2LCL

Solution Structure of RfaH carboxyterminal domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 60 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

An alpha helix to beta barrel domain switch transforms the transcription factor RfaH into a translation factor.

Burmann, B.M.Knauer, S.H.Sevostyanova, A.Schweimer, K.Mooney, R.A.Landick, R.Artsimovitch, I.Rosch, P.

(2012) Cell 150: 291-303

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.05.042
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2LCL

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    NusG homologs regulate transcription and coupled processes in all living organisms. The Escherichia coli (E. coli) two-domain paralogs NusG and RfaH have conformationally identical N-terminal domains (NTDs) but dramatically different carboxy-terminal domains (CTDs), a β barrel in NusG and an α hairpin in RfaH. Both NTDs interact with elongating RNA polymerase (RNAP) to reduce pausing. In NusG, NTD and CTD are completely independent, and NusG-CTD interacts with termination factor Rho or ribosomal protein S10. In contrast, RfaH-CTD makes extensive contacts with RfaH-NTD to mask an RNAP-binding site therein. Upon RfaH interaction with its DNA target, the operon polarity suppressor (ops) DNA, RfaH-CTD is released, allowing RfaH-NTD to bind to RNAP. Here, we show that the released RfaH-CTD completely refolds from an all-α to an all-β conformation identical to that of NusG-CTD. As a consequence, RfaH-CTD binding to S10 is enabled and translation of RfaH-controlled operons is strongly potentiated. PAPERFLICK:


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Lehrstuhl Biopolymere und Forschungszentrum für Bio-Makromoleküle, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Transcriptional activator rfaH66Escherichia coli O157:H7Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: rfaHhlyTsfrBZ5362ECs4770
UniProt
Find proteins for P0AFW0 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0AFW0
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UniProt GroupP0AFW0
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 60 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-08-01
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-01-23
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-06-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other