title: Characterization of the DNA-binding site in the ferric uptake regulator protein from Escherichia coli by UV crosslinking and mass spectrometry.
abstract: Ferric uptake regulator protein (Fur) is activated by its cofactor iron to a state that binds to a specific DNA sequence called 'Fur box'. Using mass spectrometry-based methods, we showed that Tyr 55 of Escherichia coli Fur, as well as the two thymines in positions 18 and 19 of the consensus Fur Box, are involved with binding. A conformational model of the Fur-DNA complex is proposed, in which DNA is in contact with each H4 [A52-A64] Fur helix. We propose that this interaction is a common feature for the Fur-like proteins, such as Zur and PerR, and their respective DNA boxes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse des Protéines, Institut de Biologie Structurale (UMR 5075 CEA-CNRS-UJF), Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiss
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barre
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michaud-Soret
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forest
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D001665:Binding Sites; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D013946:Thymopoietins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D013946:Thymopoietins; C068477:ferric uptake regulating proteins, bacterial; D014443:Tyrosine; D007501:Iron