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ToxT belongs to a family of transcriptional regulators headed by and known as AraC.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> The AraC family is characterized by a 100 amino acid region of sequence similarity that forms a <scene name='ToxT_Transcriptional_Regulator_in_Vibrio_cholerae/Two_hth_domains/1'>DNA-binding domain</scene> with two helix-turn-helix motifs (helix in blue, turn in teal). <ref name="arac">PMID: 11282467</ref> The two HTH regions are linked by a very polar alpha helix (shown in black). The overall domain is composed of seven alpha helices.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> | ToxT belongs to a family of transcriptional regulators headed by and known as AraC.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> The AraC family is characterized by a 100 amino acid region of sequence similarity that forms a <scene name='ToxT_Transcriptional_Regulator_in_Vibrio_cholerae/Two_hth_domains/1'>DNA-binding domain</scene> with two helix-turn-helix motifs (helix in blue, turn in teal). <ref name="arac">PMID: 11282467</ref> The two HTH regions are linked by a very polar alpha helix (shown in black). The overall domain is composed of seven alpha helices, and is located at the C-terminus.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> | ||
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<scene name='ToxT_Transcriptional_Regulator_in_Vibrio_cholerae/Barrel/1'>A nine-stranded beta sheet sandwich</scene> | <scene name='ToxT_Transcriptional_Regulator_in_Vibrio_cholerae/Barrel/1'>A nine-stranded beta sheet sandwich</scene> or "jelly-roll" with three other alpha helices (overall making up the <scene name='ToxT_Transcriptional_Regulator_in_Vibrio_cholerae/N-terminus/1'>N-terminus</scene> constitutes a binding pocket that contains a ligand: <i>cis</i>-palmitoleate,<!--insert scene here!--> <ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> which appears to have a negative effect on virulence when present in vitro. This unsaturated fatty acid, like other UFAs,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_acid#Unsaturated_fatty_acids] tend to inhibit genes under the control of ToxT. The | ||
Specifically, the <i>cis</i>-palmitoleate appears to bind directly to ToxT, change its conformation, and thus lower the ability to bind DNA and form dimers.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> | Specifically, the <i>cis</i>-palmitoleate appears to bind directly to ToxT, change its conformation, and thus lower the ability to bind DNA and form dimers.<ref name="structure">PMID: 20133655</ref> | ||
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