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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2024

Structural and functional insights into transcription activation of the essential LysR-type transcriptional regulators.

Jing Shi, Zhenzhen Feng, Qian Song, Fulin Wang, Zhipeng Zhang, Jian Liu, Fangfang Li, Aijia Wen, Tianyu Liu, Zonghang Ye and 5 more

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Jing ShiDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9389-4055
Zhenzhen FengDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Qian SongDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Fulin WangDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zhipeng ZhangMOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jian LiuDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Fangfang LiDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Aijia WenDepartment of Biophysics, and Department of Infectious Disease of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Tianyu LiuDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zonghang YeDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Chao ZhangDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Kalyan DasRega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Shuang WangSongshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, China.
Yu FengDepartment of Biophysics, and Department of Infectious Disease of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Wei LinDepartment of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.

Funding

Chinese Materia Medica First-Class Discipline of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine 2020YLXK008Chinese Materia Medica First-Class Discipline of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine 2020YLXK016East China University of Science and TechnologyFok Ying Tung Education FoundationNational Key R&D Program of China 2023YFC2308200National Natural Science Foundation of China 12004420National Natural Science Foundation of China 32000025National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071228National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270037National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270192National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072240Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20211302State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor EngineeringStrategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences XDB37000000Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS 2021009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The enormous LysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs), which are diversely distributed amongst prokaryotes, play crucial roles in transcription regulation of genes involved in basic metabolic pathways, virulence and stress resistance. However, the precise transcription activation mechanism of these genes by LTTRs remains to be explored. Here, we determine the cryo-EM structure of a LTTR-dependent transcription activation complex comprising of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase (RNAP), an essential LTTR protein GcvA and its cognate promoter DNA. Structural analysis shows two N-terminal DNA binding domains of GcvA (GcvA_DBD) dimerize and engage the GcvA activation binding sites, presenting the -35 element for specific recognition with the conserved σ

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DNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coliTranscriptional ActivationBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCryoelectron MicroscopyEscherichia coli ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialModels, MolecularMolecular Docking SimulationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein MultimerizationTranscription FactorsBacterial ProteinsDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesEscherichia coli ProteinsLysR protein, BacteriaTranscription FactorsC‐terminal domain of α subunitGcvA_DBDLTTR‐dependent transcription activation complexLysR‐type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs)RNA polymerase

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PMID38723180
PMCPMC11081524

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