Summary information and primary citation
- PDB-id
- 1nfk; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats;
DNAproDB
- Class
- transcription-DNA
- Method
- X-ray (2.3 Å)
- Summary
- Structure of the nuclear factor kappa-b (nf-kb) p50 homodimer
- Reference
- Ghosh G, van Duyne G, Ghosh S, Sigler PB (1995): "Structure of NF-kappa B p50 homodimer bound to a kappa B site." Nature, 373, 303-310. doi: 10.1038/373303a0.
- Abstract
- The 2.3-A crystal structure of the transcription factor NK-kappa B p50 homodimer bound to a palindromic kappa B site reveals that the Rel homology region folds into two distinct domains, similar to those in the immunoglobulin superfamily. The p50 dimer envelopes an undistorted B-DNA helix, making specific contacts along the 10-base-pair kappa B recognition site mainly through loops connecting secondary structure elements in both domains. The carboxy-terminal domains form a dimerization interface between beta-sheets using residues that are strongly conserved in the Rel family.
