6GZ0

Crystal Structure of the LeuO Effector Binding Domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.52 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.193 
  • R-Value Work: 0.167 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.168 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Characterization of the pleiotropic LysR-type transcription regulator LeuO of Escherichia coli.

Fragel, S.M.Montada, A.Heermann, R.Baumann, U.Schacherl, M.Schnetz, K.

(2019) Nucleic Acids Res 47: 7363-7379

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz506
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6GZ0, 6GZ1, 6GZ2

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    LeuO is a pleiotropic LysR-type transcriptional regulator (LTTR) and co-regulator of the abundant nucleoid-associated repressor protein H-NS in Gammaproteobacteria. As other LTTRs, LeuO is a tetramer that is formed by dimerization of the N-terminal DNA-binding domain (DBD) and C-terminal effector-binding domain (EBD). To characterize the Escherichia coli LeuO protein, we screened for LeuO mutants that activate the cas (CRISPR-associated/Cascade) promoter more effectively than wild-type LeuO. This yielded nine mutants carrying amino acid substitutions in the dimerization interface of the regulatory EBD, as shown by solving the EBD's crystal structure. Superimposing of the crystal structures of LeuO-EBD and LeuO-S120D-EBD suggests that the Ser120 to Asp substitution triggers a structural change that is related to effector-induced structural changes of LTTRs. Corresponding functional analyses demonstrated that LeuO-S120D has a higher DNA-binding affinity than wild-type LeuO. Further, a palindromic DNA-binding core-site and a consensus sequence were identified by DNase I footprinting with LeuO-S120D as well as with the dimeric DBD. The data suggest that LeuO-S120D mimics an effector-induced form of LeuO regulating a distinct set of target loci. In general, constitutive mutants and determining the DNA-binding specificity of the DBD-dimer are feasible approaches to characterize LTTRs of unknown function.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HTH-type transcriptional regulator LeuO215Escherichia coli K-12Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: leuOb0076JW0075
UniProt
Find proteins for P10151 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P10151
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UniProt GroupP10151
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.52 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.193 
  • R-Value Work: 0.167 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.168 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 63.62α = 90
b = 61.22β = 106.24
c = 56.54γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
DIALSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
German Research FoundationGermanySCHN371/10-2
German Research FoundationGermanySCHN371/11-1

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-06-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-06-26
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-08-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description