Rtp and Tus DNA Binding: Difference between revisions

RTP is a DNA binding protein from Bacillus Subtilis that uses a helix-loop-helix binding motif. In solution it shows a symmetric structure typical of the winged helix loop helix family, with an unstructured <scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Nterm/1'>N-terminus</scene> end, first alpha helix <scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Alpha1/1'>(a1)</scene>, unstructured loop that is equivalent to the first beta sheet (B1), helix loop helix structure (<scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Alpha2/1'>a2</scene>-<scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Alpha3/1'>a3</scene>), 2 beta sheets with a connecting loop that makes up the 'wing' structure <scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Wing/1'>(B2 - B3)</scene> and an additional long alpha helix involved in dimerisation <scene name='Rtp_and_Tus_DNA_Binding/Alpha4/1'>(a4)</scene>.