8TO8: DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Escherichia coli RNA polymerase unwinding intermediate (I1b) at the lambda PR promoter. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.9 Å resolution. Released 3 Jul 2024.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.9 Å
Organisms
Escherichia coli (strain K12), Escherichia coli K-12, Escherichia phage Lambda
Chains
9
Atoms
31,131
Mol. weight
562.92 kDa
Ligands
MG, 4QM, ZN
Released
3 Jul 2024

Explore 8TO8 in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8TO8 contains 172 α-helices and 222 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, 19 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-114
β-strand13-1531
β-strand1811
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-strand53-6198
α-helix771
α-helix81-866
β-strand9019
β-strand97-10598
β-strand109-111310
α-helix112-1143
α-helix116-1172
β-strand12319
β-strand129-132410
β-strand139-149118
β-strand152-153211
β-strand171-17228
β-strand175-176211
β-strand180-18457
β-strand187-19047
β-strand198-20147
β-strand204-20747
α-helix213-22715
Chain I: 59 helices, 95 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix11-122
β-strand13-14212
α-helix30-389
α-helix49-568
α-helix571
β-strand59-60213
α-helix62-643
β-strand66-751013
α-helix76-783
α-helix82-887
β-strand93-1061413
β-strand109-1282013
α-helix1291
β-strand130114
α-helix1311
β-strand136-137214
β-strand142-145414
β-strand147-151515
α-helix1521
β-strand154-159616
β-strand172-177616
β-strand180117
β-strand184-187416
β-strand195-198416
β-strand204-205216
α-helix207-2126
α-helix217-2248
β-strand226-229418
β-strand231119
β-strand238-239219
α-helix268-2692
α-helix271-28010
β-strand285-286219
α-helix289-2924
β-strand296-297218
β-strand301-303320
β-strand308-311420
β-strand315-316218
α-helix319-3279
β-strand334-337418
α-helix347-3537
α-helix359-37012
α-helix378-38811
β-strand396117
α-helix399-40810
α-helix422-43716
β-strand451-454415
α-helix456-47924
α-helix495-50713
β-strand512-514314
α-helix515-5162
α-helix520-5278
β-strand529-531315
β-strand539121
β-strand542121
α-helix552-5543
β-strand558122
β-strand572-574315
β-strand575122
β-strand580-581223
β-strand587-594823
β-strand598124
β-strand599-607923
α-helix608-6114
β-strand616-617223
β-strand623125
β-strand628124
β-strand629125
β-strand633-637523
β-strand642-646523
β-strand652-654323
α-helix665-6673
α-helix671-6733
β-strand674126
α-helix676-68611
β-strand689127
α-helix690-6912
β-strand700-701212
α-helix705-7128
β-strand716-717228
β-strand722-728729
β-strand731-736629
α-helix738-7403
β-strand748-752529
α-helix753-7542
β-strand757-758230
β-strand764-765230
β-strand768-769228
β-strand776-777229
β-strand782-785428
β-strand789-790231
β-strand793-794231
β-strand798-804732
β-strand815-819532
α-helix821-8244
β-strand830-8411233
β-strand842-843234
β-strand846-847234
β-strand849-850235
β-strand865136
β-strand870137
β-strand871136
α-helix8721
β-strand876-878333
β-strand882-884337
β-strand886-887235
β-strand889138
α-helix894-8963
α-helix899-9068
β-strand913138
β-strand918-919237
α-helix920-9212
β-strand925-9351133
α-helix943-97836
α-helix994-9996
α-helix1006-103631
α-helix1042-10432
β-strand1046-10581333
α-helix1059-10602
β-strand1065-1067332
β-strand1073-1080832
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1087139
β-strand1093139
β-strand1096-1098332
α-helix1102-11054
β-strand1108126
α-helix1110-113324
α-helix1138-114912
α-helix1161-11633
α-helix1166-117510
β-strand1182-1183212
α-helix1192-120110
β-strand1209-1210232
β-strand1213139
α-helix12191
β-strand1220139
α-helix12211
β-strand1225-12341032
β-strand1235127
α-helix1239-12413
β-strand1244-1246340
β-strand1251141
β-strand1252142
β-strand1258141
β-strand1260143
β-strand1267143
β-strand1268-1270344
α-helix1272-12809
α-helix1284-12885
α-helix1289-12935
α-helix1298-130811
α-helix1321-133212
β-strand1335-1338445
Chain J: 58 helices, 84 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand20-24545
α-helix25-262
α-helix27-337
β-strand34-37446
β-strand44147
β-strand51147
β-strand52148
β-strand58148
α-helix59-624
β-strand84149
β-strand91149
α-helix95-995
β-strand102-1121146
α-helix114-1163
α-helix123-1286
α-helix132-1398
β-strand143-146450
β-strand159-161350
