Helix-Turn-Helix DNA binding domain of putative MlrA-like transcription regulators
Putative helix-turn-helix (HTH) MlrA-like transcription regulators (subgroup 1). The MlrA protein, also known as YehV, has been shown to control cell-cell aggregation by co-regulating the expression of curli and extracellular matrix production in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. These proteins belong to the MerR superfamily of transcription regulators that promote expression of several stress regulon genes by reconfiguring the spacer between the -35 and -10 promoter elements. Their conserved N-terminal domains contain predicted HTH motifs that mediate DNA binding, while the dissimilar C-terminal domains bind specific coactivator molecules. Many MlrA-like proteins in this group appear to lack the long dimerization helix seen in the N-terminal domains of typical MerR-like proteins.
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