6XLL: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Cryo-EM structure of E. coli RNAP-promoter initial transcribing complex with 5-nt RNA transcript (RPitc-5nt). 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
9
Atoms
31,134
Mol. weight
496.35 kDa
Ligands
1N7, ZN, MG
Released
7 Apr 2021

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

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6XLL contains 177 α-helices and 234 β-strands across 6 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: 9 helices, 18 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix9-113
β-strand12-2091
β-strand23-3191
α-helix35-5016
β-strand52-61102
β-strand7013
β-strand7414
β-strand7713
α-helix78-858
β-strand90-9235
β-strand97-10592
β-strand108-11144
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11512
α-helix116-1183
β-strand121-12335
β-strand129-13354
β-strand139-150122
β-strand152-15326
α-helix155-1573
α-helix166-1672
β-strand171-17222
β-strand175-17626
β-strand180-189101
β-strand199-20791
α-helix213-22715
α-helix229-2335
Chain B: 5 helices, 18 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand13-1427
β-strand17-2047
β-strand23-3197
α-helix321
α-helix35-4915
β-strand52-61108
β-strand7419
α-helix78-869
β-strand8918
β-strand90-92310
β-strand97-10598
β-strand108-11039
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11518
β-strand121-123310
β-strand131-13339
β-strand139-150128
β-strand152-153211
β-strand171-17228
β-strand175-176211
β-strand180-192137
β-strand195-207137
α-helix213-22816
Chain C: 61 helices, 102 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix11-122
β-strand13-14212
α-helix19-202
α-helix29-3911
α-helix48-569
β-strand59-60213
β-strand66-751013
α-helix82-876
β-strand93-1051313
β-strand114-1281513
α-helix1291
β-strand130114
α-helix1311
β-strand136-138314
β-strand141-145514
β-strand147-151515
α-helix1521
β-strand154-160716
β-strand171-177716
β-strand180117
β-strand184-188516
β-strand194-198516
α-helix2031
β-strand204-205216
α-helix207-2126
α-helix217-2248
β-strand227-231518
β-strand238-240319
α-helix243-2464
β-strand250-251220
β-strand256119
β-strand261119
β-strand267-268220
α-helix271-2799
β-strand284-286319
α-helix289-2924
α-helix2951
β-strand296121
β-strand297118
β-strand301-303322
β-strand308-311422
β-strand316121
α-helix319-3257
α-helix326-3283
β-strand332-336518
α-helix346-3516
α-helix359-37012
α-helix378-38912
β-strand396117
α-helix399-40810
α-helix422-43615
β-strand451-454415
α-helix456-47823
α-helix489-4913
α-helix495-50814
β-strand512-514314
α-helix520-5267
β-strand529-531315
β-strand533123
β-strand538123
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558124
β-strand572-574315
β-strand575124
β-strand576125
β-strand580-581226
β-strand587-594826
β-strand599-607926
β-strand616-617226
β-strand623127
β-strand629127
β-strand633-637526
β-strand642-646526
β-strand652-654326
β-strand662125
α-helix665-6673
α-helix671-6733
β-strand674128
α-helix676-68611
β-strand689129
α-helix690-6912
β-strand696130
β-strand700-701212
α-helix705-7117
β-strand716-717231
β-strand722-728732
β-strand731-736632
α-helix741-7422
β-strand748-752532
α-helix753-7542
β-strand757-758233
β-strand763134
β-strand764-765233
β-strand769131
α-helix7721
β-strand776-777232
β-strand782-784331
β-strand789-790235
β-strand793-794235
β-strand797130
β-strand798-804736
β-strand815-819536
α-helix820-8245
β-strand830-8411234
β-strand842-843237
β-strand846-847237
β-strand849-850238
α-helix861-8633
β-strand865139
β-strand870140
β-strand871139
α-helix8721
β-strand876-877234
β-strand882-884340
β-strand886-889438
α-helix897-90610
α-helix909-9113
β-strand913-915338
β-strand918-919240
α-helix920-9212
β-strand926-9351034
β-strand936141
α-helix940-9412
α-helix943-97937
α-helix986-9894
α-helix994-9963
α-helix1001-10033
α-helix1007-103630
β-strand1040141
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581334
β-strand1065-1067336
β-strand1074-1080736
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1087142
β-strand1093142
β-strand1096-1098336
α-helix1100-11023
β-strand1108128
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-115013
α-helix1166-117510
β-strand1182-1183212
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210236
β-strand1213142
α-helix12191
β-strand1220142
α-helix12211
β-strand1225-12341036
β-strand1235129
β-strand1244-1246343
β-strand1251144
β-strand1252145
β-strand1258144
β-strand1268-1270346
α-helix1272-12809
α-helix1284-12918
α-helix1292-12965
α-helix1298-130912
α-helix1321-133010
β-strand1335-1337347
β-strand1340148
Chain D: 69 helices, 90 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand19148
β-strand20-21249
β-strand22-24347
α-helix27-337
β-strand37150
β-strand44151
α-helix501
β-strand51151
α-helix521
α-helix59-624
β-strand66152
β-strand69152
α-helix78-803
β-strand84153
β-strand91153
α-helix95-995
β-strand103-1121050
α-helix115-1184
α-helix1221
α-helix123-1286
α-helix132-1387
β-strand144-148554
β-strand159-160254
α-helix162-17211
β-strand177-179354
α-helix182-19110
α-helix194-20613
α-helix211-22919
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244750
β-strand253-254255
β-strand260-262355
α-helix264-28522
α-helix289-30719
α-helix315-3162
β-strand317156
β-strand323156
α-helix327-3315
α-helix3371
α-helix338-3425
β-strand345-347346
β-strand350-354543
β-strand355-356257
β-strand365-369557
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-38710
α-helix394-40310
α-helix406-41510
β-strand421-424443
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-437443
β-strand438-442557
β-strand447-448257
α-helix451-4533
α-helix454-4574
β-strand465-469543
α-helix474-4796
α-helix480-4845
β-strand485143
β-strand491158
β-strand498158
α-helix504-51310
β-strand517159
β-strand526-527260
α-helix530-5389
β-strand546159
β-strand547-5571160
β-strand563-5731160
α-helix574-5796
α-helix580-5823
α-helix589-5913
α-helix598-61114
α-helix614-63320
α-helix645-6473
α-helix650-66920
α-helix675-70228
β-strand706-709461
β-strand712-715461
α-helix721-7288
α-helix734-7418
β-strand745162
β-strand748163
α-helix7531
β-strand754163
α-helix7551
β-strand759162
α-helix769-80436
β-strand809-811364
β-strand820-822365
β-strand825-827366
β-strand828167
β-strand830-833466
α-helix836-8394
β-strand843168
β-strand844165
β-strand848-849269
β-strand856-858369
β-strand863168
α-helix866-8749
β-strand880-882365
α-helix885-8873
β-strand894-895264
α-helix896-8994
β-strand901170
β-strand908170
α-helix909-9102
α-helix915-92410
α-helix926-9294
β-strand949-951371
β-strand957-961567
β-strand965-967371
β-strand973-975371
β-strand981-985567
β-strand991-996667
β-strand1002-1003271
β-strand1010167
β-strand1016-1019471
β-strand1024-1028572
β-strand1033-1038673
β-strand1042174
β-strand1046-1049474
β-strand1058-1061474
α-helix1062-10632
β-strand1077-1081573
α-helix1096-10972
β-strand1099-1100273
α-helix1101-11022
β-strand1106172
β-strand1107174
β-strand1114-1115273
β-strand1120-1125672
α-helix1138-11458
β-strand1156175
β-strand1162-1165476
β-strand1172177
β-strand1175-1178476
β-strand1187-1188276
β-strand1191177
β-strand1196178
β-strand1203176
β-strand1209175
β-strand1211178
α-helix1215-12162
α-helix1217-12193
α-helix1220-12245
α-helix1226-124318
α-helix1251-126010
β-strand1263-1268679
β-strand1279-1281379
α-helix1282-129312
β-strand1301-1305579
α-helix1309-13135
α-helix1319-13257
α-helix1328-133811
β-strand1341-1342249
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: 29 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix97-10610
α-helix113-13523
α-helix138-15215
β-strand165180
α-helix214-23219
α-helix248-2569
β-strand259180
α-helix263-29129
α-helix300-3067
α-helix314-3163
α-helix320-3223
α-helix326-3294
α-helix330-3334
α-helix338-35013
α-helix355-38228
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-strand505-506255
α-helix509-5102
β-strand511181
β-strand514181
β-strand524145
α-helix531-54919
α-helix553-56210
α-helix573-5808
α-helix584-59815
α-helix605-6084

