General Information about Chromosomal replication initiator protein DnaA
This entry represents the central domain of bacterial DnaA protein, which plays an important role in initiating and regulating chromosome replication. DnaA is an ATP and DNA binding protein. It specifically binds to a 9 bp nucleotide repeat sequence, the dnaA box, which is found in the chromosomal origin of replication (oriC). DnaA is a protein of about 50kDa and contains two conserved regions: the first is located in the N-terminal half and corresponds to the ATP binding domain, and the second is located in the C-terminal half and may be involved in DNA binding. The protein can also bind RNA polymerase β subunit, dnaB and dnaZ proteins, and groE gene products (chaperone proteins).
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