8TO1: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Escherichia coli RNA polymerase unwinding intermediate (I1a) at the lambda PR promoter. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.8 Å resolution. Released 3 Jul 2024.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.8 Å
Organisms
Escherichia coli (strain K12), Escherichia phage Lambda
Chains
9
Atoms
31,386
Mol. weight
562.92 kDa
Ligands
MG, 4QM, ZN
Released
3 Jul 2024

Explore 8TO1 in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8TO1 contains 177 α-helices and 215 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, 18 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-114
β-strand13-1641
β-strand23-3191
α-helix35-4915
β-strand52-5322
β-strand56-6163
β-strand7414
α-helix78-869
β-strand90-9235
β-strand97-10593
β-strand108-11144
α-helix112-1143
β-strand115-11623
α-helix1171
β-strand121-12335
β-strand129-13354
β-strand139-14793
β-strand149-15022
β-strand151-15336
α-helix155-1584
β-strand171-17223
β-strand175-17736
β-strand180-189101
β-strand199-20791
α-helix213-23220
Chain H: 6 helices, 16 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand14-2077
β-strand23-3197
α-helix35-4915
β-strand52-61108
α-helix771
α-helix81-866
β-strand90-9129
β-strand97-106108
β-strand110110
α-helix112-1143
α-helix116-1172
β-strand122-12329
β-strand131110
β-strand135-150168
β-strand152-153211
β-strand17218
β-strand175-176211
β-strand180-18457
β-strand187-19047
β-strand198-20147
β-strand204-20747
α-helix213-22513
Chain I: 55 helices, 98 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix11-122
β-strand13-14212
α-helix19-202
α-helix23-264
α-helix29-3810
α-helix49-568
β-strand59-60213
α-helix62-643
β-strand66-751013
α-helix76-783
α-helix82-887
β-strand93-1051313
β-strand114-1281513
α-helix1291
β-strand130114
α-helix1311
β-strand136-137214
β-strand142-145414
β-strand147-151515
α-helix1521
β-strand154-156316
α-helix169-1724
β-strand175-177316
β-strand180117
β-strand185116
β-strand187-189318
β-strand193-196418
β-strand204-205218
α-helix207-2126
α-helix217-2248
β-strand227-230419
β-strand238-240320
α-helix268-2692
α-helix271-2799
β-strand284-286320
α-helix289-2946
β-strand296-297219
β-strand301-303321
β-strand308-311421
β-strand315-316219
α-helix319-3279
β-strand333-336419
α-helix347-3526
α-helix359-37012
α-helix378-38811
β-strand396117
α-helix399-4068
α-helix422-43615
β-strand451-454415
α-helix456-47924
α-helix495-50713
β-strand512-514314
α-helix515-5162
α-helix520-5278
β-strand529-531315
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558122
β-strand572-574315
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
α-helix647-6493
β-strand652-654324
β-strand662123
α-helix665-6673
α-helix671-6733
β-strand674127
α-helix676-68611
β-strand689128
α-helix690-6912
β-strand700-701212
α-helix705-7106
β-strand716-717229
β-strand722-727630
β-strand731-736630
α-helix738-7403
β-strand748-752530
β-strand757-758231
β-strand763132
β-strand764-765231
β-strand768-769229
β-strand776-777230
β-strand782-785429
β-strand789-790233
β-strand793-794233
β-strand798-804734
β-strand816-819434
α-helix821-8244
β-strand830-8411232
β-strand842-843235
β-strand846-847235
β-strand849-850236
β-strand865137
β-strand870138
β-strand871137
α-helix8721
β-strand876-878332
β-strand882-884338
β-strand886-887236
β-strand889139
α-helix897-90610
β-strand913139
β-strand918-919238
α-helix920-9212
β-strand925-9351132
α-helix943-97836
α-helix1007-103327
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581332
β-strand1065-1067340
β-strand1073-1075340
β-strand1076-1080534
β-strand1087141
β-strand1093141
β-strand1096-1098334
α-helix1102-11054
β-strand1108127
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-114811
α-helix1167-11759
β-strand1182-1183212
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210234
β-strand1213141
α-helix12191
β-strand1220141
α-helix12211
