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YEAST MATALPHA2/MCM1/DNA TERNARY TRANSCRIPTION COMPLEX CRYSTAL STRUCTUREYEAST MATALPHA2/MCM1/DNA TERNARY TRANSCRIPTION COMPLEX CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
Structural highlights
FunctionMCM1_YEAST Transcription factor required for the efficient replication of minichromosomes and the transcriptional regulation of early cell cycle genes. Activates transcription of ECB-dependent genes during the G1/M phase. Genes that contain a ECB (early cell box) element in their transcription regulatory region are transcribed only during G1/M phases. Interacts with the alpha-2 repressor or with the alpha-1 activator thereby regulating the expression of mating-type-specific genes. With ARG80, ARG81 and ARG82, coordinates the expression of arginine anabolic and catabolic genes in response to arginine. 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 PubMedThe structure of a complex containing the homeodomain repressor protein MATalpha2 and the MADS-box transcription factor MCM1 bound to DNA has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.25 A resolution. It reveals the protein-protein interactions responsible for cooperative binding of MATalpha2 and MCM1 to DNA. The otherwise flexible amino-terminal extension of the MATalpha2 homeodomain forms a beta-hairpin that grips the MCM1 surface through parallel beta-strand hydrogen bonds and close-packed, predominantly hydrophobic, side chains. DNA bending induced by MCM1 brings the two proteins closer together, facilitating their interaction. An unusual feature of the complex is that an eight-amino-acid sequence adopts an alpha-helical conformation in one of two copies of the MATalpha2 monomer and a beta-strand conformation in the other. This 'chameleon' sequence of MATalpha2 may be important for recognizing natural operator sites. Crystal structure of the yeast MATalpha2/MCM1/DNA ternary complex.,Tan S, Richmond TJ Nature. 1998 Feb 12;391(6668):660-6. PMID:9490409[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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