The X-ray structure of a ternary complex of Negative Cofactor 2 (NC2), the TATA box binding protein (TBP), and DNA has been determined at 2.6 Å resolution. The N termini of NC2 α and β resemble histones H2A and H2B, respectively, and form a heterodimer that binds to the bent DNA double helix on the underside of the preformed TBP-DNA complex via electrostatic interactions. NC2β contributes to inhibition of TATA-dependent transcription through interactions of its C-terminal α helix with a conserved hydrophobic feature on the upper surface of TBP, which in turn positions the penultimate α helix of NC2β to block recognition of the TBP-DNA complex by transcription factor IIB. Further regulatory implications of the NC2 heterodimer structure are discussed.
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Kamada, K., Shu, F., Chen, H., Malik, S., Stelzer, G., Roeder, R. G., … Burley, S. K. (2001). Crystal structure of Negative Cofactor 2 recognizing the TBP-DNA transcription complex. Cell, 106(1), 71–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00417-2
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