Download MendeleyCrystal structure of negative cofactor 2 recognizing the TBP-DNA transcription complex.
Kamada, K., Shu, F., Chen, H., Malik, S., Stelzer, G., Roeder, R.G., Meisterernst, M., Burley, S.K.(2001) Cell 106: 71-81
- PubMed: 11461703
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00417-2
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
1JFI - PubMed Abstract:
The X-ray structure of a ternary complex of Negative Cofactor 2 (NC2), the TATA box binding protein (TBP), and DNA has been determined at 2.6 A resolution. The N termini of NC2 alpha and beta resemble histones H2A and H2B, respectively, and form a heterodimer that binds to the bent DNA double helix on the underside of the preformed TBP-DNA complex via electrostatic interactions. NC2beta contributes to inhibition of TATA-dependent transcription through interactions of its C-terminal alpha helix with a conserved hydrophobic feature on the upper surface of TBP, which in turn positions the penultimate alpha helix of NC2beta to block recognition of the TBP-DNA complex by transcription factor IIB. Further regulatory implications of the NC2 heterodimer structure are discussed.
Organizational Affiliation:
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
