1tkv

Structural highlights

Function

ASIA_BPT4 Transcriptional inhibitor. Inhibits sigma 70-directed transcription by weakening its interaction with the core of the host's RNA polymerase. This allows Gp55 to successfully compete for the core enzyme. Plays an important role during the prereplicative period of phage T4 development.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Ouhammouch M, Orsini G, Brody EN. The asiA gene product of bacteriophage T4 is required for middle mode RNA synthesis. J Bacteriol. 1994 Jul;176(13):3956-65. PMID:8021178
2. ↑ Lambert LJ, Wei Y, Schirf V, Demeler B, Werner MH. T4 AsiA blocks DNA recognition by remodeling sigma70 region 4. EMBO J. 2004 Aug 4;23(15):2952-62. Epub 2004 Jul 15. PMID:15257291 doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600312