6XLJ: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Cryo-EM structure of EcmrR-RNAP-promoter initial transcribing complex with 4-nt RNA transcript (EcmrR-RPitc-4nt). Determined by electron microscopy at 2.7 Å resolution. Released 7 Apr 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.7 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Chains
11
Atoms
35,902
Mol. weight
562.05 kDa
Ligands
ZN, MG, 118, 1N7
Released
7 Apr 2021

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

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6XLJ contains 207 α-helices and 254 β-strands across 8 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-strand12-1761
β-strand23-3191
α-helix35-5016
β-strand52-61102
β-strand7413
α-helix78-858
β-strand90-9234
β-strand97-10592
β-strand108-11143
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11512
β-strand121-12334
β-strand129-13353
β-strand139-150122
β-strand152-15325
α-helix166-1672
β-strand171-17222
α-helix173-1742
β-strand175-17625
β-strand180-189101
β-strand199-20791
α-helix213-22715
α-helix229-2335
Chain B: 6 helices, 16 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand17-2046
β-strand23-3196
α-helix321
α-helix35-4915
β-strand52-61107
β-strand7418
α-helix78-869
β-strand90-9239
β-strand97-10487
β-strand108-11148
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11517
β-strand121-12339
β-strand129-13358
β-strand140-150117
β-strand152-153210
α-helix155-1584
β-strand170-17237
β-strand175-176210
β-strand180-192136
β-strand195-207136
α-helix213-22816
Chain C: 62 helices, 98 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand13-14211
α-helix19-202
α-helix29-3911
α-helix48-569
β-strand59-60212
β-strand66-751012
α-helix82-887
β-strand93-1051312
β-strand114-1281512
β-strand130113
β-strand136-138313
β-strand141-145513
α-helix1461
β-strand147-151514
α-helix1521
β-strand154-161815
β-strand170-177815
β-strand180116
β-strand184-188515
β-strand194-198515
β-strand204-205215
α-helix207-2126
α-helix217-2248
β-strand227-231517
β-strand238-240317
α-helix243-2464
β-strand250118
β-strand256119
β-strand261119
α-helix2671
β-strand268118
α-helix2691
α-helix271-2799
β-strand284-286317
α-helix289-2924
β-strand296120
β-strand297117
β-strand301121
β-strand311121
β-strand316120
α-helix319-3268
β-strand332-336517
α-helix346-3538
α-helix359-37012
α-helix375-3773
α-helix378-38811
β-strand396116
α-helix398-40811
α-helix422-43615
β-strand451-454414
α-helix456-47924
α-helix489-4913
α-helix495-50814
β-strand512-514313
α-helix515-5162
α-helix520-5278
β-strand529-531314
α-helix550-5512
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558122
β-strand572-574314
β-strand575122
β-strand576123
β-strand580-581224
β-strand587-594824
β-strand598125
β-strand599-607924
β-strand616-617224
β-strand623126
β-strand628125
β-strand629126
β-strand633-637524
β-strand642-646524
β-strand652-654324
β-strand662123
α-helix665-6673
α-helix671-6733
α-helix676-68510
β-strand689127
α-helix690-6912
β-strand700-701211
α-helix705-7117
β-strand716-717228
β-strand722-728729
β-strand731-736629
α-helix741-7422
β-strand748-752529
β-strand757-758230
β-strand763131
β-strand764-765230
β-strand768-769228
β-strand776-777229
β-strand782-785428
β-strand789-790232
β-strand793-794232
β-strand797-804833
β-strand815-818433
α-helix821-8244
β-strand830-8411231
β-strand842-843234
β-strand846-847234
β-strand849-850235
α-helix861-8633
β-strand865136
β-strand870137
β-strand871136
α-helix8721
β-strand876-877231
β-strand882-884337
β-strand886-889435
α-helix897-90610
α-helix909-9113
β-strand913-915335
β-strand918-919237
α-helix920-9212
β-strand926-9351031
β-strand936138
α-helix940-9412
α-helix943-97937
α-helix994-9985
α-helix1007-103630
α-helix10391
β-strand1040138
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581331
α-helix1059-10602
β-strand1065-1067333
β-strand1074-1079633
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1087139
β-strand1093139
β-strand1096-1098333
α-helix1100-11023
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-114912
α-helix1166-117510
β-strand1182-1183211
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210233
β-strand1213139
β-strand1220139
β-strand1225-12341033
β-strand1235127
α-helix1239-12424
β-strand1244140
β-strand1251141
β-strand1252142
α-helix12571
β-strand1258141
α-helix12591
α-helix1262-12643
β-strand1268-1270343
α-helix1272-12809
α-helix1284-12918
α-helix1292-12965
α-helix1298-130912
α-helix1321-133010
α-helix1331-13333
β-strand1335-1337344
β-strand1340145
Chain D: 72 helices, 87 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand19145
β-strand20-21246
β-strand22-24344
