HP1043 is an essential orphan response regulator of Helicobacter pylori orchestrating multiple crucial cellular processes. Classified as a member of the OmpR/PhoB family of two-component systems, HP1043 exhibits a highly degenerate receiver domain and evolved to function inde-pendently of phosphorylation. Here, we investigated the HP1043 binding mode to a target sequence in the hp1227 promoter (Php1227). Scanning mutagenesis of HP1043 DNA-binding domain and con-sensus sequence led to the identification of residues relevant for the interaction of the protein with a target DNA. These determinants were used as restraints to guide a data-driven protein-DNA docking. Results suggested that, differently from most other response regulators of the same family, HP1043 binds in a head-to-head conformation to the Php1227 target promoter. HP1043 interacts with DNA largely through charged residues and contacts with both major and minor grooves of the DNA are required for a stable binding. Computational alanine scanning on molecular dynamics trajectory was performed to corroborate our findings. Additionally, in vitro transcription assays confirmed that HP1043 positively stimulates the activity of RNA polymerase.

Zannoni A., Pelliciari S., Musiani F., Chiappori F., Roncarati D., Scarlato V. (2021). Definition of the binding architecture to a target promoter of HP1043, the essential master regulator of helicobacter pylori. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 22(15), 1-18 [10.3390/ijms22157848].

Definition of the binding architecture to a target promoter of HP1043, the essential master regulator of helicobacter pylori

Zannoni A.;Pelliciari S.;Musiani F.;Roncarati D.
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Scarlato V.
2021

Abstract

HP1043 is an essential orphan response regulator of Helicobacter pylori orchestrating multiple crucial cellular processes. Classified as a member of the OmpR/PhoB family of two-component systems, HP1043 exhibits a highly degenerate receiver domain and evolved to function inde-pendently of phosphorylation. Here, we investigated the HP1043 binding mode to a target sequence in the hp1227 promoter (Php1227). Scanning mutagenesis of HP1043 DNA-binding domain and con-sensus sequence led to the identification of residues relevant for the interaction of the protein with a target DNA. These determinants were used as restraints to guide a data-driven protein-DNA docking. Results suggested that, differently from most other response regulators of the same family, HP1043 binds in a head-to-head conformation to the Php1227 target promoter. HP1043 interacts with DNA largely through charged residues and contacts with both major and minor grooves of the DNA are required for a stable binding. Computational alanine scanning on molecular dynamics trajectory was performed to corroborate our findings. Additionally, in vitro transcription assays confirmed that HP1043 positively stimulates the activity of RNA polymerase.
2021
Zannoni A., Pelliciari S., Musiani F., Chiappori F., Roncarati D., Scarlato V. (2021). Definition of the binding architecture to a target promoter of HP1043, the essential master regulator of helicobacter pylori. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 22(15), 1-18 [10.3390/ijms22157848].
Zannoni A.; Pelliciari S.; Musiani F.; Chiappori F.; Roncarati D.; Scarlato V.
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