Solution NMR structure of the folded N-terminal fragment of UPF0291 protein ynzC from Bacillus subtilis. Northeast Structural Genomics target SR384-1-46
In B. subtilis, one small SOS response operon under the control of LexA, the yneA operon, is comprised of three genes: yneA, yneB, and ynzC [1]. This family consists of several short, hypothetical bacterial proteins of unknown function. These protein ...
In B. subtilis, one small SOS response operon under the control of LexA, the yneA operon, is comprised of three genes: yneA, yneB, and ynzC [1]. This family consists of several short, hypothetical bacterial proteins of unknown function. These proteins are mainly found in gram-positive firmicutes. Structures show that the N-terminus is composed of two alpha helices forming a helix-loop-helix motif. The structure of ynzC from B. subtilis forms a trimeric complex [2]. Structural modelling suggests this domain may bind nucleic acids [3]. This family is also known as UPF0291.