1yfb
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| Gene: | ABRB (Bacillus subtilis) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
The solution structure of the N-domain of the transcription factor abrB
OverviewOverview
AbrB is a key transition-state regulator of Bacillus subtilis. Based on the conservation of a betaalphabeta structural unit, we proposed a beta barrel fold for its DNA binding domain, similar to, but topologically distinct from, double-psi beta barrels. However, the NMR structure revealed a novel fold, the "looped-hinge helix." To understand this discrepancy, we undertook a bioinformatics study of AbrB and its homologs; these form a large superfamily, which includes SpoVT, PrlF, MraZ, addiction module antidotes (PemI, MazE), plasmid maintenance proteins (VagC, VapB), and archaeal PhoU homologs. MazE and MraZ form swapped-hairpin beta barrels. We therefore reexamined the fold of AbrB by NMR spectroscopy and found that it also forms a swapped-hairpin barrel. The conservation of the core betaalphabeta element supports a common evolutionary origin for swapped-hairpin and double-psi barrels, which we group into a higher-order class, the cradle-loop barrels, based on the peculiar shape of their ligand binding site.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1YFB is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacillus subtilis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
AbrB-like transcription factors assume a swapped hairpin fold that is evolutionarily related to double-psi beta barrels., Coles M, Djuranovic S, Soding J, Frickey T, Koretke K, Truffault V, Martin J, Lupas AN, Structure. 2005 Jun;13(6):919-28. PMID:15939023
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