2caj

NikR from Helicobacter pylori in closed trans-conformation and nickel bound to 4 intermediary sites

spinqualitylabelsall models 2caj, resolution 2.35Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2caj is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Helicobacter pylori 26695. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.35Å Ligands: CL, GOL, NI Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function NIKR_HELPY Transcriptional regulator (Potential). Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The survival of Helicobacter pylori in the human stomach critically relies on the availability and use of nickel, an absolute cofactor of the important virulence determinant urease. Nickel-responsive gene regulation is mediated by HpNikR, a protein belonging to the ribbon-helix-helix family of transcriptional regulators. Unlike its homologues, HpNikR acts as both a repressor and an activator within an acid adaptation cascade. We report the crystal structure of the full-length HpNikR in a nickel-free conformation and two nickel-bound structures obtained in different conditions: Ni1-HpNikR and Ni2-HpNikR. Apo-HpNikR shows the same global fold as its bacterial homologues although with an unusual closed trans-conformation and asymmetrical quaternary arrangement. The structure of Ni1-HpNikR in the presence of nickel has two different sides, one showing nickel binding similar to that of known NikRs and the other reflecting an intermediate state. The structure of Ni2-HpNikR obtained using a shorter exposure to nickel provides another snapshot of the nickel incorporation. Altogether, the three structures have allowed us to determine the route for nickel within HpNikR and reveal the cooperativity between the tetramerization domain and the DNA-binding domain. Experiments using point mutations of HpnikR residues involved in nickel internalisation confirm that these residues are critical for HpNikR functions in vivo. Structural basis of the nickel response in Helicobacter pylori: crystal structures of HpNikR in Apo and nickel-bound states.,Dian C, Schauer K, Kapp U, McSweeney SM, Labigne A, Terradot L J Mol Biol. 2006 Aug 25;361(4):715-30. Epub 2006 Jul 7. PMID:16872629 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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