6XL9: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Cryo-EM structure of EcmrR-RNAP-promoter initial transcribing complex with 3-nt RNA transcript (EcmrR-RPitc-3nt). Determined by electron microscopy at 2.5 Å resolution. Released 7 Apr 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.5 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Chains
10
Atoms
35,113
Mol. weight
548.4 kDa
Ligands
ZN, 118, MG
Released
7 Apr 2021

Explore 6XL9 in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6XL9 contains 180 α-helices and 239 β-strands across 7 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: 7 helices, 16 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand12-1871
β-strand23-3191
α-helix36-4712
β-strand53-6192
β-strand7413
α-helix78-858
β-strand90-9234
β-strand97-10592
β-strand108-11143
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11512
α-helix116-1172
β-strand121-12334
β-strand129-13353
β-strand139-149112
β-strand152-15325
α-helix155-1584
β-strand170-17232
β-strand175-17625
β-strand180-189101
β-strand199-20791
α-helix213-22715
α-helix229-2324
Chain B: 6 helices, 14 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand1216
β-strand17-2047
β-strand23-3197
α-helix36-4914
β-strand52-61108
β-strand7418
α-helix78-847
β-strand90-9239
β-strand97-111158
α-helix112-1143
β-strand121-12339
β-strand129-150228
β-strand152-153210
α-helix155-1606
α-helix166-1672
β-strand170-17238
β-strand175-176210
β-strand180-192137
β-strand195-207137
α-helix213-22513
Chain C: 53 helices, 95 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix11-122
β-strand13-14211
α-helix29-357
α-helix50-534
α-helix57-582
β-strand59-60212
β-strand66-751012
α-helix82-887
β-strand93-1041212
β-strand116-1281312
β-strand136-138313
β-strand141-145513
α-helix1461
β-strand147-151514
α-helix1521
β-strand154-160715
β-strand171-177715
β-strand180116
β-strand184-187415
β-strand195-198415
β-strand204-205215
α-helix208-2114
α-helix217-2248
β-strand227-231517
β-strand238-239217
α-helix243-2464
β-strand250118
β-strand268118
α-helix271-2799
β-strand285-286217
α-helix2951
β-strand296119
β-strand297117
β-strand301-302220
β-strand309-311320
β-strand316119
α-helix319-3268
β-strand332-336517
α-helix346-3505
α-helix359-37012
α-helix380-3889
β-strand396116
α-helix399-40810
α-helix422-43615
β-strand451-454414
α-helix456-4594
α-helix461-47818
α-helix489-4913
α-helix496-50813
β-strand512-514313
α-helix515-5162
α-helix520-5267
β-strand529-531314
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558121
β-strand572-574314
β-strand575121
β-strand580-581222
β-strand587-595922
β-strand598-6071022
α-helix610-6134
β-strand616-617222
β-strand623123
β-strand629123
β-strand634-638522
β-strand641-645522
β-strand652-654322
α-helix671-6733
β-strand674124
α-helix676-68510
α-helix686-6883
β-strand689125
α-helix690-6923
β-strand700-701211
α-helix705-7106
β-strand716-717226
β-strand722-727627
β-strand731-736627
β-strand748-752527
β-strand757-758228
β-strand763129
β-strand764-765228
β-strand768-769226
β-strand776-777227
β-strand782-785426
β-strand789130
β-strand794130
β-strand798-804731
β-strand816-819431
α-helix820-8234
β-strand830-8411229
β-strand849-850232
β-strand865133
β-strand870134
β-strand871133
α-helix8721
β-strand876-878329
β-strand882-884334
β-strand886-889432
α-helix897-90610
β-strand913-915332
β-strand918-919234
α-helix920-9212
β-strand925-9351129
β-strand936135
α-helix943-95715
α-helix961-97919
α-helix986-9894
α-helix1005-103632
β-strand1040135
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581329
β-strand1065-1067336
β-strand1073-1075336
β-strand1076-1080531
