2pub
From Proteopedia
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE LACI FAMILY MEMBER, PURR, BOUND TO DNA: MINOR GROOVE BINDING BY ALPHA HELICES
Overview
The three-dimensional structure of a ternary complex of the purine repressor, PurR, bound to both its corepressor, hypoxanthine, and the 16-base pair purF operator site has been solved at 2.7 A resolution by x-ray crystallography. The bipartite structure of PurR consists of an amino-terminal DNA-binding domain and a larger carboxyl-terminal corepressor binding and dimerization domain that is similar to that of the bacterial periplasmic binding proteins. The DNA-binding domain contains a helix-turn-helix motif that makes base-specific contacts in the major groove of the DNA. Base contacts are also made by residues of symmetry-related alpha helices, the "hinge" helices, which bind deeply in the minor groove. Critical to hinge helix-minor groove binding is the intercalation of the side chains of Leu54 and its symmetry-related mate, Leu54', into the central CpG-base pair step. These residues thereby act as "leucine levers" to pry open the minor groove and kink the purF operator by 45 degrees.
About this Structure
2PUB is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of LacI member, PurR, bound to DNA: minor groove binding by alpha helices., Schumacher MA, Choi KY, Zalkin H, Brennan RG, Science. 1994 Nov 4;266(5186):763-70. PMID:7973627 Page seeded by OCA on Sun May 4 13:48:57 2008
