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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Structural and functional adaptation of Haloferax volcanii TFEα/β.

Fabian Blombach, Darya Ausiannikava, Angelo Miguel Figueiredo, Zoja Soloviev, Tanya Prentice, Mark Zhang, Nanruoyi Zhou, Konstantinos Thalassinos, Thorsten Allers, Finn Werner

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fabian BlombachInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Darya AusiannikavaSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Angelo Miguel FigueiredoInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Zoja SolovievInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Tanya PrenticeInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Mark ZhangInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Nanruoyi ZhouInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Konstantinos ThalassinosInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Thorsten AllersSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Finn WernerInstitute for Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GBUniversity College London · GBQueen's Medical Centre · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M001393/1Wellcome Trust 207446/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust WT096553MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The basal transcription factor TFE enhances transcription initiation by catalysing DNA strand-separation, a process that varies with temperature and ionic strength. Canonical TFE forms a heterodimeric complex whose integrity and function critically relies on a cubane iron-sulphur cluster residing in the TFEβ subunit. Halophilic archaea such as Haloferax volcanii have highly divergent putative TFEβ homologues with unknown properties. Here, we demonstrate that Haloferax TFEβ lacks the prototypical iron-sulphur cluster yet still forms a stable complex with TFEα. A second metal cluster contained in the zinc ribbon domain in TFEα is highly degenerate but retains low binding affinity for zinc, which contributes to protein folding and stability. The deletion of the tfeB gene in H. volcanii results in the aberrant expression of approximately one third of all genes, consistent with its function as a basal transcription initiation factor. Interestingly, tfeB deletion particularly affects foreign genes including a prophage region. Our results reveal the loss of metal centres in Hvo transcription factors, and confirm the dual function of TFE as basal factor and regulator of transcription.

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AcclimatizationAmino Acid SequenceArchaeal ProteinsBinding SitesGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, ArchaealHaloferax volcaniiMetalsProtein BindingProtein FoldingProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilitySequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription FactorsZincArchaeal ProteinsMetalsTranscription FactorsZinc

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PMID29309690
PMCPMC5861453
OpenAlexW2782541724

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