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1087-1088237
β-strand1093137
β-strand1096-1098331
α-helix1100-11023
β-strand1108124
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-114912
α-helix1161-11633
α-helix1166-117611
β-strand1182-1183211
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210238
β-strand1212-1213237
β-strand1220137
β-strand1225-1226238
β-strand1227-1232631
β-strand1233-1234236
β-strand1235125
α-helix1239-12424
β-strand1244-1246339
β-strand1251140
β-strand1252141
β-strand1258140
β-strand1260142
β-strand1267142
β-strand1268-1270343
α-helix1272-128110
α-helix1284-12918
α-helix1292-12965
α-helix1300-130910
α-helix1321-133111
β-strand1335-1340644
Chain D: 64 helices, 77 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand19-24644
α-helix27-326
β-strand34-37445
β-strand44146
β-strand51146
α-helix521
α-helix59-624
β-strand84147
β-strand91147
α-helix95-995
β-strand102-1121145
α-helix115-1184
α-helix1221
α-helix123-1286
α-helix132-1387
β-strand145-148448
β-strand159148
α-helix162-17110
β-strand177-179348
α-helix182-19110
α-helix194-2029
α-helix211-23020
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244745
α-helix247-2493
β-strand252-254349
β-strand260-262349
α-helix264-28522
α-helix289-30719
α-helix315-3162
β-strand317150
β-strand323150
α-helix324-3252
α-helix3371
α-helix338-3425
β-strand345-347343
β-strand350-354539
β-strand355-357351
β-strand365-369551
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-38710
α-helix394-40310
α-helix408-4158
β-strand421-424439
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-437439
β-strand438-442551
β-strand447-449351
β-strand465-469539
α-helix474-4829
β-strand485139
α-helix486-4883
β-strand491152
β-strand498152
α-helix506-5138
β-strand526-527253
α-helix530-53910
β-strand547-5561053
β-strand564-5731053
α-helix574-5796
α-helix5841
α-helix589-5913
α-helix598-61114
α-helix615-63521
α-helix645-6473
α-helix650-66516
α-helix675-70228
β-strand708154
β-strand713154
α-helix721-7277
α-helix734-7418
β-strand745155
β-strand748156
α-helix7531
β-strand754156
α-helix7551
β-strand759155
α-helix769-80436
β-strand809-811357
β-strand820-822358
β-strand825159
β-strand833159
α-helix836-8394
β-strand843160
β-strand844158
β-strand849161
β-strand856161
β-strand863160
α-helix866-8749
β-strand880-882358
β-strand894-895257
α-helix896-8994
β-strand901162
β-strand908162
α-helix909-9102
α-helix915-92410
α-helix925-9284
β-strand949-950263
β-strand956-961664
β-strand965-967363
β-strand973-975363
β-strand981-985564
β-strand991-995564
α-helix997-9982
α-helix10011
β-strand1002-1003263
β-strand1010-1011264
β-strand1018-1019263
β-strand1024-1028565
β-strand1034-1036366
β-strand1046-1047267
β-strand1060-1061267
α-helix1071-10733
β-strand1079-1081366
β-strand1087166
α-helix1088-10892
β-strand1090168
β-strand1093168
α-helix1109-11102
β-strand1120-1125665
α-helix1138-11469
β-strand1156169
β-strand1161-1165570
β-strand1174-1178570
β-strand1187-1189370
β-strand1203-1204270
β-strand1209169
α-helix1217-12237
α-helix1226-124217
α-helix1251-12599
β-strand1263-1268671
β-strand1279-1281371
α-helix1282-129211
β-strand1301-1304471
α-helix1309-13135
α-helix1319-13257
α-helix1328-133811
β-strand1341-1342244
α-helix1348-13525
α-helix1360-13623
α-helix1363-137513
Chain F: 33 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix97-1048
α-helix110-1123
α-helix113-13321
α-helix144-1463
α-helix147-1504
α-helix214-2196
α-helix221-23111
α-helix232-2354
α-helix243-25614
α-helix265-28824
α-helix299-30810
α-helix313-3164
α-helix317-3204
α-helix334-35118
α-helix355-38026
α-helix384-3907
α-helix391-3933
α-helix401-41818
α-helix421-4233
α-helix427-44519
α-helix454-47421
α-helix477-4793
α-helix480-4878
α-helix491-4977
α-helix503-5042
β-strand505-506249
β-strand510172
β-strand518172
α-helix519-5213
β-strand524141
α-helix528-5303
α-helix531-54717
α-helix553-56311
α-helix573-5808
α-helix584-59714
α-helix604-6063
α-helix608-6103
Chain G: 9 helices, 16 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3173
α-helix4-107
α-helix15-2410
β-strand31-32273
β-strand39-40273
α-helix43-5614
α-helix62-709
α-helix76-10934
β-strand117-121574
β-strand124-1331074
α-helix136-15217
β-strand159174
β-strand165-169574
β-strand179-187974
β-strand194175
β-strand197175
β-strand198-202574
β-strand205-213974
α-helix216-2183
α-helix220-23213
β-strand235-237376
β-strand242-247674
α-helix255-2573
β-strand259-265774
β-strand266-268376
Chain H: 8 helices, 17 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3177
α-helix4-118
α-helix15-2410
β-strand31-32277
β-strand39-40277
α-helix46-5611
α-helix62-687
α-helix77-10832
β-strand117-121578
β-strand124-1331078
α-helix137-15317
β-strand159179
β-strand165-169578
β-strand179-186878
β-strand187179
β-strand194180
β-strand197180
β-strand198-202578
β-strand205-213978
α-helix219-23214
β-strand236-237281
β-strand242-247678
α-helix255-2573
β-strand259-265778
β-strand266-267281

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alphaA, Bprotein329Escherichia coli O157:H7P0A7Z4 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaCprotein1342Escherichia coli O157:H7P0A8V2 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'Dprotein1407Escherichia coli O157:H7P0A8T7 (AlphaFold model)
RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoDFprotein613Escherichia coli O157:H7P00579 (AlphaFold model)
synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER)NDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
RNA (5'-d(*(gtp))-r(p*ap*g)-3')RRNA3Escherichia coli O157:H7
synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER)TDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
MerR family transcriptional regulator EcmrRG, Hprotein268Escherichia coli O157:H7A0A8I3B050
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>6XL9_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains A, B)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA
>6XL9_2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta (chains C)
MVYSYTEKKRIRKDFGKRPQVLDVPYLLSIQLDSFQKFIEQDPEGQYGLEAAFRSVFPIQ
SYSGNSELQYVSYRLGEPVFDVQECQIRGVTYSAPLRVKLRLVIYEREAPEGTVKDIKEQ
EVYMGEIPLMTDNGTFVINGTERVIVSQLHRSPGVFFDSDKGKTHSSGKVLYNARIIPYR
GSWLDFEFDPKDNLFVRIDRRRKLPATIILRALNYTTEQILDLFFEKVIFEIRDNKLQME
LVPERLRGETASFDIEANGKVYVEKGRRITARHIRQLEKDDVKLIEVPVEYIAGKVVAKD
YIDESTGELICAANMELSLDLLAKLSQSGHKRIETLFTNDLDHGPYISETLRVDPTNDRL
SALVEIYRMMRPGEPPTREAAESLFENLFFSEDRYDLSAVGRMKFNRSLLREEIEGSGIL
SKDDIIDVMKKLIDIRNGKGEVDDIDHLGNRRIRSVGEMAENQFRVGLVRVERAVKERLS
LGDLDTLMPQDMINAKPISAAVKEFFGSSQLSQFMDQNNPLSEITHKRRISALGPGGLTR
ERAGFEVRDVHPTHYGRVCPIETPEGPNIGLINSLSVYAQTNEYGFLETPYRKVTDGVVT
DEIHYLSAIEEGNYVIAQANSNLDEEGHFVEDLVTCRSKGESSLFSRDQVDYMDVSTQQV
VSVGASLIPFLEHDDANRALMGANMQRQAVPTLRADKPLVGTGMERAVAVDSGVTAVAKR
GGVVQYVDASRIVIKVNEDEMYPGEAGIDIYNLTKYTRSNQNTCINQMPCVSLGEPVERG
DVLADGPSTDLGELALGQNMRVAFMPWNGYNFEDSILVSERVVQEDRFTTIHIQELACVS
RDTKLGPEEITADIPNVGEAALSKLDESGIVYIGAEVTGGDILVGKVTPKGETQLTPEEK
LLRAIFGEKASDVKDSSLRVPNGVSGTVIDVQVFTRDGVEKDKRALEIEEMQLKQAKKDL
SEELQILEAGLFSRIRAVLVAGGVEAEKLDKLPRDRWLELGLTDEEKQNQLEQLAEQYDE
LKHEFEKKLEAKRRKITQGDDLAPGVLKIVKVYLAVKRRIQPGDKMAGRHGNKGVISKIN
PIEDMPYDENGTPVDIVLNPLGVPSRMNIGQILETHLGMAAKGIGDKINAMLKQQQEVAK
LREFIQRAYDLGADVRQKVDLSTFSDEEVMRLAENLRKGMPIATPVFDGAKEAEIKELLK
