1YSA

THE GCN4 BASIC REGION LEUCINE ZIPPER BINDS DNA AS A DIMER OF UNINTERRUPTED ALPHA HELICES: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEX

Summary for 1YSA

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1ysa/pdb
• Descriptor: DNA (5'-D(*TP*TP*CP*CP*TP*AP*TP*GP*AP*CP*TP*CP*AP*TP*CP*CP*A P*GP*TP*T)-3'), DNA (5'-D(*AP*AP*AP*CP*TP*GP*GP*AP*TP*GP*AP*GP*TP*CP*AP*TP*A P*GP*GP*A)-3'), PROTEIN (GCN4), ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: protein-dna complex, double helix, transcription-dna complex, transcription/dna
• Biological source: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast)
• Cellular location: Nucleus: P03069
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 26050.13

Authors

Ellenberger, T.E.,Brandl, C.J.,Struhl, K.,Harrison, S.C. (deposition date: 1993-08-09, release date: 1993-10-31, Last modification date: 2024-02-14)

• Primary citation: Ellenberger, T.E.,Brandl, C.J.,Struhl, K.,Harrison, S.C.; The GCN4 basic region leucine zipper binds DNA as a dimer of uninterrupted alpha helices: crystal structure of the protein-DNA complex.; Cell(Cambridge,Mass.), 71:1223-1237, 1992; PubMed: 1473154; DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(05)80070-4

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.9 Å)