CUP Faculty Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2001
Abstract
MtaN (Multidrug Transporter Activation, N terminus) is a constitutive, transcriptionally active 109-residue truncation mutant, which contains only the N-terminal DNA-binding and dimerization domains of MerR family member Mta. The 2.75 Å resolution crystal structure of apo-MtaN reveals a winged helix-turn-helix protein with a protruding 8-turn helix (α5) that is involved in dimerization by the formation of an antiparallel coiled-coil. The hydrophobic core and helices α1 through α4 are structurally homologous to MerR family member BmrR bound to DNA, whereas one wing (Wing 1) is shifted. Differences between the orientation of α5 with respect to the core and the revolution of the antiparallel coiled-coil lead to significantly altered conformations of MtaN and BmrR dimers. These shifts result in a conformation of MtaN that appears to be incompatible with the transcription activation mechanism of BmrR and suggest that additional DNA-induced structural changes are necessary.
Published In
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Godsey, Michael H.; Baranova, Natalya N.; Neyfakh, Alexander A.; and Brennan, Richard G., "Crystal Structure of MtaN, a Global Multidrug Transporter Gene Activator" (2001). CUP Faculty Research. 128.
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_faculty/128
Source
CU Commons -- Math and Science Department Faculty Research
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Publication Information.
Godsey, M. H., Baranova, N. N., Neyfakh, A. A., & Brennan, R. G. (2001). Crystal structure of MtaN, a global multidrug transporter gene activator. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(50), 47178-47184. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105819200
doi:10.1074/jbc.M105819200