3QQ6

The N-terminal DNA binding domain of SinR from Bacillus subtilis

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 

wwPDB Validation   3D Report Full Report


This is version 1.2 of the entry. See complete history. 


Literature

Structure and Organisation of SinR, the Master Regulator of Biofilm Formation in Bacillus subtilis.

Colledge, V.L., Fogg, M.J., Levdikov, V.M., Leech, A., Dodson, E.J., Wilkinson, A.J.

(2011) J Mol Biol 411: 597-613

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.06.004
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2YAL, 3QQ6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • sinR encodes a tetrameric repressor of genes required for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. sinI, which is transcribed under Spo0A control, encodes a dimeric protein that binds to SinR to form a SinR-SinI heterodimer in which the DNA-binding fu ...

    sinR encodes a tetrameric repressor of genes required for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. sinI, which is transcribed under Spo0A control, encodes a dimeric protein that binds to SinR to form a SinR-SinI heterodimer in which the DNA-binding functions of SinR are abrogated and repression of biofilm genes is relieved. The heterodimer-forming surface comprises residues conserved between SinR and SinI. Each forms a pair of α-helices that hook together to form an intermolecular four-helix bundle. Here, we are interested in the assembly of the SinR tetramer and its binding to DNA. Size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle laser light scattering and crystallographic analysis reveal that a DNA-binding fragment of SinR (residues 1-69) is a monomer, while a SinI-binding fragment (residues 74-111) is a tetramer arranged as a dimer of dimers. The SinR(74-111) chain forms two α-helices with the organisation of the dimer similar to that observed in the SinR-SinI complex. The tetramer is formed through interactions of residues at the C-termini of the four chains. A model of the intact SinR tetramer in which the DNA binding domains surround the tetramerisation core was built. Fluorescence anisotropy and surface plasmon resonance experiments showed that SinR binds to an oligonucleotide duplex, 5'-TTTGTTCTCTAAAGAGAACTTA-3', containing a pair of SinR consensus sequences in inverted orientation with a K(d) of 300 nM. The implications of these data for promoter binding and the curious quaternary structural transitions of SinR upon binding to (i) SinI and (ii) the SinR-like protein SlrR, which "repurposes" SinR as a repressor of autolysin and motility genes, are discussed.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.



Macromolecules
Find similar proteins by: 
(by identity cutoff)  |  Structure
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HTH-type transcriptional regulator sinRA, B78Bacillus subtilisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BSU24610, flaD, sin, sinR
Find proteins for P06533 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
Explore P06533 
Go to UniProtKB:  P06533
Protein Feature View
Expand
  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.204 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.206 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 34.97α = 90
b = 45.329β = 90
c = 85.244γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

View Full Validation Report


View more in-depth experimental data

Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2011-06-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-08-10
    Changes: Database references