2E1N

Crystal structure of the Cyanobacterium circadian clock modifier Pex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 

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Literature

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Cyanobacterium Circadian Clock-modifier Protein

Arita, K., Hashimoto, H., Igari, K., Akaboshi, M., Kutsuna, S., Sato, M., Shimizu, T.

(2007) J Biol Chem 282: 1128-1135

  • DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M608148200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2E1N

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Circadian clocks are self-sustained biochemical oscillators. The oscillator of cyanobacteria comprises the products of three kai genes (kaiA, kaiB, and kaiC). The autophosphorylation cycle of KaiC oscillates robustly in the cell with a 24-h period and is essential for the basic timing of the cyanobacterial circadian clock ...

    Circadian clocks are self-sustained biochemical oscillators. The oscillator of cyanobacteria comprises the products of three kai genes (kaiA, kaiB, and kaiC). The autophosphorylation cycle of KaiC oscillates robustly in the cell with a 24-h period and is essential for the basic timing of the cyanobacterial circadian clock. Recently, period extender (pex), mutants of which show a short period phenotype, was classified as a resetting-related gene. In fact, pex mRNA and the pex protein (Pex) increase during the dark period, and a pex mutant subjected to diurnal light-dark cycles shows a 3-h advance in rhythm phase. Here, we report the x-ray crystallographic analysis and biochemical characterization of Pex from cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. The molecule has an (alpha+beta) structure with a winged-helix motif and is indicated to function as a dimer. The subunit arrangement in the dimer is unique and has not been seen in other winged-helix proteins. Electrophoresis mobility shift assay using a 25-base pair complementary oligonucleotide incorporating the kaiA upstream sequence demonstrates that Pex has an affinity for the double-stranded DNA. Furthermore, mutation analysis shows that Pex uses the wing region to recognize the DNA. The in vivo rhythm assay of Pex shows that the constitutive expression of the pex gene harboring the mutation that fails to bind to DNA lacks the period-prolongation activity in the pex-deficient Synechococcus, suggesting that Pex is a DNA-binding transcription factor.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    International Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PexA, B138Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 = FACHB-805Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: pex, Synpcc7942_0677
Find proteins for Q31QG0 (Synechococcus elongatus (strain PCC 7942 / FACHB-805))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q31QG0
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
SO4
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Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
 C [auth A], D [auth B]SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.236 
  • R-Value Work: 0.196 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.198 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 57.153α = 90
b = 61.539β = 90
c = 75.676γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
ADSCdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
SOLVEphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Deposited Date: 2006-10-26 
  • Released Date: 2006-11-28 
    • Deposition Author(s): Arita, K., Shimizu, T.

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2006-11-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance