7MKJ: Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

Cryo-EM structure of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase bound to T7A1 promoter DNA. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.9 Å resolution. Released 29 Sept 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.9 Å
Organisms
Escherichia coli, Escherichia phage T7
Chains
9
Atoms
32,007
Mol. weight
554.64 kDa
Ligands
1N7, MG, ZN
Released
29 Sept 2021

Explore 7MKJ in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

7MKJ contains 178 α-helices and 235 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 G: 7 helices, 14 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand13-2081
β-strand23-3191
α-helix35-4915
β-strand52-61102
β-strand7412
α-helix78-858
β-strand9013
β-strand97-111152
α-helix112-1143
β-strand11512
α-helix116-1172
β-strand12313
β-strand129-150222
β-strand152-15324
α-helix155-1584
α-helix1701
β-strand171-17222
β-strand175-17624
β-strand182-18761
β-strand199-20681
α-helix213-22816
Chain H: 7 helices, 24 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand15-1625
β-strand1916
β-strand2316
β-strand26-3165
α-helix321
α-helix35-4915
β-strand53-5977
β-strand6118
β-strand7419
α-helix78-869
β-strand90-92310
β-strand99-10137
β-strand104-105211
β-strand109-111312
α-helix112-1143
α-helix116-1172
β-strand121-123310
β-strand129-132412
β-strand13319
α-helix1341
β-strand139-140211
β-strand14218
β-strand143-14977
β-strand152-153213
β-strand171-17227
β-strand175-176213
β-strand180-18456
β-strand187-18825
β-strand199-20355
β-strand204-20746
α-helix213-22715
Chain I: 57 helices, 100 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand13-14214
α-helix19-202
α-helix29-3810
α-helix49-568
α-helix57-582
β-strand59-60215
β-strand66-751015
α-helix82-887
β-strand93-1041215
β-strand116-1281315
β-strand130116
β-strand136-137216
β-strand142-145416
β-strand147-151517
α-helix1521
β-strand154-158518
β-strand173-177518
β-strand180119
β-strand184-188518
β-strand194-198518
β-strand204-205218
α-helix207-2126
α-helix217-2248
β-strand227-231520
β-strand239-240220
α-helix243-2464
β-strand250-251221
β-strand255-257322
β-strand260-263422
β-strand267-268221
α-helix271-28010
β-strand284-285220
α-helix289-2924
α-helix2951
β-strand296123
β-strand297120
β-strand301-302224
β-strand309-311324
β-strand316123
α-helix319-3268
β-strand332-336520
α-helix346-3538
α-helix359-37012
α-helix375-3773
α-helix378-38912
β-strand396119
α-helix399-40810
α-helix422-43716
β-strand451-454417
α-helix456-47924
α-helix495-50713
β-strand512-514316
α-helix520-5278
β-strand529125
β-strand530-531217
α-helix550-5512
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558126
β-strand574125
β-strand575126
β-strand576127
β-strand580-581228
β-strand587-594828
β-strand599-607928
α-helix610-6134
β-strand616-617228
β-strand623129
β-strand629129
β-strand633-639728
β-strand641-646628
β-strand652-654328
β-strand662127
α-helix671-6733
β-strand674130
α-helix676-68510
β-strand689131
α-helix690-6912
β-strand700-701214
α-helix705-7117
β-strand716-717232
β-strand722-728733
β-strand731-736633
α-helix738-7403
β-strand748-752533
α-helix753-7542
β-strand757-758234
β-strand763135
β-strand764-765234
β-strand768-769232
β-strand776-777233
β-strand782-785432
β-strand789-790236
β-strand793-794236
β-strand798-804737
β-strand816-818337
α-helix821-8244
β-strand830-8411235
β-strand842-843238
β-strand846-847238
β-strand849139
α-helix861-8633
β-strand865140
β-strand870141
β-strand871140
α-helix8721
β-strand876-877235
β-strand882-884341
β-strand887-889339
α-helix897-90610
β-strand913-915339
β-strand918-919241
α-helix920-9212
β-strand926-9351035
β-strand936142
α-helix940-9423
α-helix943-98038
α-helix994-9985
α-helix1006-103732
β-strand1040142
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581335
β-strand1065-1067343
β-strand1074-1075243
β-strand1076-1079437
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1087144
α-helix10921
β-strand1093144
α-helix10941
β-strand1096-1098337
α-helix1100-11023
β-strand1108130
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-114912
α-helix1161-11633
α-helix1168-11758
β-strand1182-1183214
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210237
β-strand1213144
α-helix12191
β-strand1220144
α-helix12211
β-strand1225-1232837
β-strand1233-1234243
β-strand1235131
β-strand1246145
β-strand1251146
β-strand1252147
β-strand1258146
β-strand1268-1270348
α-helix1272-12809
α-helix1284-12885
α-helix1289-12935
α-helix1298-130912
α-helix1321-133111
β-strand1335-1340649
Chain J: 69 helices, 89 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand19-24649
α-helix27-337
β-strand34-37450
β-strand44151
β-strand51151
α-helix521
α-helix59-624
α-helix78-803
β-strand84152
β-strand91152
α-helix95-995
β-strand102-1121150
α-helix115-1184
α-helix123-1275
α-helix132-1398
β-strand144-146353
β-strand159-160253
α-helix162-17110
β-strand178-179253
α-helix182-1909
α-helix194-20714
α-helix211-22919
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244750
α-helix247-2493
β-strand254154
β-strand260154
β-strand261-262255
α-helix264-28421
α-helix289-30719
β-strand317156
β-strand323156
α-helix324-3252
α-helix328-3303
α-helix3371
α-helix338-3425
β-strand345-347348
β-strand350-354545
β-strand355-356257
β-strand365-369557
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-3858
α-helix394-4007
α-helix408-4158
β-strand421-425545
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-437445
β-strand438-442557
β-strand447-448257
α-helix451-4533
α-helix454-4574
β-strand465-469545
α-helix476-4827
β-strand485145
β-strand491158
β-strand498158
α-helix507-5137
α-helix5251
β-strand526159
α-helix5271
α-helix530-5389
β-strand547-5561059
β-strand564-5731059
α-helix574-5807
α-helix589-5913
α-helix599-60911
α-helix614-63320
α-helix650-6578
α-helix664-6696
α-helix675-70127
β-strand706-709460
β-strand712-715460
α-helix721-7277
β-strand745161
β-strand748162
β-strand754162
β-strand759161
α-helix769-7746
α-helix777-7859
α-helix789-80416
β-strand809163
β-strand820-822364
β-strand825-826265
β-strand831-833365
α-helix835-8395
β-strand843166
β-strand844164
β-strand848-849267
β-strand856-858367
β-strand863166
α-helix868-8747
β-strand880-882364
α-helix885-8873
β-strand894163
β-strand901168
β-strand908168
α-helix909-9102
α-helix915-92410
α-helix926-9283
β-strand949-950269
β-strand956-961670
β-strand965-967369
β-strand973-975369
β-strand980-985670
β-strand991-997770
β-strand1002-1003269
β-strand1010-1011270
α-helix10121
β-strand1018-1019269
β-strand1025171
β-strand1033172
β-strand1034173
β-strand1038174
β-strand1042175
β-strand1046175
β-strand1049-1050276
β-strand1057-1058276
β-strand1059-1060277
β-strand1061175
α-helix10621
α-helix1069-10724
β-strand1077174
β-strand1081173
β-strand1087173
β-strand1089178
β-strand1096178
β-strand1100174
β-strand1106-1107277
α-helix11101
β-strand1115172
β-strand1124171
α-helix1138-11458
α-helix1148-11503
α-helix1153-11553
β-strand1156179
α-helix11571
β-strand1162-1165480
β-strand1172181
β-strand1175-1178480
β-strand1187-1188280
β-strand1191181
α-helix1204-12052
β-strand1209179
α-helix1214-12163
α-helix1217-12248
α-helix1226-123611
α-helix1238-12425
α-helix1251-12588
β-strand1263-1268682
β-strand1279-1281382
α-helix1282-129413
α-helix1299-13002
β-strand1301-1305582
α-helix1320-13234
α-helix1328-133710
β-strand1341-1342249
α-helix1347-13537
α-helix1363-137210
Chain K: 4 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-126
α-helix18-3114
α-helix46-5611
α-helix61-7717
Chain L: 29 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix97-1059
α-helix109-1113
α-helix113-13422
α-helix138-15215
β-strand162-165483
α-helix214-23421
α-helix243-25614
β-strand259-261383
α-helix263-29129
α-helix299-3013
α-helix302-3065
α-helix330-34718
α-helix355-38228
α-helix384-3918
α-helix401-41818
α-helix421-4233
α-helix427-44620
α-helix454-46916
α-helix471-4744
α-helix480-4878
α-helix491-4988
α-helix5041
β-strand505-506255
β-strand510184
β-strand518184
α-helix519-5224
α-helix5231
β-strand524147
α-helix5251
α-helix529-5302
α-helix531-54919
α-helix555-5628
α-helix573-5808
α-helix584-59916
α-helix607-6104
Chain R: 5 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand256185
α-helix257-2604
α-helix264-2729
β-strand277185
α-helix278-2836
α-helix286-2916
α-helix297-30913

