1q0a | pdb_00001q0a

Crystal structure of the Zn(II) form of E. coli ZntR, a zinc-sensing transcriptional regulator (space group C222)

spinqualitylabelsall models 1q0a, resolution 2.00Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1q0a is a 2 chain structure with sequence from "bacillus_coli"_migula_1895 "bacillus coli" migula 1895. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: SO4, ZN Related: 1q08, 1q09 Gene: ZNTR ("Bacillus coli" Migula 1895) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [ZNTR_ECOLI] Zinc-responsive transcriptional regulator of zntA. 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 earliest of a series of copper efflux genes in Escherichia coli are controlled by CueR, a member of the MerR family of transcriptional activators. Thermodynamic calibration of CueR reveals a zeptomolar (10(-21) molar) sensitivity to free Cu+, which is far less than one atom per cell. Atomic details of this extraordinary sensitivity and selectivity for +1transition-metal ions are revealed by comparing the crystal structures of CueR and a Zn2+-sensing homolog, ZntR. An unusual buried metal-receptor site in CueR restricts the metal to a linear, two-coordinate geometry and uses helix-dipole and hydrogen-bonding interactions to enhance metal binding. This binding mode is rare among metalloproteins but well suited for an ultrasensitive genetic switch. Molecular basis of metal-ion selectivity and zeptomolar sensitivity by CueR.,Changela A, Chen K, Xue Y, Holschen J, Outten CE, O'Halloran TV, Mondragon A Science. 2003 Sep 5;301(5638):1383-7. PMID:12958362 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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