1UPG

Crystal structure of the quorum-sensing protein TraM from Agrobacterium tumefaciens


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.188 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of the Quorum-Sensing Protein Tram and its Interaction with the Transcriptional Regulator Trar

Vannini, A.Volpari, C.Di Marco, S.

(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 24291

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M401855200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1UPG, 1US6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Transfer of the tumor-inducing plasmid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens is controlled by a quorum-sensing system whose main components are the transcriptional regulator TraR and its autoinducer. This system allows bacteria to synchronize infection of the host plant when a "quorum" of cells has been reached. TraM is an A. tumefaciens protein involved in the regulation of this system because it binds to TraR and prevents it from binding DNA. As a first step to understanding the molecular basis for the regulation of TraR by TraM, we have determined the crystal structure of TraM at 1.65 A resolution. This protein is packed as a dimer, with each monomer consisting mainly of two antiparallel alpha helices. Monomers are tightly associated, with a large hydrophobic area buried upon dimerization. Secondly, we characterized the TraR-TraM complex in vitro. TraM (11.4 kDa, monomer molecular mass) binds tightly TraR (27 kDa, monomer molecular mass) forming a stable oligomeric complex that likely accounts for two TraR and two TraM dimers.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare Pietro Angeletti, 00040 Pomezia, Rome, Italy.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR TRAM
A, B
102Agrobacterium tumefaciensMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
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Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ57471
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
MSE
Query on MSE
A, B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC5 H11 N O2 SeMET
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.216 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.188 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 76.436α = 90
b = 47.097β = 90
c = 47.469γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2004-05-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance