title: NMR studies of the interactions of SpoIIAA with its partner proteins that regulate sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: SpoIIAA is a key component in the network of interactions that regulate the first sporulation-specific transcription factor, sigma(F), in Bacillus subtilis. In its unphosphorylated form SpoIIAA is either phosphorylated by or forms a non-covalent complex with SpoIIAB, whereas in its phosphorylated form it is dephosphorylated by SpoIIE. In this work we present NMR studies of the SpoIIAA(2).SpoIIAB complex and of mutant proteins that are deficient in their ability to interact with SpoIIAB or SpoIIE. The NMR studies of the SpoIIAA(2).SpoIIAB complex allowed us to define a contiguous patch that is perturbed upon complex formation. By examining the chemical shift perturbations in the mutant proteins we have identified more specific areas that contain residues critical for the SpoIIAB and SpoIIE interactions.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yudkin
mesh_terms: D000266:Adenylyl Imidodiphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012808:Sigma Factor; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012808:Sigma Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; C092468:spoIIR protein, Bacillus subtilis; C030069:spore-specific proteins, Bacillus; D000266:Adenylyl Imidodiphosphate