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X-ray diffraction
2.9Å resolution

THE GCN4 BASIC REGION LEUCINE ZIPPER BINDS DNA AS A DIMER OF UNINTERRUPTED ALPHA HELICES: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEX

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1ysa/pdb
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Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Primary publication:
The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer of uninterrupted alpha helices: crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex.
Ellenberger TE, Brandl CJ, Struhl K, Harrison SC
Cell 71 1223-37 (1992)
PMID: 1473154

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned
Sequence domains:
Structure domain:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero tetramer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-114871 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
2 distinct DNA molecules
Macromolecules (3 distinct):
General control transcription factor GCN4 Chains: C, D
Molecule details ›
Chains: C, D
Length: 58 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 6.89 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P03069 (Residues: 225-281; Coverage: 20%)
Gene names: AAS101, AAS3, ARG9, GCN4, YEL009C
Sequence domains: Basic region leucine zipper
Structure domains: Classic Zinc Finger
DNA (5'-D(*TP*TP*CP*CP*TP*AP*TP*GP*AP*CP*TP*CP*AP*TP*CP*CP*A P*GP*TP*T)-3') Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 20 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 6.03 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Expression system: Not provided
DNA (5'-D(*AP*AP*AP*CP*TP*GP*GP*AP*TP*GP*AP*GP*TP*CP*AP*TP*A P*GP*GP*A)-3') Chain: B
Molecule details ›
Chain: B
Length: 20 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 6.23 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Expression system: Not provided

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: ELLIOTT GX-13
Spacegroup: P212121
Unit cell:
a: 49.13Å b: 88.54Å c: 59.24Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.23 not available not available
Expression system: Not provided

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Citations

91 review citations

Origins of specificity in protein-DNA recognition.
Rohs et al. (2010)
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48 mentions without citation

Transcriptional regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: transcription factor regulation and function, mechanisms of initiation, and roles of activators and coactivators.
Hahn et al. (2011)
47 more