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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2011

Structural analysis of a novel class of R-M controller proteins: C.Csp231I from

J E McGeehan, S D Streeter, S-J Thresh, James E N Taylor, M B Shevtsov, G G Kneale

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J E McGeehanBiophysics Laboratories, Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK. john.mcgeehan@port.ac.uk
S D Streeter
S-J Thresh
James E N Taylor
M B Shevtsov
G G Kneale
University of Portsmouth · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E000878/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H00680X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controller proteins play a key role in the temporal regulation of gene expression in bacterial restriction-modification (R-M) systems and are important mediators of horizontal gene transfer. They form the basis of a highly cooperative, concentration-dependent genetic switch involved in both activation and repression of R-M genes. Here we present biophysical, biochemical, and high-resolution structural analysis of a novel class of controller proteins, exemplified by C.Csp231I. In contrast to all previously solved C-protein structures, each protein subunit has two extra helices at the C-terminus, which play a large part in maintaining the dimer interface. The DNA binding site of the protein is also novel, having largely AAAA tracts between the palindromic recognition half-sites, suggesting tight bending of the DNA. The protein structure shows an unusual positively charged surface that could form the basis for wrapping the DNA completely around the C-protein dimer.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsCitrobacterCrystallography, X-RayDNA, BacterialModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationSequence Homology, Amino AcidBacterial ProteinsDNA, Bacterial

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PMID21440553
PMCPMC3115060
OpenAlexW2094464760

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