Solution Structure of an Arabidopsis WRKY DNA Binding DomainW⃞
AUTOR(ES)
Yamasaki, Kazuhiko
FONTE
American Society of Plant Biologists
RESUMO
The WRKY proteins comprise a major family of transcription factors that are essential in pathogen and salicylic acid responses of higher plants as well as a variety of plant-specific reactions. They share a DNA binding domain, designated as the WRKY domain, which contains an invariant WRKYGQK sequence and a CX4–5CX22–23HXH zinc binding motif. Herein, we report the NMR solution structure of the C-terminal WRKY domain of the Arabidopsis thaliana WRKY4 protein. The structure consists of a four-stranded β-sheet, with a zinc binding pocket formed by the conserved Cys/His residues located at one end of the β-sheet, revealing a novel zinc and DNA binding structure. The WRKYGQK residues correspond to the most N-terminal β-strand, kinked in the middle of the sequence by the Gly residue, which enables extensive hydrophobic interactions involving the Trp residue and contributes to the structural stability of the β-sheet. Based on a profile of NMR chemical shift perturbations, we propose that the same strand enters the DNA groove and forms contacts with the DNA bases.
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