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
synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER)NDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER)TDNA54Escherichia coli O157:H7
RNA transcript (5-MER)RRNA5Escherichia coli O157:H7
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>6XLL_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains A, B)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA
>6XLL_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
>6XLL_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
>6XLL_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega (chains E)
MARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLIN
NQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR
Sequence of entity 5 (F), FASTA
>6XLL_5 RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (chains F)
MEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAP
DADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIA
KRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATH
VGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGR
SHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKK
NFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKD
INRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFE
YRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTP
EELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESL
RAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRH
PSRSEVLRSFLDD
Sequence of entity 6 (N), FASTA
>6XLL_6 synthetic non-template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains N)
GCCTTGACCCTCCCCTAAGGGGAGGGTTTAGATTGTGTGCAGTCTGACGCGGCG
Sequence of entity 7 (T), FASTA
>6XLL_7 synthetic template strand DNA (54-MER) (chains T)
CGCCGCGTCAGACTGCACACAATCTAAACCCTCCCCTTAGGGGAGGGTCAAGGC
Sequence of entity 8 (R), FASTA
>6XLL_8 RNA transcript (5-MER) (chains R)
GCAGU

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
1N7ChapsoC32 H59 N2 O8 S2
ZNZinc ionZn2
MGMagnesium ionMg1

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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