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* Bacterial regulatory proteins, arsR family signature *
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The many bacterial transcription regulation proteins which bind DNA through a
'helix-turn-helix' motif can be classified into subfamilies on the basis of
sequence similarities. One of these subfamilies, which we call arsR, groups
together proteins that seem to dissociate from DNA in presence of metal ions.
These proteins are listed below.
- arsR from various plasmids (such as R773, pSX267, pI258). ArsR acts as a
transcriptional repressor of an arsenic resistance operon (ars).
- smtB from Synechococcus PCC 7942. SmtB is a transcriptional repressor of
the smtA gene that codes for a metallothionein.
- cadC from plasmid pI258 and from Bacillus firmus OF4. CadC is a protein
required for full cadmium-resistance.
It has been shown [1] that there could be a helix-turn-helix (H-T-H) region
in the central part of these proteins. An interesting feature of this putative
H-T-H region is that it contains, at its N-terminal extremity, one perfectly
conserved cysteine residue and another one which is found in arsR and cadC but
not in smtA and at its C-terminal extremity at least one and generally two
histidine residues. We believe [2] that these residues could be involved in
metal-binding (zinc in smtB, metal-oxyanions such as arsenite, antimonite and
arsenate for arsR, and cadmium for cadC). Binding of a metal ion could induce
a conformational change that would prohibit the protein from binding to DNA.
Such a mechanism is highly suitable for regulatory systems that act to
regulate the transcription of proteins involved in metal-ions efflux and/or
detoxification.
The signature pattern for these proteins span the entire helix-turn-helix
region.
-Consensus pattern: C-x(2)-D-[LIVM]-x(6)-[ST]-x(4)-S-[HR]-[HQ]
-Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
-Last update: October 1993 / First entry.
[ 1] Morby A.P., Turner J.S., Huckle J.W., Robinson N.J.
Nucleic Acids Res. 21:921-925(1993).
[ 2] Bairoch A.
Nucleic Acids Res. 21:2515-2515(1993).