R.K.Jaiswal
et al.
(2010).
Role of a PAS sensor domain in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcription regulator Rv1364c.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun,
398,
342-349.
PubMed id: 20541534
Note, where more than one E.C. class is given (as above), each may
correspond to a different protein domain or, in the case of polyprotein
precursors, to a different mature protein.
Molecule diagrams generated from .mol files obtained from the
KEGG ftp site
Role of a PAS sensor domain in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcription regulator Rv1364c.
R.K.Jaiswal,
G.Manjeera,
B.Gopal.
ABSTRACT
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcriptional regulator Rv1364c regulates the
activity of the stress response sigma factor sigma(F). This multi-domain protein
has several components: a signaling PAS domain and an effector segment
comprising of a phosphatase, a kinase and an anti-anti- sigma factor domain.
Based on Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) data, Rv1364c was recently shown to
be a homo-dimer and adopt an elongated conformation in solution. The PAS domain
could not be modeled into the structural envelope due to poor sequence
similarity with known PAS proteins. The crystal structure of the PAS domain
described here provides a structural basis for the dimerization of Rv1364c. It
thus appears likely that the PAS domain regulates the anti- sigma activity of
Rv1364c by oligomerization. A structural comparison with other characterized PAS
domains reveal several sequence and conformational features that could
facilitate ligand binding- a feature which suggests that the function of Rv1364c
could potentially be governed by specific cellular signals or metabolic cues.