3GLF: Ecoli Clamp Loader

Crystal Structure of the Ecoli Clamp Loader Bound to Primer-Template DNA. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.39 Å resolution. Released 26 May 2009.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.39 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli
Chains
14
Atoms
28,758
Mol. weight
434.03 kDa
Ligands
BEF, ZN, MG, ADP
Released
26 May 2009

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

3GLF contains 228 α-helices and 78 β-strands across 10 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.

Chain A: 18 helices, 9 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-431
α-helix6-127
β-strand20-2561
α-helix28-4316
β-strand49-5131
β-strand5411
β-strand78-8361
α-helix93-1008
β-strand108-11471
α-helix115-1184
α-helix119-1224
α-helix126-1294
β-strand134-13961
α-helix140-1423
α-helix147-15711
β-strand161-16222
α-helix164-17411
α-helix178-19114
β-strand196-19722
α-helix199-2035
α-helix214-22310
α-helix226-23813
α-helix243-26321
α-helix269-2768
α-helix282-29211
α-helix297-31317
α-helix320-33011
Chain B: 24 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-94
α-helix22-3312
β-strand40-4453
α-helix51-6313
α-helix77-848
β-strand90-9453
α-helix101-1077
α-helix108-1103
α-helix114-1152
β-strand121-12663
α-helix128-1303
α-helix133-14412
β-strand150-15563
α-helix159-1613
α-helix164-1674
β-strand171-17443
α-helix175-1795
α-helix180-19314
β-strand197-19824
α-helix200-20910
α-helix214-22714
β-strand231-23224
α-helix234-24310
α-helix248-25710
α-helix261-27414
α-helix278-29417
α-helix299-3013
α-helix307-31812
α-helix322-33817
α-helix345-35814
α-helix364-3674
Chain C: 24 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-94
α-helix15-173
α-helix22-3312
β-strand40-4455
α-helix51-6313
α-helix77-837
β-strand90-9455
α-helix101-1099
α-helix114-1152
β-strand121-12665
α-helix128-1303
α-helix133-14412
β-strand150-15675
α-helix164-1674
β-strand171-17445
α-helix175-1795
α-helix180-19314
β-strand19816
α-helix200-20910
α-helix214-22815
β-strand23216
α-helix234-2418
α-helix243-2453
α-helix247-25711
α-helix261-27313
α-helix278-29720
α-helix299-3013
α-helix310-31910
α-helix322-33817
α-helix345-35814
α-helix364-3674
Chain D: 26 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-94
α-helix15-173
α-helix22-3413
β-strand40-4457
α-helix51-6313
α-helix77-837
β-strand90-9457
α-helix101-1099
α-helix114-1152
β-strand121-12667
α-helix128-1303
α-helix133-14412
β-strand150-15677
α-helix159-1613
α-helix164-1685
β-strand171-17447
α-helix175-1795
α-helix180-19314
β-strand19818
α-helix200-21011
α-helix214-22714
β-strand23218
α-helix234-2407
α-helix243-2453
α-helix247-25711
α-helix261-27414
α-helix278-29518
α-helix299-3013
α-helix304-3063
α-helix310-31910
α-helix322-33716
α-helix339-3413
α-helix346-35712
Chain E: 21 helices, 9 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-73
α-helix8-2013
β-strand26-3169
α-helix37-4913
β-strand54110
β-strand57110
α-helix63-697
β-strand76-7949
β-strand88111
α-helix90-9910
β-strand110-11459
α-helix117-1193
β-strand120111
α-helix122-13312
β-strand139-14579
α-helix148-1503
α-helix153-1564
β-strand160-16459
α-helix165-1673
α-helix169-1768
α-helix184-19310
α-helix200-2067
α-helix209-22618
α-helix230-2323
α-helix233-2364
α-helix241-25818
α-helix271-28010
α-helix283-30220
α-helix308-32316
α-helix327-3304
Chain F: 18 helices, 9 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-4312
α-helix6-127
β-strand20-25612
α-helix28-4316
β-strand49-51312
β-strand54112
β-strand78-83612
α-helix93-1008
β-strand108-114712
α-helix115-1184
α-helix119-1224
α-helix125-1273
β-strand134-139612
α-helix140-1423
α-helix147-15711
β-strand161-162213
α-helix164-17411
α-helix178-19114
β-strand196-197213
α-helix199-2035
α-helix214-22310
α-helix226-23813
α-helix243-26321
α-helix269-2768
α-helix282-29211
α-helix295-31319
α-helix320-33011
Chain G: 26 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix-8--45
α-helix3-53
α-helix6-94
α-helix22-3312
β-strand40-44514
α-helix51-6111
α-helix77-848
β-strand90-94514
α-helix101-1077
α-helix108-1103
α-helix114-1152
β-strand121-126614
α-helix128-1303
α-helix133-14412
β-strand150-155614
α-helix159-1613
α-helix164-1674
β-strand171-174414
α-helix175-1795
α-helix180-19314
β-strand198115
α-helix200-20910
α-helix214-22714
β-strand232115
α-helix234-24310
α-helix248-25710
α-helix261-27313
α-helix278-29417
α-helix299-3013
α-helix307-31812
α-helix322-33817
α-helix345-35814
α-helix364-3674
Chain H: 26 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-94
α-helix15-173
α-helix22-3312
β-strand40-44516
α-helix51-6313
α-helix77-837
β-strand90-94516
α-helix101-1099
α-helix114-1152
β-strand121-126616
α-helix128-1303
α-helix133-1386
α-helix140-1445
β-strand150-156716
α-helix159-1613
α-helix164-1674
β-strand171-174416
α-helix175-1795
α-helix180-19314
β-strand198117
α-helix200-20910
α-helix214-22815
β-strand232117
α-helix234-2418
α-helix243-2453
α-helix247-25711
α-helix261-27313
α-helix278-29720
α-helix299-3013
α-helix310-31910
α-helix322-33817
α-helix345-35814
α-helix364-3674

