Structural highlights
Function
CARS_MYXXA Involved in carotenoid biosynthesis. Antagonizes the transcriptional repressor proteins CarA and CarH by preventing their binding to DNA. Can also dissociate preformed CarA-DNA complexes. Does not bind DNA.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Lopez-Rubio JJ, Elias-Arnanz M, Padmanabhan S, Murillo FJ. A repressor-antirepressor pair links two loci controlling light-induced carotenogenesis in Myxococcus xanthus. J Biol Chem. 2002 Mar 1;277(9):7262-70. Epub 2001 Dec 17. PMID:11748235 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110351200
- ↑ Perez-Marin MC, Padmanabhan S, Polanco MC, Murillo FJ, Elias-Arnanz M. Vitamin B12 partners the CarH repressor to downregulate a photoinducible promoter in Myxococcus xanthus. Mol Microbiol. 2008 Feb;67(4):804-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06086.x. PMID:18315685 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.06086.x