1HBW

Solution nmr structure of the dimerization domain of the yeast transcriptional activator Gal4 (residues 50-106)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 300 
  • Conformers Submitted: 17 
  • Selection Criteria: LOWEST ENERGY AND MINIMAL NOE DERIVED DISTANCE RESTRAINTS VIOLATIONS 

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Literature

Recruitment of the Transcriptional Machinery Through Gal11P: Structure and Interactions of the GAL4 Dimerization Domain

Hidalgo, P.Ansari, A.Z.Schmidt, P.Hare, B.Simkovich, N.Farrell, S.Shin, E.J.Ptashne, M.Wagner, G.

(2001) Genes Dev 15: 1007

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.873901
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1HBW

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The GAL4 dimerization domain (GAL4-dd) is a powerful transcriptional activator when tethered to DNA in a cell bearing a mutant of the GAL11 protein, named GAL11P. GAL11P (like GAL11) is a component of the RNA-polymerase II holoenzyme. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of GAL4-dd revealed an elongated dimer structure with C(2) symmetry containing three helices that mediate dimerization via coiled-coil contacts. The two loops between the three coiled coils form mobile bulges causing a variation of twist angles between the helix pairs. Chemical shift perturbation analysis mapped the GAL11P-binding site to the C-terminal helix alpha3 and the loop between alpha1 and alpha2. One GAL11P monomer binds to one GAL4-dd dimer rendering the dimer asymmetric and implying an extreme negative cooperativity mechanism. Alanine-scanning mutagenesis of GAL4-dd showed that the NMR-derived GAL11P-binding face is crucial for the novel transcriptional activating function of the GAL4-dd on GAL11P interaction. The binding of GAL4 to GAL11P, although an artificial interaction, represents a unique structural motif for an activating region capable of binding to a single target to effect gene expression.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
REGULATORY PROTEIN GAL4
A, B
57Saccharomyces cerevisiaeMutation(s): 2 
UniProt
Find proteins for P04386 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c))
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UniProt GroupP04386
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 300 
  • Conformers Submitted: 17 
  • Selection Criteria: LOWEST ENERGY AND MINIMAL NOE DERIVED DISTANCE RESTRAINTS VIOLATIONS 

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-05-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-07
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 2.0: 2020-01-15
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Other
  • Version 2.1: 2023-06-14
    Changes: Database references, Other
  • Version 2.2: 2024-06-19
    Changes: Data collection, Database references