Structural highlights
Function
[LACI_ECOLI] Repressor of the lactose operon. Binds allolactose as an inducer.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Interaction of regulatory DNA binding proteins with their target sites is usually preceded by binding to nonspecific DNA. This speeds up the search for the target site by several orders of magnitude. We report the solution structure and dynamics of the complex of a dimeric lac repressor DNA binding domain with nonspecific DNA. The same set of residues can switch roles from a purely electrostatic interaction with the DNA backbone in the nonspecific complex to a highly specific binding mode with the base pairs of the cognate operator sequence. The protein-DNA interface of the nonspecific complex is flexible on biologically relevant time scales that may assist in the rapid and efficient finding of the target site.
Structure and flexibility adaptation in nonspecific and specific protein-DNA complexes.,Kalodimos CG, Biris N, Bonvin AM, Levandoski MM, Guennuegues M, Boelens R, Kaptein R Science. 2004 Jul 16;305(5682):386-9. PMID:15256668[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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References
- ↑ Kalodimos CG, Biris N, Bonvin AM, Levandoski MM, Guennuegues M, Boelens R, Kaptein R. Structure and flexibility adaptation in nonspecific and specific protein-DNA complexes. Science. 2004 Jul 16;305(5682):386-9. PMID:15256668 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1097064
