Intramolecular signal transmission in a tetrameric repressor of the IclR family.

ABSTRACT: Members of the IclR family control bacterial genes involved in a number of physiological processes. The IclR-family member TtgV crystallizes as a tetramer, with each TtgV monomer consisting of two domains--a DNA binding domain and an effector recognition domain, which are interconnected by an extended α-helix. When bound to DNA, a kink is introduced so that the extended helix is split in two α-helices (helix-4 and -5). Differential scanning calorimetry studies revealed that TtgV unfolds in a single event, suggesting that the two domains unfold cooperatively. When mutations are introduced in helix-5 that disrupt interactions between Arg98 and Glu102, the thermal unfolding of the TtgV domains becomes uncoupled without compromising effector binding. Two of these mutants (TtgVE102R and TtgVE10

SUBMITTER: Fillet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3174655 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature