-stranded DNA complex from Aeropyrum pernix K1. J Biol Chem. 2012 Mar 23;287(13):10394-402. Epub 2012 Feb 10. PMID:22334696 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.343210