LGDLPTSGQIRLYDGRTGEQFERPVTVGYMYMLKLNHLVDDKMHARSTGSYSLVTQQPLG
GKAQFGGQRFGEMEVWALEAYGAAYTLQEMLTVKSDDVNGRTKMYKNIVDGNHQMEPGMP
ESFNVLLKEIRSLGINIELEDE
Sequence of entity 3 (D), FASTA
>6XL9_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' (chains D)
MKDLLKFLKAQTKTEEFDAIKIALASPDMIRSWSFGEVKKPETINYRTFKPERDGLFCAR
IFGPVKDYECLCGKYKRLKHRGVICEKCGVEVTQTKVRRERMGHIELASPTAHIWFLKSL
PSRIGLLLDMPLRDIERVLYFESYVVIEGGMTNLERQQILTEEQYLDALEEFGDEFDAKM
GAEAIQALLKSMDLEQECEQLREELNETNSETKRKKLTKRIKLLEAFVQSGNKPEWMILT
VLPVLPPDLRPLVPLDGGRFATSDLNDLYRRVINRNNRLKRLLDLAAPDIIVRNEKRMLQ
EAVDALLDNGRRGRAITGSNKRPLKSLADMIKGKQGRFRQNLLGKRVDYSGRSVITVGPY
LRLHQCGLPKKMALELFKPFIYGKLELRGLATTIKAAKKMVEREEAVVWDILDEVIREHP
VLLNRAPTLHRLGIQAFEPVLIEGKAIQLHPLVCAAYNADFDGDQMAVHVPLTLEAQLEA
RALMMSTNNILSPANGEPIIVPSQDVVLGLYYMTRDCVNAKGEGMVLTGPKEAERLYRSG
LASLHARVKVRITEYEKDANGELVAKTSLKDTTVGRAILWMIVPKGLPYSIVNQALGKKA
ISKMLNTCYRILGLKPTVIFADQIMYTGFAYAARSGASVGIDDMVIPEKKHEIISEAEAE
VAEIQEQFQSGLVTAGERYNKVIDIWAAANDRVSKAMMDNLQTETVINRDGQEEKQVSFN
SIYMMADSGARGSAAQIRQLAGMRGLMAKPDGSIIETPITANFREGLNVLQYFISTHGAR
KGLADTALKTANSGYLTRRLVDVAQDLVVTEDDCGTHEGIMMTPVIEGGDVKEPLRDRVL
GRVTAEDVLKPGTADILVPRNTLLHEQWCDLLEENSVDAVKVRSVVSCDTDFGVCAHCYG
RDLARGHIINKGEAIGVIAAQSIGEPGTQLTMRTFHIGGAASRAAAESSIQVKNKGSIKL
SNVKSVVNSSGKLVITSRNTELKLIDEFGRTKESYKVPYGAVLAKGDGEQVAGGETVANW
DPHTMPVITEVSGFVRFTDMIDGQTITRQTDELTGLSSLVVLDSAERTAGGKDLRPALKI
VDAQGNDVLIPGTDMPAQYFLPGKAIVQLEDGVQISSGDTLARIPQESGGTKDITGGLPR
VADLFEARRPKEPAILAEISGIVSFGKETKGKRRLVITPVDGSDPYEEMIPKWRQLNVFE
GERVERGDVISDGPEAPHDILRLRGVHAVTRYIVNEVQDVYRLQGVKINDKHIEVIVRQM
LRKATIVNAGSSDFLEGEQVEYSRVKIANRELEANGKVGATYSRDLLGITKASLATESFI
SAASFQETTRVLTEAAVAGKRDELRGLKENVIVGRLIPAGTGYAYHQDRMRRRAAGEAPA
APQVTAEDASASLAELLNAGLGGSDNE
Sequence of entity 4 (F), FASTA
>6XL9_4 RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (chains F)
MEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAP
DADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIA
KRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATH
VGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGR
SHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKK
NFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKD
INRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFE
YRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTP
EELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESL
RAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRH
PSRSEVLRSFLDD
Sequence of entity 5 (N), FASTA
>6XL9_5 synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains N)
GCCTTGACCCTCCCCTAAGGGGAGGGTTTAGATTGTGTGCAGTCTGACGCGGCG
Sequence of entity 6 (R), FASTA
>6XL9_6 RNA (5'-D(*(GTP))-R(P*AP*G)-3') (chains R)
GAG
Sequence of entity 7 (T), FASTA
>6XL9_7 synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains T)
CGCCGCGTCAGACTCGTAGGAATCTAAACCCTCCCCTTAGGGGAGGGTCAAGGC
Sequence of entity 8 (G, H), FASTA
>6XL9_8 MerR family transcriptional regulator EcmrR (chains G, H)
SQIGLFSKICRVTIKTLHYYNKIGLLVPAYINPDNGYRFYTSDQLMKFHQIASLRQLGFT
ITEIVTLTQDENSCHIIERRRLEIQKQIRDMADMLSRINHYLQHKKKERIMLYQAALKEI
PECIVYSKRFIVPDFSSYIKLIPPIGQEVMKANPGLTLTTPAYCFTLYHDKEYKEKNMDV
EFCEAVNDFGKNEGNIIFQVIPAITAVTVIHKGPYDSLRNAYIYLMQWVEDNGYLLTNSP
RESYIDGIWNKQDSAEWMTEIQFPVEKV

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn2
118Tetraphenylantimonium ionC24 H20 Sb3
MGMagnesium ionMg2

Primary citation

Structural visualization of transcription activated by a multidrug-sensing MerR family regulator. Yang, Y., Liu, C., Zhou, W. et al. Nat Commun (2021) 12:2702-2702. DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-22990-8 · PubMed

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