2GMG

Solution NMR Structure of protein PF0610 from Pyrococcus furiosus, Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium Target PfG3


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 50 
  • Conformers Submitted: 10 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the least restraint violations 

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Literature

PF0610, a novel winged helix-turn-helix variant possessing a rubredoxin-like Zn ribbon motif from the hyperthermophilic archaeon, Pyrococcus furiosus.

Wang, X.Lee, H.S.Sugar, F.J.Jenney, F.E.Adams, M.W.Prestegard, J.H.

(2007) Biochemistry 46: 752-761

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi061870h
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2GMG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    PF0610, a protein from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus, has homologues only in other archaeal species and in three species of Fe(III)-reducing bacteria. It is thought to have a helix-turn-helix (HTH) domain at the N-terminus and possesses two CXXC motifs characteristic of metal binding proteins. We have determined the solution structure of the Zn-bound protein using NMR. PF0610 is a novel winged helix-turn-helix (wHTH) protein with a rubredoxin-like Zn ribbon as its W1 segment. In addition, it possesses a large number of basic residues on its surface. Clusters of basic residues can be found on both helix H3 and the metal-binding loops of W1, suggesting that it might be a DNA-binding protein. Accordingly, gel shift assays using both linear and circular DNA showed that PF0610 does bind DNA, at least in a sequence-independent fashion. Modeling the PF0610-DNA interaction based on other wHTH protein-DNA structures revealed that besides helix H3, basic residues around the second CXXC motif in the metal-binding loop could make extensive contacts with DNA. However, the bulkiness of the W1 region implies that the DNA conformation may be distorted upon PF0610 binding. PF0610 is the first protein known to have a Zn ribbon-embedded wHTH fold and, as such, has potential roles both as a metal-dependent transcription regulator and as a component of the chromosome packing system in P. furiosus. The discovery of this novel structure represents the addition of another branch to the winged HTH protein family and could contribute to our understanding of transcription regulatory processes in P. furiosus.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
hypothetical protein Pf0610105Pyrococcus furiosus DSM 3638Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: AE010183
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8U362 (Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8U362
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UniProt GroupQ8U362
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 50 
  • Conformers Submitted: 10 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the least restraint violations 

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2006-11-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2007-10-01
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance