1KAW: Single stranded DNA binding protein

Structure of single stranded DNA binding protein (SSB). Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.9 Å resolution. Released 31 Dec 1997.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.9 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli
Chains
4
Atoms
3,067
Mol. weight
57.92 kDa
Released
31 Dec 1997

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1KAW contains 4 α-helices and 26 β-strands across 4 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chains A and C: 1 helix, 7 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand5-14101
β-strand30-3671
β-strand53-5971
α-helix61-7010
β-strand76-87121
β-strand8812
β-strand97-10371
β-strand108-11141
Chains B and D: 1 helix, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand5-14101
β-strand30-3671
β-strand53-5971
α-helix61-7010
β-strand76-87121
β-strand97-10371
β-strand108-11141

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Single-stranded DNA binding proteinA, B, C, Dprotein135Escherichia coliP0AGE0 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D), FASTA
>1KAW_1 SINGLE-STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN (chains A, B, C, D)
ASRGVNKVILVGNLGQDPEVRYMPNGGAVANITLATSESWRDKATGEMKEQTEWHRVVLF
GKLAEVASEYLRKGSQVYIEGQLRTRKWTDQSGQDRYTTEVVVNVGGTMQMLGGRQGGGA
PAGGNIGGGQPQGGW

Primary citation

Crystal structure of the homo-tetrameric DNA binding domain of Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein determined by multiwavelength x-ray diffraction on the selenomethionyl protein at 2.9-A resolution. Raghunathan, S., Ricard, C.S., Lohman, T.M. et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1997) 94:6652-6657. DOI 10.1073/pnas.94.13.6652 · PubMed

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