3e7l

Crystal structure of sigma54 activator NtrC4's DNA binding domain

spinqualitylabelsall models 3e7l, resolution 2.25Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3e7l is a 4 chain structure with sequence from "aquifex_aeolicus"_huber_and_stetter_2001 "aquifex aeolicus" huber and stetter 2001. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: ZN Related: 3dzd Gene: ntrC4, aq_164 ("Aquifex aeolicus" Huber and Stetter 2001) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed 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. Structure and regulatory mechanism of Aquifex aeolicus NtrC4: variability and evolution in bacterial transcriptional regulation.,Batchelor JD, Doucleff M, Lee CJ, Matsubara K, De Carlo S, Heideker J, Lamers MH, Pelton JG, Wemmer DE J Mol Biol. 2008 Dec 31;384(5):1058-75. Epub 2008 Oct 17. PMID:18955063 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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