1irz
Solution structure of ARR10-B belonging to the GARP family of plant Myb-related DNA binding motifs of the Arabidopsis response regulators
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OverviewOverview
The B motif is a signature of type-B response regulators (ARRs) involved, in His-to-Asp phosphorelay signal transduction systems in Arabidopsis., Homologous motifs occur widely in the GARP family of plant transcription, factors. To gain general insight into the structure and function of B, motifs (or GARP motifs), we characterized the B motif derived from a, representative ARR, ARR10, which led to a number of intriguing findings., First, the B motif of ARR10 (named ARR10-B and extending from Thr-179 to, Ser-242) possesses a nuclear localization signal, as indicated by the, intracellular localization of a green fluorescent protein-ARR10-B fusion, protein in onion epidermal cells. Second, the purified ARR10-B molecule, binds specifically in vitro to DNA with the core sequence AGATT. This was, demonstrated by several in vitro approaches, including PCR-assisted DNA, binding site selection, gel retardation assays, and surface plasmon, resonance analysis. Finally, the three-dimensional structure of ARR10-B in, solution was determined by NMR spectroscopy, showing that it contains a, helix-turn-helix structure. Furthermore, the mode of interaction between, ARR10-B and the target DNA was assessed extensively by NMR spectroscopy., Together, these results lead us to propose that the mechanism of DNA, recognition by ARR10-B is essentially the same as that of homeodomains. We, conclude that the B motif is a multifunctional domain responsible for both, nuclear localization and DNA binding and suggest that these insights could, be applicable generally to the large GARP family of plant transcription, factors.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1IRZ is a Single protein structure of sequence from Arabidopsis thaliana. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Molecular structure of the GARP family of plant Myb-related DNA binding motifs of the Arabidopsis response regulators., Hosoda K, Imamura A, Katoh E, Hatta T, Tachiki M, Yamada H, Mizuno T, Yamazaki T, Plant Cell. 2002 Sep;14(9):2015-29. PMID:12215502
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