β-strand1225-1232834
β-strand1233-1234240
β-strand1235128
α-helix1239-12413
β-strand1244-1246342
β-strand1251143
β-strand1252144
β-strand1258143
β-strand1260145
β-strand1267145
β-strand1268-1270346
α-helix1272-12809
α-helix1284-12885
α-helix1289-12968
α-helix1298-130811
α-helix1321-133111
β-strand1335-1341747
Chain J: 64 helices, 75 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand17-24847
α-helix27-337
β-strand34-37448
β-strand44149
α-helix501
β-strand51149
α-helix521
α-helix59-624
α-helix78-803
β-strand84150
β-strand91150
α-helix95-995
β-strand102-1121148
α-helix114-1185
α-helix123-1286
α-helix132-1398
β-strand144-146351
β-strand159-160251
α-helix162-1698
β-strand178-179251
α-helix182-19110
α-helix194-20613
α-helix211-23020
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244748
α-helix247-2493
β-strand254152
α-helix256-2583
β-strand260152
β-strand261-262253
α-helix264-28421
α-helix289-30719
β-strand317154
β-strand323154
α-helix324-3252
α-helix328-3303
β-strand345-347346
β-strand350-356742
β-strand365-369542
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-38811
α-helix394-40310
α-helix406-41510
β-strand421-425542
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-442942
β-strand446-448342
α-helix451-4533
α-helix454-4574
β-strand465-469542
α-helix474-4796
α-helix480-4845
β-strand485142
β-strand491155
β-strand498155
α-helix505-5139
β-strand526-527256
α-helix530-5389
β-strand548-556956
β-strand564-572956
α-helix574-5796
α-helix580-5823
α-helix598-61114
α-helix615-63521
α-helix645-6473
α-helix650-66920
α-helix675-70127
β-strand703-705357
β-strand715-717357
α-helix721-7288
α-helix734-7418
β-strand745158
β-strand759158
α-helix769-80436
β-strand809-811359
β-strand820-822360
β-strand825-826261
β-strand828162
β-strand831-833361
α-helix835-8395
β-strand843163
β-strand844160
β-strand848-849264
β-strand856-858364
β-strand863163
α-helix866-87510
β-strand880-882360
α-helix885-8873
β-strand894-895259
α-helix896-8994
β-strand901165
β-strand908165
α-helix915-92410
α-helix925-9273
β-strand957166
β-strand959-961362
β-strand981-983362
β-strand994-996362
β-strand1002-1003267
β-strand1010166
β-strand1018-1019267
β-strand1025-1028468
β-strand1033169
β-strand1034-1035270
β-strand1042171
β-strand1046-1048371
β-strand1059-1061371
α-helix1062-10632
α-helix1069-10735
β-strand1080-1081270
β-strand1087170
β-strand1089172
β-strand1096172
β-strand1106-1107271
α-helix11101
β-strand1115169
β-strand1120-1124568
α-helix1138-11458
α-helix1148-11503
α-helix1153-11553
β-strand1161-1162273
β-strand1172-1175474
β-strand1188-1191474
β-strand1203-1204273
α-helix1215-12162
α-helix1217-12237
α-helix1227-124317
α-helix1251-126010
β-strand1263-1268675
β-strand1279-1281375
α-helix1282-129413
α-helix1299-13002
β-strand1301-1305575
α-helix1309-13146
α-helix1319-13257
α-helix1328-133710
β-strand1341-1342247
α-helix1347-13537
α-helix1363-137412
Chain K: 5 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-137
α-helix16-2813
α-helix29-346
α-helix46-5510
α-helix61-7313
Chain L: 35 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-158
α-helix16-205
α-helix24-307
α-helix39-5113
α-helix74-8916
α-helix97-1059
α-helix115-13622
α-helix140-15011
α-helix151-1555
α-helix158-1614
β-strand165176
α-helix214-23219
α-helix245-25713
β-strand259176
α-helix263-28826
α-helix289-2935
α-helix299-30911
α-helix317-3193
α-helix325-3295
α-helix334-35118
α-helix355-38531
α-helix388-3925
α-helix401-41717
α-helix427-4304
α-helix432-44514
α-helix454-47219
α-helix480-4867
α-helix492-4976
α-helix5041
β-strand505-506253
β-strand510177
β-strand518177
α-helix519-5224
α-helix5231
β-strand524144
α-helix5251
α-helix531-54919
α-helix553-56311
α-helix573-5808
α-helix585-59915
α-helix605-6095
Chain M: 5 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand256178
α-helix257-2604
α-helix264-27310
β-strand277178
α-helix278-2825
α-helix286-2905
α-helix297-30913

