Crystal structure at 1.7 Å of the bovine papillomavirus-1 E2 DMA-binding domain bound to its DNA target

Abstract
The dominant transcriptional regulator of the papiIlomaviruses, E2, binds to its specific DNA target through a previously unobserved dimeric ant i para I lei β-barrel. The DNA is severely but smoothly bent over the barrel by the interaction of successive major grooves with a pair of symmetrically disposed α-helices. The specific interface is an 'interwoven' network of interactions where the identifying base pairs of the target contact more than one amino-acid side chain and the discriminating amino acids interact with more than one base pair.