Structure and DNA-binding properties of the cytolysin regulator CylR2 from Enterococcus faecalis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3632-3642

  Rumpel, Sigrun ^a   Razeto, Adelia ^a   Pillar, Chris M ^b   Vijayan, Vinesh ^a   Taylor, Austin ^b   Giller, Karin ^a   Gilmore, Michael S ^b   Becker, Stefan ^a   Zweckstetter, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant infection; CylR2; DNA complex; Quorum sensing; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EXOTOXIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN CYLR1; PROTEIN CYLR2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE REPRESSION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELIX-TURN-HELIX MOTIFS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 5044238412     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600367     Document Type: Article

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