Structural highlights
Function
MTEF1_HUMAN Transcription termination factor. Binds to a 28 bp region within the tRNA(Leu(uur)) gene at a position immediately adjacent to and downstream of the 16S rRNA gene; this region comprises a tridecamer sequence critical for directing accurate termination. Binds DNA along the major grove and promotes DNA bending and partial unwinding. Promotes base flipping. Transcription termination activity appears to be polarized with highest specificity for transcripts initiated on the light strand.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Yakubovskaya E, Mejia E, Byrnes J, Hambardjieva E, Garcia-Diaz M. Helix unwinding and base flipping enable human MTERF1 to terminate mitochondrial transcription. Cell. 2010 Jun 11;141(6):982-93. PMID:20550934 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.05.018
