Structural highlights
Function
[KAIB_NOSS1] Component of the KaiABC clock protein complex, which constitutes the main circadian regulator in cyanobacteria. The KaiABC complex may act as a promoter-non-specific transcription regulator that represses transcription, possibly by acting on the state of chromosome compaction. In the complex, it decreases the phosphorylation status of KaiC. It has no effect on KaiC by itself, but instead needs the presence of both KaiA and KaiC, suggesting that it acts by antagonizing the interaction between KaiA and KaiC (By similarity).
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The cyanobacterial clock proteins KaiA and KaiB are proposed as regulators of the circadian rhythm in cyanobacteria. Mutations in both proteins have been reported to alter or abolish circadian rhythmicity. Here, we present molecular models of both KaiA and KaiB from the cyanobacteria Anabaena sp PCC7120 deduced by crystal structure analysis, and we discuss how clock-changing or abolishing mutations may cause their resulting circadian phenotype. The overall fold of the KaiA monomer is that of a four-helix bundle. KaiB, on the other hand, adopts an alpha-beta meander motif. Both proteins purify and crystallize as dimers. While the folds of the two proteins are clearly different, their size and some surface features of the physiologically relevant dimers are very similar. Notably, the functionally relevant residues Arg 69 of KaiA and Arg 23 of KaiB align well in space. The apparent structural similarities suggest that KaiA and KaiB may compete for a potential common binding site on KaiC.
Anabaena circadian clock proteins KaiA and KaiB reveal a potential common binding site to their partner KaiC.,Garces RG, Wu N, Gillon W, Pai EF EMBO J. 2004 Apr 21;23(8):1688-98. Epub 2004 Apr 8. PMID:15071498[1]
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References
- ↑ Garces RG, Wu N, Gillon W, Pai EF. Anabaena circadian clock proteins KaiA and KaiB reveal a potential common binding site to their partner KaiC. EMBO J. 2004 Apr 21;23(8):1688-98. Epub 2004 Apr 8. PMID:15071498 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7600190
