3OMY

Crystal structure of the pED208 TraM N-terminal domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.173 
  • R-Value Work: 0.150 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.151 

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Literature

Structural basis of cooperative DNA recognition by the plasmid conjugation factor, TraM.

Wong, J.J.Lu, J.Edwards, R.A.Frost, L.S.Glover, J.N.

(2011) Nucleic Acids Res 39: 6775-6788

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkr296
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3OMY, 3ON0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The conjugative transfer of F-like plasmids such as F, R1, R100 and pED208, between bacterial cells requires TraM, a plasmid-encoded DNA-binding protein. TraM tetramers bridge the origin of transfer (oriT) to a key component of the conjugative pore, the coupling protein TraD. Here we show that TraM recognizes a high-affinity DNA-binding site, sbmA, as a cooperative dimer of tetramers. The crystal structure of the TraM-sbmA complex from the plasmid pED208 shows that binding cooperativity is mediated by DNA kinking and unwinding, without any direct contact between tetramers. Sequence-specific DNA recognition is carried out by TraM's N-terminal ribbon-helix-helix (RHH) domains, which bind DNA in a staggered arrangement. We demonstrate that both DNA-binding specificity, as well as selective interactions between TraM and the C-terminal tail of its cognate TraD mediate conjugation specificity within the F-like family of plasmids. The ability of TraM to cooperatively bind DNA without interaction between tetramers leaves the C-terminal TraM tetramerization domains free to make multiple interactions with TraD, driving recruitment of the plasmid to the conjugative pore.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Systems Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Protein traM
A, B
52Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: traM
UniProt
Find proteins for P33788 (Escherichia coli)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P33788
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UniProt GroupP33788
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.173 
  • R-Value Work: 0.150 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.151 
  • Space Group: P 41 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 54.069α = 90
b = 54.069β = 90
c = 67.268γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Blu-Icedata collection
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-05-25
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-09-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description