5fo5

Structure of the DNA-binding domain of Escherichia coli methionine biosynthesis regulator MetRStructure of the DNA-binding domain of Escherichia coli methionine biosynthesis regulator MetR

Structural highlights 5fo5 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli K-12. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.16Å Ligands: , Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function METR_ECOLI Control of the last step in methionine biosynthesis; MetR is a positive activator of the metA, metE and metH genes. MetR is also a negative regulator of its own expression. Binds homocysteine as an inducer. Publication Abstract from PubMed MetR, a LysR-type transcriptional regulator (LTTR), has been extensively studied owing to its role in the control of methionine biosynthesis in proteobacteria. A MetR homodimer binds to a 24-base-pair operator region of the met genes and specifically recognizes the interrupted palindromic sequence 5'-TGAA-N5-TTCA-3'. Mechanistic details underlying the interaction of MetR with its target DNA at the molecular level remain unknown. In this work, the crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of MetR was determined at 2.16 A resolution. MetR-DBD adopts a winged-helix-turn-helix (wHTH) motif and shares significant fold similarity with the DBD of the LTTR protein BenM. Furthermore, a data-driven macromolecular-docking strategy was used to model the structure of MetR-DBD bound to DNA, which revealed that a bent conformation of DNA is required for the recognition helix alpha3 and the wing loop of the wHTH motif to interact with the major and minor grooves, respectively. Comparison of the MetR-DBD-DNA complex with the crystal structures of other LTTR-DBD-DNA complexes revealed residues that may confer operator-sequence binding specificity for MetR. Taken together, the results show that MetR-DBD uses a combination of direct base-specific interactions and indirect shape recognition of the promoter to regulate the transcription of met genes. Structural basis for DNA recognition by the transcription regulator MetR.,Punekar AS, Porter J, Carr SB, Phillips SE Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun. 2016 Jun 1;72(Pt 6):417-26. doi:, 10.1107/S2053230X16006828. Epub 2016 May 23. PMID:27303893 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Transcriptional activator 3D structures

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