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RECOGNITION BY MAX OF ITS COGNATE DNA THROUGH A DIMERIC B/HLH/Z DOMAINRECOGNITION BY MAX OF ITS COGNATE DNA THROUGH A DIMERIC B/HLH/Z DOMAIN
Structural highlights
Function[MAX_HUMAN] Transcription regulator. Forms a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein complex with MYC or MAD which recognizes the core sequence 5'-CAC[GA]TG-3'. The MYC-MAX complex is a transcriptional activator, whereas the MAD-MAX complex is a repressor. May repress transcription via the recruitment of a chromatin remodeling complex containing H3 'Lys-9' histone methyltransferase activity. 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 three-dimensional structure of the basic/helix-loop-helix/leucine zipper domain of the transcription factor Max complexed with DNA has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.9 A resolution. Max binds as a dimer to its recognition sequence CACGTG by direct contacts between the alpha-helical basic region and the major groove. This symmetric homodimer, a new protein fold, is a parallel, left-handed, four-helix bundle, with each monomer containing two alpha-helical segments separated by a loop. The two alpha-helical segments are composed of the basic region plus helix 1 and helix 2 plus the leucine repeat, respectively. As in GCN4, the leucine repeat forms a parallel coiled coil. Recognition by Max of its cognate DNA through a dimeric b/HLH/Z domain.,Ferre-D'Amare AR, Prendergast GC, Ziff EB, Burley SK Nature. 1993 May 6;363(6424):38-45. PMID:8479534[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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