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alphaG, H, Mprotein329Escherichia coli (strain K12)P0A7Z4 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaIprotein1342Escherichia coli (strain K12)P0A8V2 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta'Jprotein1407Escherichia coli (strain K12)P0A8T7 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omegaKprotein91Escherichia coli (strain K12)P0A800 (AlphaFold model)
RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoDLprotein613Escherichia coli (strain K12)P00579
Nontemplate strand of lamdba PR promoter DNAODNA105Escherichia phage Lambda
Template strand of lamdba PR promoter DNAPDNA105Escherichia phage Lambda
Sequence of entity 1 (G, H, M), FASTA
>8TO1_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains G, H, M)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (I), FASTA
>8TO1_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
>8TO1_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
>8TO1_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega (chains K)
MARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLIN
NQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR
Sequence of entity 5 (L), FASTA
>8TO1_5 RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (chains L)
MEQNPQSQLKLLVTRGKEQGYLTYAEVNDHLPEDIVDSDQIEDIIQMINDMGIQVMEEAP
DADDLMLAENTADEDAAEAAAQVLSSVESEIGRTTDPVRMYMREMGTVELLTREGEIDIA
KRIEDGINQVQCSVAEYPEAITYLLEQYDRVEAEEARLSDLITGFVDPNAEEDLAPTATH
VGSELSQEDLDDDEDEDEEDGDDDSADDDNSIDPELAREKFAELRAQYVVTRDTIKAKGR
SHATAQEEILKLSEVFKQFRLVPKQFDYLVNSMRVMMDRVRTQERLIMKLCVEQCKMPKK
NFITLFTGNETSDTWFNAAIAMNKPWSEKLHDVSEEVHRALQKLQQIEEETGLTIEQVKD
INRRMSIGEAKARRAKKEMVEANLRLVISIAKKYTNRGLQFLDLIQEGNIGLMKAVDKFE
YRRGYKFSTYATWWIRQAITRSIADQARTIRIPVHMIETINKLNRISRQMLQEMGREPTP
EELAERMLMPEDKIRKVLKIAKEPISMETPIGDDEDSHLGDFIEDTTLELPLDSATTESL
RAATHDVLAGLTAREAKVLRMRFGIDMNTDYTLEEVGKQFDVTRERIRQIEAKALRKLRH
PSRSEVLRSFLDD
Sequence of entity 6 (O), FASTA
>8TO1_6 Nontemplate strand of lamdba PR promoter DNA (chains O)
CGGAATCGAGGGATCCTCTAGAGTTGGATAAATATCTAACACCGTGCGTGTTGACTATTT
TACCTCTGGCGGTGATAATGGTTGCATGTACTAAGGAGGTTGTCG
Sequence of entity 7 (P), FASTA
>8TO1_7 Template strand of lamdba PR promoter DNA (chains P)
CGACAACCTCCTTAGTACATGCAACCATTATCACCGCCAGAGGTAAAATAGTCAACACGC
ACGGTGTTAGATATTTATCCAACTCTAGAGGATCCCTCGATTCCG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg1
4QM(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-pentan-2-yl]-2,3,4…C24 H42 O34
ZNZinc ionZn2

Primary citation

Early intermediates in bacterial RNA polymerase promoter melting visualized by time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy. Saecker, R.M., Mueller, A.U., Malone, B. et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2024) 31:1778-1788. DOI 10.1038/s41594-024-01349-9 · PubMed

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