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==Structure of Ndt80 (Residues 59-340) DNA-binding domain core==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1mn4]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae Saccharomyces cerevisiae]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1MN4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1MN4 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">NDT80 ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=4932 Saccharomyces cerevisiae])</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1mn4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1mn4 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1mn4 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1mn4 PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Progression through the middle phase of sporulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is promoted by the successful completion of recombination at the end of prophase I. Completion of meiotic recombination allows the activation of the sporulation-specific transcription factor Ndt80, which binds to a specific DNA sequence, the middle sporulation element (MSE), and activates approximately 150 genes to enable progression through meiosis. Here, we isolate the DNA-binding domain of Ndt80 and determine its crystal structure both free and in complex with an MSE-containing DNA. The structure reveals that Ndt80 is a member of the Ig-fold family of transcription factors. The structure of the DNA-bound form, refined at 1.4 A, reveals an unexpected mode of recognition of 5'-pyrimidine- guanine-3' dinucleotide steps by arginine residues that simultaneously recognize the 3'-guanine base through hydrogen bond interactions and the 5'-pyrimidine through stacking/van der Waals interactions. Analysis of the DNA-binding affinities of MSE mutants demonstrates the central importance of these interactions, and of the AT-rich portion of the MSE. Functional similarities between Ndt80 and the Caenorhabditis elegans p53 homolog suggest an evolutionary link between Ndt80 and the p53 family.

Structure of the sporulation-specific transcription factor Ndt80 bound to DNA.,Lamoureux JS, Stuart D, Tsang R, Wu C, Glover JN EMBO J. 2002 Nov 1;21(21):5721-32. PMID:12411490<ref>PMID:12411490</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Saccharomyces cerevisiae]]
[[Category: Glover, J N.M.]]
[[Category: Lamoureux, J S.]]
[[Category: Stuart, D.]]
[[Category: Tsang, R.]]
[[Category: Wu, C.]]
[[Category: Ig fold]]
[[Category: Protein-dna complex]]
[[Category: Transcription]]