title: Determination of the DNA binding site of the GAL4 protein. A photo-CIDNP study.
abstract: After the assignment of 1H NMR signals of aromatic side chains by means of specific deuteration, we analyzed the DNA binding site of GAL4 by measuring photo-CIDNP spectra. The results showed that Trp36 is involved in both the specific interaction with UASG and non-specific DNA binding. This residue is located inside the Cys-rich region, but outside the putative Zn-finger. The photo-CIDNP spectrum also showed that the side chains of Tyr40 and His53 are not exposed on the surface of the protein.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Serikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kyogoku
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors