Crystallographic Studies to Reveal Insights of HutP-mediated Transcription Anti-termination Mechanism

Accession number;06A0382477
Title;Crystallographic Studies to Reveal Insights of HutP-mediated Transcription Anti-termination Mechanism
Author; MIZUNO HIROSHI (Necsofuto Vtcse) KUMAREVEL THIRUMANANSERI (Inst. Physical and Chemical Res., JPN) KUMAR PENMETCHA K.R. (Inst. Biological Resources and Functions, National Inst. Advanced Industrial Sci. and Technol., JPN)
Journal Title;Journal of the Crystallographic Society of Japan
Journal Code:G0232A
ISSN:0369-4585
VOL.48;NO.2;PAGE.153-159(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.1, REF.14
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Anti-terminator proteins control gene expression by recognizing control signals on cognate mRNAs and preventing transcriptional termination. HutP of Bacillus subtilis regulates the hut operon by an anti-termination mechanism. Recently, crystal structures of HutP [apo-form of HutP, HutP-HBN (histidine analog), HutP-L-histidine-Mg'2+', and HutP-L-histidine-Mg'2+'-RNA] have been reported. These structures and functional studies on HutP showed how the protein undergoes conformational changes in response to two key components: L-histidine and Mg'2+' ions, before binding to the cognate terminator RNA. (author abst.)