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Dr. Paul Gollnick. Regulation of the tryptophan genes in Bacillus subtilis. TRAP. t rp R NA-binding A ttenuation P rotein. - tryptophan. + tryptophan. TRAP does not. TRAP is Activated. Bind RNA. to Bind RNA. trp genes are Expressed. trp genes are Repressed.
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Dr. Paul Gollnick Regulation of the tryptophan genes in Bacillus subtilis TRAP trpRNA-binding Attenuation Protein -tryptophan +tryptophan TRAP doesnot TRAP isActivated Bind RNA toBind RNA trp genes areExpressed trp genes areRepressed
The Structure of TRAP Antson et al. Nature 374; 693-700, 1995
The Structure of TRAP bound to RNA Antson et al. Nature 401; 235-242 1999
Crystal structure of TRAP complexed with (GAGAU)11 Antson et al. Nature 401; 235-242 1999
TRAP Binds to RNA by a 5’ to 3’ Directional Mechanism 3’ GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG GAG 5’ 5’ GAG GAG GAG GAG 3’
TRAP-RNA TRAP-RNA RNA RNA Anti-TRAP prevents TRAP from binding RNA AT added prior to RNA AT KD = 10.1 μM RNA added prior to AT AT Yanling Chen
Crystal structure of Anti-TRAP Mikhail Shevtsov and Alfred Antson
Nonsense Mediated Decay (NMD) Several Proteins involved in degrading mRNA Contain PIN Domain