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA polymerase III subunit deltaA, Fprotein343Escherichia coliP28630 (AlphaFold model)
DNA polymerase III subunit tauB, C, D, G, H, Iprotein395Escherichia coliP06710 (AlphaFold model)
DNA polymerase III subunit delta'E, Jprotein334Escherichia coliP28631 (AlphaFold model)
DNA (5'-d(*tp*tp*tp*tp*tp*tp*ap*tp*ap*gp*gp*cp*cp*ap*g)-3')K, MDNA15
DNA (5'-d(*cp*tp*gp*gp*cp*cp*tp*ap*tp*a)-3')L, NDNA10
Sequence of entity 1 (A, F), FASTA
>3GLF_1 DNA polymerase III subunit delta (chains A, F)
MIRLYPEQLRAQLNEGLRAAYLLLGNDPLLLQESQDAVRQVAAAQGFEEHHTFSIDPNTD
WNAIFSLCQAMSLFASRQTLLLLLPENGPNAAINEQLLTLTGLLHDDLLLIVRGNKLSKA
QENAAWFTALANRSVQVTCQTPEQAQLPRWVAARAKQLNLELDDAANQVLCYCYEGNLLA
LAQALERLSLLWPDGKLTLPRVEQAVNDAAHFTPFHWVDALLMGKSKRALHILQQLRLEG
SEPVILLRTLQRELLLLVNLKRQSAHTPLRALFDKHRVWQNRRGMMGEALNRLSQTQLRQ
AVQLLTRTELTLKQDYGQSVWAELEGLSLLLCHKPLADVFIDG
Sequence of entity 2 (B, C, D, G, H, I), FASTA
>3GLF_2 DNA polymerase III subunit tau (chains B, C, D, G, H, I)
MGSSHHHHHHSSGLEVLFQGPHMSYQVLARKWRPQTFADVVGQEHVLTALANGLSLGRIH
HAYLFSGTRGVGKTSIARLLAKGLNCETGITATPCGVCDNCREIEQGRFVDLIEIDAASR
TKVEDTRDLLDNVQYAPARGRFKVYLIDEVHMLSRHSFNALLKTLEEPPEHVKFLLATTD
PQKLPVTILSRCLQFHLKALDVEQIRHQLEHILNEEHIAHEPRALQLLARAAEGSLRDAL
SLTDQAIASGDGQVSTQAVSAMLGTLDDDQALSLVEAMVEANGERVMALINEAAARGIEW
EALLVEMLGLLHRIAMVQLSPAALGNDMAAIELRMRELARTIPPTDIQLYYQTLLIGRKE
LPYAPDRRMGVEMTLLRALAFHPRMPLPEPEVPRQ
Sequence of entity 3 (E, J), FASTA
>3GLF_3 DNA polymerase III subunit delta' (chains E, J)
MRWYPWLRPDFEKLVASYQAGRGHHALLIQALPGMGDDALIYALSRYLLCQQPQGHKSCG
HCRGCQLMQAGTHPDYYTLAPEKGKNTLGVDAVREVTEKLNEHARLGGAKVVWVTDAALL
TDAAANALLKTLEEPPAETWFFLATREPERLLATLRSRCRLHYLAPPPEQYAVTWLSREV
TMSQDALLAALRLSAGSPGAALALFQGDNWQARETLCQALAYSVPSGDWYSLLAALNHEQ
APARLHWLATLLMDALKRHHGAAQVTNVDVPGLVAELANHLSPSRLQAILGDVCHIREQL
MSVTGINRELLITDLLLRIEHYLQPGVVLPVPHL
Sequence of entity 4 (K, M), FASTA
>3GLF_4 DNA (5'-D(*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*AP*TP*AP*GP*GP*CP*CP*AP*G)-3') (chains K, M)
TTTTTTATAGGCCAG
Sequence of entity 5 (L, N), FASTA
>3GLF_5 DNA (5'-D(*CP*TP*GP*GP*CP*CP*TP*AP*TP*A)-3') (chains L, N)
CTGGCCTATA

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
BEFBeryllium trifluoride ionBe F36
ZNZinc ionZn8
MGMagnesium ionMg6
ADPAdenosine-5'-diphosphateC10 H15 N5 O10 P26

Primary citation

The mechanism of ATP-dependent primer-template recognition by a clamp loader complex. Simonetta, K.R., Kazmirski, S.L., Goedken, E.R. et al. Cell (2009) 137:659-671. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2009.03.044 · PubMed

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