α-helix27-337
β-strand34-37447
β-strand44148
α-helix501
β-strand51148
α-helix521
α-helix59-624
β-strand66149
β-strand69149
β-strand84150
β-strand91150
α-helix95-995
β-strand102-1121147
α-helix114-1185
α-helix1221
α-helix123-1286
α-helix132-1398
β-strand144-148551
β-strand159-160251
α-helix162-17211
β-strand177-179351
α-helix182-1909
α-helix194-20512
α-helix211-22919
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244747
α-helix247-2493
β-strand253-254252
β-strand260-262352
α-helix264-28522
α-helix289-30719
α-helix315-3162
β-strand317153
β-strand323153
α-helix327-3304
α-helix3371
α-helix338-3425
β-strand345-347343
β-strand350-354540
β-strand355-356254
β-strand365-369554
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-38710
α-helix394-40310
α-helix406-41510
β-strand421-424440
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-437440
β-strand438-442554
β-strand447-448254
α-helix451-4533
α-helix454-4574
β-strand465-469540
α-helix474-4829
β-strand485140
β-strand491155
β-strand498155
α-helix504-51310
β-strand526-527256
α-helix530-53910
β-strand547-5571156
α-helix5581
β-strand563-5731156
α-helix574-5807
α-helix589-5913
α-helix598-61215
α-helix614-63522
α-helix641-6433
α-helix645-6473
α-helix650-66920
α-helix675-70228
β-strand706-709457
β-strand712-715457
α-helix721-7277
α-helix734-7418
β-strand745158
β-strand748159
α-helix7531
β-strand754159
α-helix7551
β-strand759158
α-helix769-80436
β-strand809160
β-strand820-822361
β-strand825-827362
β-strand828163
β-strand830-833462
α-helix835-8395
β-strand843164
β-strand844161
β-strand848-849265
β-strand856-858365
β-strand863164
α-helix866-8749
β-strand880-882361
β-strand894160
α-helix896-8994
β-strand901166
β-strand908166
α-helix909-9102
α-helix915-92410
α-helix926-9283
β-strand951167
β-strand956-961663
β-strand965-967368
β-strand973-975368
β-strand981-985563
β-strand991-996663
α-helix997-9982
α-helix10011
β-strand1002-1003268
β-strand1010-1011263
β-strand1016167
β-strand1018-1019268
β-strand1024-1028569
β-strand1033-1038670
β-strand1046-1050569
β-strand1057-1061569
α-helix1064-10663
β-strand1077-1081570
β-strand1087170
α-helix1096-10972
β-strand1098-1100370
β-strand1106-1107269
β-strand1114-1115270
β-strand1120-1125669
α-helix1138-11458
α-helix1148-11503
α-helix1153-11553
β-strand1156171
β-strand1162-1165472
β-strand1172173
β-strand1175-1178472
β-strand1191173
β-strand1196174
β-strand1203172
β-strand1209171
β-strand1211174
α-helix1215-12162
α-helix1217-12237
α-helix1226-124318
α-helix1251-126010
β-strand1263-1268675
α-helix1274-12752
β-strand1279-1281375
α-helix1282-129413
α-helix1297-13004
β-strand1301-1305575
α-helix1309-13135
α-helix1319-13257
α-helix1328-133811
β-strand1341-1342246
α-helix1348-13525
α-helix1355-13573
α-helix1360-13623
α-helix1363-137210
Chain E: 4 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-126
α-helix17-3115
α-helix46-5510
α-helix61-7616
Chain F: 32 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix97-1059
α-helix113-13422
α-helix138-15215
α-helix158-1603
β-strand162-165476
α-helix214-23219
α-helix243-2453
α-helix248-2569
β-strand259-261376
α-helix263-28826
α-helix303-3064
α-helix314-3174
α-helix326-3316
α-helix338-3414
α-helix344-3507
α-helix355-38127
α-helix384-3918
α-helix392-3943
α-helix401-41717
α-helix421-4233
α-helix427-44620
α-helix454-47421
α-helix477-4793
α-helix480-4867
α-helix491-50010
α-helix502-5043
β-strand505-506252
α-helix5091
β-strand510177
α-helix511-5133
β-strand518177
α-helix519-5224
β-strand524142
α-helix531-54919
α-helix553-56210
α-helix573-5797
α-helix584-59815
α-helix608-6103
Chain G: 12 helices, 14 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3178
α-helix4-107
α-helix15-239
β-strand31-32278
β-strand39-40278
α-helix43-5614
α-helix62-709
α-helix75-10834
β-strand117-121579
β-strand124-132979
α-helix136-1416
α-helix143-15311
α-helix1581
β-strand159179
α-helix1601
β-strand165-169579
β-strand180-187879
β-strand198-202579
β-strand205-213979
α-helix216-2183
α-helix220-23213
β-strand235-237380
α-helix240-2412
β-strand242-247679
β-strand259-265779
β-strand266-268380
Chain H: 12 helices, 17 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3181
α-helix4-107
α-helix15-2410
β-strand31-32281
β-strand39-40281
α-helix43-5614
α-helix62-687
α-helix76-10833
β-strand117-121582
α-helix122-1232
β-strand124-1331082
α-helix136-15318
β-strand159183
β-strand165-169582
β-strand179-186882
β-strand187183
β-strand194184
β-strand197184
β-strand198-202582
α-helix203-2042
β-strand205-213982
α-helix216-2183
α-helix220-23213
β-strand235-237385
α-helix240-2412
β-strand242-247682
α-helix255-2573
β-strand259-265782
β-strand266-268385

