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Helix-Turn-Helix DNA binding domain of the MerR1 transcription regulator Helix-turn-helix (HTH) transcription regulator MerR1. MerR1 transcription regulators, such as Tn21 MerR and Tn501 MerR, mediate response to mercury exposure in eubacteria. These proteins are comprised of distinct domains that harbor the regulatory (effector-binding) site and the active (DNA-binding) site. Their conserved N-terminal domains contain winged HTH motifs that mediate DNA binding, while the C-terminal domains have three conserved cysteines that define a mercury binding site. These proteins share the N-terminal DNA binding domain with other transcription regulators of the MerR superfamily that promote transcription by reconfiguring the spacer between the -35 and -10 promoter elements. |
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