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Conformational changes of the Tet repressor induced by tetracycline trapping.
Journal of molecular biology - 5 Jun 1998
Orth P, Cordes F, Schnappinger D, Hillen W, Saenger W, Hinrichs W
Abstract excerpt
The X-ray crystal structure analysis of inducer-free Tet repressor, TetR, at 2.4 A resolution identifies one of two openings of the tunnel-like binding site as the entrance for the inducer tetracycline-Mg2+, [Mg Tc]+. Recognition and binding of the inducer unleashes conformational changes leading to the induced state of TetR. In the first step, the C-terminal turn of alpha-helix 6 unwinds, thereby altering the...
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