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)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omegaEprotein91Escherichia coli O157:H7P0A800 (AlphaFold model)
RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoDFprotein613Escherichia coli O157:H7P00579
MerR family transcriptional regulator EcmrRG, Hprotein268Escherichia coli O157:H7A0A8I3B050
synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER)NDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
RNA (5'-d(*(gtp))-r(p*cp*ap*g)-3')RRNA4Escherichia coli O157:H7
synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER)TDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>6XLJ_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains A, B)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA
>6XLJ_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
>6XLJ_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 (E), FASTA
>6XLJ_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega (chains E)
MARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLIN
NQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR
Sequence of entity 5 (F), FASTA
>6XLJ_5 RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (chains F)
MEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAP
DADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIA
KRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATH
VGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGR
SHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKK
NFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKD
INRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFE
YRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTP
EELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESL
RAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRH
PSRSEVLRSFLDD
Sequence of entity 6 (G, H), FASTA
>6XLJ_6 MerR family transcriptional regulator EcmrR (chains G, H)
SQIGLFSKICRVTIKTLHYYNKIGLLVPAYINPDNGYRFYTSDQLMKFHQIASLRQLGFT
ITEIVTLTQDENSCHIIERRRLEIQKQIRDMADMLSRINHYLQHKKKERIMLYQAALKEI
PECIVYSKRFIVPDFSSYIKLIPPIGQEVMKANPGLTLTTPAYCFTLYHDKEYKEKNMDV
EFCEAVNDFGKNEGNIIFQVIPAITAVTVIHKGPYDSLRNAYIYLMQWVEDNGYLLTNSP
RESYIDGIWNKQDSAEWMTEIQFPVEKV
Sequence of entity 7 (N), FASTA
>6XLJ_7 synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains N)
GCCTTGACCCTCCCCTAAGGGGAGGGTTTAGATTGTGTGCAGTCTGACGCGGCG
Sequence of entity 8 (R), FASTA
>6XLJ_8 RNA (5'-D(*(GTP))-R(P*CP*AP*G)-3') (chains R)
GCAG
Sequence of entity 9 (T), FASTA
>6XLJ_9 synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains T)
CGCCGCGTCAGACTGCACACAATCTAAACCCTCCCCTTAGGGGAGGGTCAAGGC

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn2
MGMagnesium ionMg2
118Tetraphenylantimonium ionC24 H20 Sb3
1N7ChapsoC32 H59 N2 O8 S5

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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