The B3 DNA binding domain (DBD) is a highly conserved domain found exclusively in transcription factors (≥40 species) (Pfam ) combined with other domains (InterPro: ). It consists of 100-120 residues, includes seven beta strands and two alpha helices that form a DNA-binding pseudobarrel protein fold (SCOP); it interacts with the major groove of DNA.

B3 families

In Arabidopsis thaliana, there are three main families of transcription factors that contain B3 domain:

proteinARF1-[dead link]ABI3-[dead link]RAV1-
B3 structure derived bymolecular modelmolecular modelNMR
B3 recognition sequenceTGTCTCCATGCACACCTG

PDB:​ and PDB:​ are only known NMR solution phase structures of the B3 DNA Binding Domain.

Related proteins

The N-terminal domain of restriction endonuclease EcoRII; the C-terminal domain of restriction endonuclease BfiI possess a similar DNA-binding pseudobarrel protein fold.

See also

External links

  • 2008-12-04 at the Wayback MachineKummerfeld SK, Teichmann SA (2006). . Nucleic Acids Res. 34 (Database issue): D74–81. doi:. PMC . PMID . Uses a curated set of DNA-binding domains to predict transcription factors in all completely sequenced genomes
  • Classification in the "Transcription factors" table according to the database.
  • 2019-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, , and 2019-10-17 at the Wayback Machine family at