α-helix162-1698
β-strand178-179250
α-helix182-19110
α-helix194-20613
α-helix213-23018
α-helix234-2374
β-strand238-244746
α-helix247-2493
β-strand252-254351
α-helix2551
β-strand260-262351
α-helix264-28219
α-helix289-30719
β-strand317152
β-strand323152
α-helix324-3252
α-helix328-3303
α-helix337-3415
β-strand345-347344
β-strand350-354540
β-strand355-356253
β-strand365-369553
α-helix370-3767
α-helix378-38710
α-helix394-40310
α-helix406-41611
β-strand421-424440
α-helix431-4333
β-strand434-437440
β-strand438-442553
β-strand447-448253
α-helix451-4533
α-helix454-4574
β-strand465-469540
α-helix474-4829
β-strand485140
β-strand491154
β-strand498154
α-helix505-5139
β-strand526-527255
α-helix530-5389
β-strand547-5561055
β-strand564-5731055
α-helix574-5796
α-helix598-61114
α-helix615-63521
α-helix650-66920
α-helix675-70127
β-strand703-706456
β-strand714-717456
α-helix721-7277
α-helix734-7418
β-strand745157
β-strand748158
β-strand754158
β-strand759157
α-helix766-7672
α-helix769-80335
β-strand809159
β-strand820-822360
β-strand825-826261
β-strand831-833361
α-helix835-8395
β-strand843162
β-strand844160
β-strand849163
β-strand856163
β-strand863162
α-helix866-87510
β-strand880-882360
α-helix885-8873
β-strand894159
α-helix896-8994
β-strand901164
β-strand908164
α-helix909-9102
α-helix915-92410
α-helix925-9273
β-strand949-950265
β-strand957-961566
β-strand965-967365
β-strand973-975365
β-strand981-985566
β-strand991-996666
β-strand1002-1003265
β-strand1010166
β-strand1018-1019265
β-strand1033167
β-strand1034-1038568
β-strand1046-1050569
β-strand1057-1061569
β-strand1077-1081568
β-strand1087-1088268
β-strand1089170
β-strand1096170
β-strand1105-1107369
α-helix11101
β-strand1115167
β-strand1122169
α-helix1138-11458
α-helix1153-11553
β-strand1156171
β-strand1161172
β-strand1162-1165473
β-strand1170174
β-strand1172174
β-strand1173-1178673
β-strand1187-1190473
β-strand1204172
β-strand1209171
α-helix1214-12163
α-helix1217-12237
α-helix1226-123611
α-helix1238-12436
α-helix1251-126010
β-strand1263-1268675
β-strand1279-1281375
α-helix1282-129413
β-strand1301-1305575
α-helix1319-13257
α-helix1328-133710
β-strand1341-1342245
α-helix1347-13537
α-helix1363-137412
Chain K: 5 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-136
α-helix16-2813
α-helix29-346
α-helix46-5611
α-helix61-7515
Chain L: 32 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-1912
α-helix24-307
α-helix39-4810
α-helix78-825
α-helix97-10610
α-helix113-13422
α-helix138-15013
α-helix151-1555
α-helix158-1614
β-strand165176
α-helix217-23216
α-helix242-25716
β-strand259176
α-helix263-28826
α-helix289-2935
α-helix299-3068
α-helix318-3214
α-helix325-3295
α-helix334-35118
α-helix355-39036
α-helix401-41717
α-helix427-4304
α-helix432-44514
α-helix454-47421
α-helix480-4878
α-helix493-4986
α-helix5041
β-strand505-506251
β-strand510177
β-strand518177
α-helix519-5224
β-strand524142
α-helix529-5302
α-helix531-54818
α-helix553-56210
α-helix573-5808
α-helix586-59914
α-helix606-6116
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 K-12P00579
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
>8TO8_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha (chains G, H, M)
MQGSVTEFLKPRLVDIEQVSSTHAKVTLEPLERGFGHTLGNALRRILLSSMPGCAVTEVE
IDGVLHEYSTKEGVQEDILEILLNLKGLAVRVQGKDEVILTLNKSGIGPVTAADITHDGD
VEIVKPQHVICHLTDENASISMRIKVQRGRGYVPASTRIHSEEDERPIGRLLVDACYSPV
ERIAYNVEAARVEQRTDLDKLVIEMETNGTIDPEEAIRRAATILAEQLEAFVDLRDVRQP
EVKEEKPEFDPILLRPVDDLELTVRSANCLKAEAIHYIGDLVQRTEVELLKTPNLGKKSL
TEIKDVLASRGLSLGMRLENWPPASIADE
Sequence of entity 2 (I), FASTA
>8TO8_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
>8TO8_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
>8TO8_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega (chains K)
MARVTVQDAVEKIGNRFDLVLVAARRARQMQVGGKDPLVPEENDKTTVIALREIEEGLIN
NQILDVRERQEQQEQEAAELQAVTAIAEGRR
Sequence of entity 5 (L), FASTA
>8TO8_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
>8TO8_6 Nontemplate strand of lamdba PR promoter DNA (chains O)
CGGAATCGAGGGATCCTCTAGAGTTGGATAAATATCTAACACCGTGCGTGTTGACTATTT
TACCTCTGGCGGTGATAATGGTTGCATGTACTAAGGAGGTTGTCG
Sequence of entity 7 (P), FASTA
>8TO8_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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