1KCA

Crystal Structure of the lambda Repressor C-terminal Domain Octamer


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.91 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.227 

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Literature

Crystal structure of the lambda repressor C-terminal domain octamer.

Bell, C.E.Lewis, M.

(2001) J Mol Biol 314: 1127-1136

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2000.5196
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1KCA

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The three-dimensional structure of the lambda repressor C-terminal domain (CTD) has been determined at atomic resolution. In the crystal, the CTD forms a 2-fold symmetric tetramer that mediates cooperative binding of two repressor dimers to pairs of operator sites. Based upon this structure, a model was proposed for the structure of an octameric repressor that forms both in the presence and absence of DNA. Here, we have determined the structure of the lambda repressor CTD in three new crystal forms, under a wide variety of conditions. All crystals have essentially the same tetramer, confirming the results of the earlier study. One crystal form has two tetramers bound to form an octamer, which has the same overall architecture as the previously proposed model. An unexpected feature of the octamer in the crystal structure is a unique interaction at the tetramer-tetramer interface, formed by residues Gln209, Tyr210 and Pro211, which contact symmetry-equivalent residues from other subunits of the octamer. Interestingly, these residues are also located at the dimer-dimer interface, where the specific interactions are different. The structures thus indicate specific amino acid residues that, at least in principle, when altered could result in repressors that form tetramers but not octamers.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    The Johnson Foundation and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 37th and Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, 19102-6059, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
REPRESSOR PROTEIN CI
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
109Lambdavirus lambdaMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P03034 (Escherichia phage lambda)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P03034
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UniProt GroupP03034
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.91 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.267 
  • R-Value Work: 0.227 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 150.09α = 90
b = 113.72β = 110.26
c = 95.73γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
CCP4data scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-12-21
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description