8FR3: E. coli EF-Tu

E. coli EF-Tu in complex with KKL-55. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.23 Å resolution. Released 20 Sept 2023.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.23 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli K-12
Chains
2
Atoms
6,018
Mol. weight
90.03 kDa
Ligands
Y7C, GDP, MG
Released
20 Sept 2023

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8FR3 contains 33 α-helices and 58 β-strands across 2 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: 16 helices, 29 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand11-1551
β-strand16-1722
α-helix24-3916
α-helix46-505
α-helix52-532
β-strand54-5743
β-strand60-6343
β-strand65-7061
β-strand75-8061
α-helix84-9310
α-helix97-982
β-strand101-10662
α-helix113-12412
β-strand130-13562
α-helix137-1393
α-helix143-15917
β-strand169-17132
α-helix174-1785
α-helix182-19817
α-helix200-2045
α-helix205-2073
α-helix209-2102
β-strand211-21334
β-strand216-22055
β-strand224-23075
β-strand23314
β-strand235-23736
β-strand241-24664
β-strand248-25474
β-strand255-26065
β-strand263-26535
β-strand267-26936
β-strand273-27865
α-helix283-2853
β-strand291-29334
β-strand300-310117
α-helix311-3122
β-strand32218
β-strand329-33247
β-strand335-34287
α-helix343-3442
β-strand35018
β-strand355-367137
β-strand373-37867
β-strand381-391117
Chain B: 17 helices, 29 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand11-1559
β-strand16-17210
α-helix24-3916
α-helix46-505
α-helix52-532
β-strand54-57411
β-strand60-63411
β-strand65-7069
β-strand75-8069
α-helix84-9310
α-helix97-982
β-strand101-106610
α-helix113-12412
β-strand130-135610
α-helix137-1393
α-helix143-15917
α-helix164-1663
β-strand169-171310
α-helix174-1785
α-helix182-19817
α-helix200-2045
α-helix205-2073
α-helix209-2102
β-strand211-213312
β-strand216-22055
β-strand224-23075
β-strand233112
β-strand235-237313
β-strand241-246612
β-strand248-254712
β-strand255-26065
β-strand263-26535
β-strand267-269313
β-strand273-27865
α-helix283-2853
β-strand291-293312
β-strand300-3101114
α-helix311-3122
β-strand322115
β-strand329-332414
β-strand335-342814
α-helix343-3442
β-strand350115
β-strand355-3671314
β-strand373-378614
β-strand381-3911114

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Elongation factor TuA, Bprotein402Escherichia coli K-12P0CE47 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>8FR3_1 Elongation factor Tu (chains A, B)
MSKEKFERTKPHVNVGTIGHVDHGKTTLTAAITTVLAKTYGGAARAFDQIDNAPEEKARG
ITINTSHVEYDTPTRHYAHVDCPGHADYVKNMITGAAQMDGAILVVAATDGPMPQTREHI
LLGRQVGVPYIIVFLNKCDMVDDEELLELVEMEVRELLSQYDFPGDDTPIVRGSALKALE
GDAEWEAKILELAGFLDSYIPEPERAIDKPFLLPIEDVFSISGRGTVVTGRVERGIIKVG
EEVEIVGIKETQKSTCTGVEMFRKLLDEGRAGENVGVLLRGIKREEIERGQVLAKPGTIK
PHTKFESEVYILSKDEGGRHTPFFKGYRPQFYFRTTDVTGTIELPEGVEMVMPGDNIKMV
VTLIHPIAMDDGLRFAIREGGRTVGAGVVAKVLGRSHHHHHH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
Y7C3-chloro-N-(1-propyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzamideC11 H12 Cl N5 O1
GDPGuanosine-5'-diphosphateC10 H15 N5 O11 P22
MGMagnesium ionMg2

Primary citation

Antibiotic that inhibits trans -translation blocks binding of EF-Tu to tmRNA but not to tRNA. Marathe, N., Nguyen, H.A., Alumasa, J.N. et al. mBio (2023) 14:e0146123-e0146123. DOI 10.1128/mbio.01461-23 · PubMed

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