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ArticleNucleic acids research2012

Interactions between DNA, transcriptional regulator Dreb2a and the Med25 mediator subunit from Arabidopsis thaliana involve conformational changes.

Jeanette Blomberg, Ximena Aguilar, Kristoffer Brännström, Linn Rautio, Anders Olofsson, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Stefan Björklund

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeanette BlombergDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Ximena Aguilar
Kristoffer Brännström
Linn Rautio
Anders Olofsson
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
Stefan Björklund
Umeå University · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mediator is a multiprotein coregulatory complex that conveys signals from DNA-bound transcriptional regulators to the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery in eukaryotes. The molecular mechanisms for how these signals are transmitted are still elusive. By using purified transcription factor Dreb2a, mediator subunit Med25 from Arabidopsis thaliana, and a combination of biochemical and biophysical methods, we show that binding of Dreb2a to its canonical DNA sequence leads to an increase in secondary structure of the transcription factor. Similarly, interaction between the Dreb2a and Med25 in the absence of DNA results in conformational changes. However, the presence of the canonical Dreb2a DNA-binding site reduces the affinity between Dreb2a and Med25. We conclude that transcription regulation is facilitated by small but distinct changes in energetic and structural parameters of the involved proteins.

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Amino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsBinding SitesDNADNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMediator ComplexMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDREB2A protein, ArabidopsisMED25 protein, humanMediator ComplexNuclear ProteinsPFT1 protein, ArabidopsisTranscription Factors

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PMID22447446
PMCPMC3401450
OpenAlexW2152242370

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