3E7L

Crystal structure of sigma54 activator NtrC4's DNA binding domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

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Literature

Structure and regulatory mechanism of Aquifex aeolicus NtrC4: variability and evolution in bacterial transcriptional regulation.

Batchelor, J.D.Doucleff, M.Lee, C.J.Matsubara, K.De Carlo, S.Heideker, J.Lamers, M.H.Pelton, J.G.Wemmer, D.E.

(2008) J Mol Biol 384: 1058-1075

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.10.024
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3DZD, 3E7L

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Genetic changes lead gradually to altered protein function, making deduction of the molecular basis for activity from a sequence difficult. Comparative studies provide insights into the functional consequences of specific changes. Here we present structural and biochemical studies of NtrC4, a sigma-54 activator from Aquifex aeolicus, and compare it with NtrC1 (a paralog) and NtrC (a homolog from Salmonella enterica) to provide insight into how a substantial change in regulatory mechanism may have occurred. Activity assays show that assembly of NtrC4's active oligomer is repressed by the N-terminal receiver domain, and that BeF3- addition (mimicking phosphorylation) removes this repression. Observation of assembly without activation for NtrC4 indicates that it is much less strongly repressed than NtrC1. The crystal structure of the unactivated receiver-ATPase domain combination shows a partially disrupted interface. NMR structures of the regulatory domain show that its activation mechanism is very similar to that of NtrC1. The crystal structure of the NtrC4 DNA-binding domain shows that it is dimeric and more similar in structure to NtrC than NtrC1. Electron microscope images of the ATPase-DNA-binding domain combination show formation of oligomeric rings. Sequence alignments provide insights into the distribution of activation mechanisms in this family of proteins.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Graduate Group in Biophysics, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Transcriptional regulator (NtrC family)
A, B, C, D
63Aquifex aeolicusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ntrC4aq_164
UniProt
Find proteins for O66551 (Aquifex aeolicus (strain VF5))
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Go to UniProtKB:  O66551
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupO66551
Sequence Annotations
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.25 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 41.239α = 90
b = 55.866β = 93.39
c = 62.338γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
ADSCdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling
SOLVEphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-11-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations