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Crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of the response regulator SaeR from Staphylococcus aureusCrystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of the response regulator SaeR from Staphylococcus aureus
Structural highlights
FunctionSAER_STAA8 Member of the two-component regulatory system SaeR/SaeS involved in the regulation of staphylococcal virulence factors in a strain-dependent fashion. Probably functions as a transcriptional regulator via a specific DNA-binding domain, recognizing motifs near the promoter sequences of target genes. SaeR/SaeS activates the expression of exoproteins involved in adhesion and invasion of host cells, including hemolysins (Hla, Hlb), Coa, DNase, Spa and cell wall-associated proteins (Emp, Eap, FnbA). Acts probably downstream of the Agr system in the regulatory cascade of virulence factors.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe SaeR/S two-component regulatory system is essential for controlling the expression of many virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus. SaeR, a member of the OmpR/PhoB family, is a response regulator with an N-terminal regulatory domain and a C-terminal DNA-binding domain. In order to elucidate how SaeR binds to the promoter regions of target genes, the crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of SaeR (SaeR(DBD)) was solved at 2.5 A resolution. The structure reveals that SaeR(DBD) exists as a monomer and has the canonical winged helix-turn-helix module. EMSA experiments suggested that full-length SaeR can bind to the P1 promoter and that the binding affinity is higher than that of its C-terminal DNA-binding domain. Five key residues on the winged helix-turn-helix module were verified to be important for binding to the P1 promoter in vitro and for the physiological function of SaeR in vivo. Structure of the DNA-binding domain of the response regulator SaeR from Staphylococcus aureus.,Fan X, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Niu L, Teng M, Sun B, Li X Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2015 Aug 1;71(Pt 8):1768-76. doi:, 10.1107/S1399004715010287. Epub 2015 Jul 31. PMID:26249357[10] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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