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  • Title: DNA-binding specificity of AdpA, a transcriptional activator in the A-factor regulatory cascade in Streptomyces griseus.
    Author: Yamazaki H, Tomono A, Ohnishi Y, Horinouchi S.
    Journal: Mol Microbiol; 2004 Jul; 53(2):555-72. PubMed ID: 15228534.
    Abstract:
    AdpA, belonging to the AraC/XylS family, is the key transcriptional activator for a number of genes of various functions in the A-factor regulatory cascade in Streptomyces griseus. It consists of a ThiJ/PfpI/DJ-1-like dimerization domain at its N-terminal portion and a DNA-binding domain with two helix-turn-helix motifs at its C-terminal portion, representing a large subgroup of the AraC/XylS family. Uracil interference assay and missing T and GA interference assays on several AdpA binding sites, followed by gel mobility shift assays on systematically mutated binding sites, revealed a consensus AdpA-binding sequence, 5'-TGGCSNGWWY-3' (S: G or C; W: A or T; Y: T or C; N: any nucleotide). A dimer of AdpA bound a site including the two consensus sequences, with a space of 13-14 bp, as an inverted repeat (type I) at various positions, for example more than 200 bp upstream (-200) and 25 bp downstream (+25) from the transcriptional start point of the target gene. In addition, AdpA also bound a site including the consensus sequence in a single copy (type II) at positions, in most cases, from -40 to -50 and from -50 to -60. For transcriptional activation, some genes required simultaneous binding of a dimer of AdpA to type I and II sites, but others required only a single type I or type II site. AdpA bound mutated type I sites with various distances between the two consensus sequences with significant affinities, although the optimal distances for AdpA to bind were 13-14 bp and 2 bp. The DNA-binding domain is therefore connected to the ThiJ/PfpI/DJ-1-like dimerization domain with a flexible linker. The DNA-binding specificity of AdpA in conjunction with that of other AraC/XylS family members is discussed.
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