2Z4R

Crystal structure of domain III from the Thermotoga maritima replication initiation protein DnaA


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.264 
  • R-Value Work: 0.231 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.232 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

A Common Mechanism for the ATP-DnaA-dependent Formation of Open Complexes at the Replication Origin

Ozaki, S.Kawakami, H.Nakamura, K.Fujikawa, N.Kagawa, W.Park, S.-Y.Yokoyama, S.Kurumizaka, H.Katayama, T.

(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 8351-8362

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M708684200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2Z4R, 2Z4S

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Initiation of chromosomal replication and its cell cycle-coordinated regulation bear crucial and fundamental mechanisms in most cellular organisms. Escherichia coli DnaA protein forms a homomultimeric complex with the replication origin (oriC). ATP-DnaA multimers unwind the duplex within the oriC unwinding element (DUE). In this study, structural analyses suggested that several residues exposed in the central pore of the putative structure of DnaA multimers could be important for unwinding. Using mutation analyses, we found that, of these candidate residues, DnaA Val-211 and Arg-245 are prerequisites for initiation in vivo and in vitro. Whereas DnaA V211A and R245A proteins retained normal affinities for ATP/ADP and DNA and activity for the ATP-specific conformational change of the initiation complex in vitro, oriC complexes of these mutant proteins were inactive in DUE unwinding and in binding to the single-stranded DUE. Unlike oriC complexes including ADP-DnaA or the mutant DnaA, ATP-DnaA-oriC complexes specifically bound the upper strand of single-stranded DUE. Specific T-rich sequences within the strand were required for binding. The corresponding conserved residues of the DnaA ortholog in Thermotoga maritima, an ancient eubacterium, were also required for DUE unwinding, consistent with the idea that the mechanism and regulation for DUE unwinding can be evolutionarily conserved. These findings provide novel insights into mechanisms for pore-mediated origin unwinding, ATP/ADP-dependent regulation, and helicase loading of the initiation complex.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Chromosomal replication initiator protein dnaA
A, B, C
440Thermotoga maritimaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: dnaA
UniProt
Find proteins for P46798 (Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P46798
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP46798
Sequence Annotations
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.264 
  • R-Value Work: 0.231 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.232 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 133.335α = 90
b = 221.787β = 106.13
c = 55.601γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
MOLREPphasing
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-02-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description