title: Crystal structure of Methanococcus jannaschii TATA box-binding protein.
abstract: As the archaeal transcription system consists of a eukaryotic-type transcription apparatus and bacterial-type regulatory transcription factors, analyses of the molecular interface between the transcription apparatus and regulatory transcription factors are critical to reveal the evolutionary change of the transcription system. TATA box-binding protein (TBP), the central components of the transcription apparatus are classified into three groups: eukaryotic, archaeal-I and archaeal-II TBPs. Thus, comparative functional analysis of these three groups of TBP is important for the study of the evolution of the transcription system. Here, we present the first crystal structure of an archaeal-II TBP from Methanococcus jannaschii. The highly conserved and group-specific conserved surfaces of TBP bind to DNA and TFIIB/TFB, respectively. The phylogenetic trees of TBP and TFIIB/TFB revealed that they evolved in a coupled manner. The diversified surface of TBP is negatively charged in the archaeal-II TBP, which is completely different from the case of eukaryotic and archaeal-I TBPs, which are positively charged and biphasic, respectively. This difference is responsible for the diversification of the regulatory functions of TBP during evolution.
authors.affiliation: Horikoshi Gene Selector Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO), Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 5-9-6 Tokodai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.
authors.forename: Naruhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senda
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Natsume
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senda
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horikoshi
mesh_terms: D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D017017:Methanococcus; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA