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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-30
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The crystal structure of the purine repressor mutant L54M bound to hypoxanthine and to the purF operator provides a stereochemical understanding of the high DNA affinity of this hinge helix mutant. Comparison of the PurR L54M-DNA complex to that of the wild type PurR-DNA complex reveals that these purine repressors bind and kink DNA similarly despite significant differences in their minor groove contacts and routes to interdigitation of the central C.G:G.C base pair step. Modeling studies, supported by genetic and biochemical data, show that the stereochemistry of the backbone atoms of the abutting hinge helices combined with the rigidity of the kinked base pair step constrain the interdigitating residue to leucine or methionine for the LacI/GalR family of transcription regulators.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1072-8368
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The structure of PurR mutant L54M shows an alternative route to DNA kinking.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.