3GIE

Crystal structure of DesKC_H188E in complex with AMP-PCP


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 

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Literature

Structural plasticity and catalysis regulation of a thermosensor histidine kinase

Albanesi, D.Martin, M.Trajtenberg, F.Mansilla, M.C.Haouz, A.Alzari, P.M.de Mendoza, D.Buschiazzo, A.

(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106: 16185-16190

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0906699106
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3EHF, 3EHH, 3EHJ, 3GIE, 3GIF, 3GIG

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Temperature sensing is essential for the survival of living cells. A major challenge is to understand how a biological thermometer processes thermal information to optimize cellular functions. Using structural and biochemical approaches, we show that the thermosensitive histidine kinase, DesK, from Bacillus subtilis is cold-activated through specific interhelical rearrangements in its central four-helix bundle domain. As revealed by the crystal structures of DesK in different functional states, the plasticity of this helical domain influences the catalytic activities of the protein, either by modifying the mobility of the ATP-binding domains for autokinase activity or by modulating binding of the cognate response regulator to sustain the phosphotransferase and phosphatase activities. The structural and biochemical data suggest a model in which the transmembrane sensor domain of DesK promotes these structural changes through conformational signals transmitted by the membrane-connecting two-helical coiled-coil, ultimately controlling the alternation between output autokinase and phosphatase activities. The structural comparison of the different DesK variants indicates that incoming signals can take the form of helix rotations and asymmetric helical bends similar to those reported for other sensing systems, suggesting that a similar switching mechanism could be operational in a wide range of sensor histidine kinases.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biochimie Structurale and Plateforme de Cristallogenèse et Diffraction de Rayons X, URA 2185 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris 75015, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Sensor histidine kinase desK
A, B
218Bacillus subtilisMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: yocF
EC: 2.7.13.3
UniProt
Find proteins for O34757 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
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Go to UniProtKB:  O34757
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UniProt GroupO34757
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.65 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.194 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.199 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 99.89α = 90
b = 94.05β = 90.02
c = 44.62γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
MAR345dtbdata collection
XDSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-09-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2015-02-18
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description