Abstract:
:The transcriptional regulator CpxR mediates an adaptive response to envelope stress, tightly linked to virulence and antibiotics resistance in several Gammaproteobacteria pathogens. In this work, we integrated crystallographic and small-angle X-ray scattering data to gain insights into the structure and conformational plasticity of CpxR from Escherichia coli. CpxR dimerizes through two alternative interaction surfaces. Moreover, widely different CpxR conformations coexist in solution, from compact to fully extended ones. The possible functional implications of these structural features are discussed.
journal_name
J Struct Bioljournal_title
Journal of structural biologyauthors
Mechaly AE,Haouz A,Sassoon N,Buschiazzo A,Betton JM,Alzari PMdoi
10.1016/j.jsb.2018.08.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-11-01 00:00:00pages
165-171issue
2eissn
1047-8477issn
1095-8657pii
S1047-8477(18)30196-5journal_volume
204pub_type
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