1bgf

STAT-4 N-DOMAINSTAT-4 N-DOMAIN

Structural highlights 1bgf is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Lk3 transgenic mice. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [STAT4_MOUSE] Carries out a dual function: signal transduction and activation of transcription. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed STATs (signal transducers and activators of transcription) are a family of transcription factors that are specifically activated to regulate gene transcription when cells encounter cytokines and growth factors. The crystal structure of an NH2-terminal conserved domain (N-domain) comprising the first 123 residues of STAT-4 was determined at 1.45 angstroms. The domain consists of eight helices that are assembled into a hook-like structure. The N-domain has been implicated in several protein-protein interactions affecting transcription, and it enables dimerized STAT molecules to polymerize and to bind DNA cooperatively. The structure shows that N-domains can interact through an extensive interface formed by polar interactions across one face of the hook. Mutagenesis of an invariant tryptophan residue at the heart of this interface abolished cooperative DNA binding by the full-length protein in vitro and reduced the transcriptional response after cytokine stimulation in vivo. Structure of the amino-terminal protein interaction domain of STAT-4.,Vinkemeier U, Moarefi I, Darnell JE Jr, Kuriyan J Science. 1998 Feb 13;279(5353):1048-52. PMID:9461439 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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