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alphaG, H, Rprotein329Escherichia coliP0A7Z4 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaIprotein1342Escherichia coliP0A8V2 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'Jprotein1407Escherichia coliP0A8T7 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omegaKprotein91Escherichia coliP0A800 (AlphaFold model)
RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoDLprotein613Escherichia coliP00579
Nontemplate strand of T7A1 promoter DNAPDNA91Escherichia phage T7
Template strand of T7A1 promoter DNAQDNA91Escherichia phage T7
Sequence of entity 1 (G, H, R), FASTA
>7MKJ_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains G, H, R)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (I), FASTA
>7MKJ_2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta (chains I)
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 (J), FASTA
>7MKJ_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' (chains J)
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 (K), FASTA
>7MKJ_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega (chains K)
MARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLIN
NQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR
Sequence of entity 5 (L), FASTA
>7MKJ_5 RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (chains L)
MEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAP
DADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIA
KRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATH
VGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGR
SHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKK
NFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKD
INRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFE
YRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTP
EELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESL
RAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRH
PSRSEVLRSFLDD
Sequence of entity 6 (P), FASTA
>7MKJ_6 Nontemplate strand of T7A1 promoter DNA (chains P)
CGATTAATTTAAAATTTATCAAAAAGAGTATTGACTTAAAGTCTAACCTATAGGATACTT
ACAGCCATCGAGAGGGACACGGCGAATAGCC
Sequence of entity 7 (Q), FASTA
>7MKJ_7 Template strand of T7A1 promoter DNA (chains Q)
GGCTATTCGCCGTGTCCCTCTCGATGGCTGTAAGTATCCTATAGGTTAGACTTTAAGTCA
ATACTCTTTTTGATAAATTTTAAATTAATCG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
1N7ChapsoC32 H59 N2 O8 S3
MGMagnesium ionMg1
ZNZinc ionZn2

Primary citation

Structural origins of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase open promoter complex stability. Saecker, R.M., Chen, J., Chiu, C.E. et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2021) 118. DOI 10.1073/pnas.2112877118 · PubMed

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