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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9w3g | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of E. coli RNA polymerase in complex with VP1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | TRANSCRIPTION / AlphaFold 3 / transcription regulation / phage / RNA polymerase / sigma factor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationsigma factor antagonist complex / regulation of DNA-templated transcription initiation / sigma factor activity / cytosolic DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex / DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex / DNA-templated transcription initiation / ribonucleoside binding / DNA-directed RNA polymerase / DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity / response to heat ...sigma factor antagonist complex / regulation of DNA-templated transcription initiation / sigma factor activity / cytosolic DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex / DNA-directed RNA polymerase complex / DNA-templated transcription initiation / ribonucleoside binding / DNA-directed RNA polymerase / DNA-directed RNA polymerase activity / response to heat / protein dimerization activity / transcription cis-regulatory region binding / negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription / regulation of DNA-templated transcription / DNA-templated transcription / magnesium ion binding / DNA binding / zinc ion binding / cytoplasm / cytosol Similarity search - Function | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | ![]() Vibrio phage vB_VpaP_M3 (virus) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.3 Å | |||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Yuan, L. / Feng, Y. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Cell Rep / Year: 2026Title: AlphaFold 3-powered discovery of phage proteins that inhibit bacterial transcription initiation. Authors: Linggang Yuan / Qingyang Liu / Xiaojian Xiao / Liqiao Xu / Liang Liang / Yang Guo / Yue Yao / Hui Wang / Youjun Feng / Xiaoting Hua / Yu Feng / ![]() Abstract: Many phages encode proteins that specifically inhibit host RNA polymerase activity, thereby sabotaging and, in some cases, hijacking the host transcription machinery to serve their needs. Traditional ...Many phages encode proteins that specifically inhibit host RNA polymerase activity, thereby sabotaging and, in some cases, hijacking the host transcription machinery to serve their needs. Traditional methods for identifying new phage proteins that inhibit bacterial transcription are labor intensive and require access to live phages. To overcome these limitations, we develop a highly efficient pipeline for AlphaFold 3-guided discovery of phage proteins that inhibit bacterial transcription initiation. Using this pipeline, three phage proteins are identified and characterized. Structural and biochemical analyses demonstrate that these phage proteins bind to distinct sites on RNA polymerase and inhibit transcription initiation via different mechanisms. This study showcases the power of AlphaFold 3 in discovering novel binders of large protein complexes, and the pipeline developed here could be readily adapted to screen modulators of other large targets, such as the ribosome, proteasome, and CRISPR-Cas systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Related structure data | ![]() 65600MC ![]() 9w3dC ![]() 9w3eC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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-DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit ... , 4 types, 5 molecules ABCDE
| #1: Protein | Mass: 36558.680 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() Gene: rpoA, A5U30_004529, A8502_004046, ACN81_25405, ACU57_21075, AW118_24785, AWP47_12760, B6R15_004092, B6R31_004991, BANRA_01926, BCB93_004270, BE932_15420, BER14_25075, BG944_001110, BGM66_ ...Gene: rpoA, A5U30_004529, A8502_004046, ACN81_25405, ACU57_21075, AW118_24785, AWP47_12760, B6R15_004092, B6R31_004991, BANRA_01926, BCB93_004270, BE932_15420, BER14_25075, BG944_001110, BGM66_003616, BGZ_02613, BGZ_04102, BJI68_08790, BK292_20390, BK383_24760, BR158_003767, BTB68_004379, BTQ06_10575, BvCmsKKP061_03007, BvCmsSIP010_02662, BXT93_05590, C0P57_002645, C1Q91_004927, C2121_004185, C2R31_004610, C3F40_19835, C9Z68_22520, CF22_004872, CG704_20985, CIG67_10790, CQ842_14440, CQ842_22230, CTR35_003607, CV83915_02803, D3G36_23165, D4M65_20540, D4N09_20140, D9D43_22665, D9E49_05125, D9J61_16620, DD762_23515, DIV22_15290, DNQ45_03725, DNX30_25510, DS732_24230, DTL43_21030, DU321_11970, E2865_04448, E4K51_21460, E5H86_24555, E6D34_21790, EAI46_07445, ECs4160, EIA08_23925, EIZ93_12500, EN85_004372, EPS76_07245, EPS97_20125, EWK56_24965, ExPECSC038_03663, F7F11_22755, F7N46_24040, F9413_21265, F9461_25685, F9B07_24715, FGAF848_26080, FIJ20_21225, FJQ40_18275, FKO60_25605, FOI11_019290, FOI11_03890, FPI65_20275, FPS11_25460, FVB16_04840, FZU14_21790, G3V95_19815, G3W53_20925, G4A38_21480, G4A47_20750, G5603_24555, GAI89_24860, GAJ12_24750, GFY48_21540, GKF66_21515, GNW61_16600, GNZ05_26015, GOP25_22675, GP711_23275, GP954_00975, GP975_01155, GP979_02035, GQA06_03980, GQE86_20050, GQM04_10535, GQM13_25170, GQM21_11200, GQN34_23235, GQW07_21580, GRC73_21780, GRO95_20845, GRW05_09030, GRW24_04785, GUC01_21150, H0O53_20860, H0O72_19385, HEP30_018605, HEP34_004777, HHH44_004542, HI055_004133, HIE29_005180, HJQ60_005018, HLX92_10105, HLZ50_22210, HMV95_19575, HMW38_23075, HV109_02220, HV209_14745, HVV39_09235, HVW04_17565, HVW43_18700, HVY77_02205, I6H00_20955, I6H02_11960, J0541_004390, JNP96_25275, NCTC10082_02846, NCTC10089_00509, NCTC10418_00698, NCTC10767_01523, NCTC10865_00668, NCTC10974_00559, NCTC11126_02779, NCTC11181_02745, NCTC11341_01882, NCTC13148_03434, NCTC7927_00558, NCTC7928_02508, NCTC8009_01520, NCTC8179_05950, NCTC8333_00496, NCTC8500_00344, NCTC8621_00515, NCTC8622_00499, NCTC8959_03254, NCTC8960_03077, NCTC9044_01349, NCTC9077_00611, NCTC9081_00926, NCTC9117_00762, NCTC9702_00544, NCTC9706_02744, OGM49_22300, P6223_003976, QDW62_02225, RZR61_12860, SAMEA3472112_00700, SAMEA3752557_01945, WR15_19575 Production host: ![]() #2: Protein | | Mass: 150820.875 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() Gene: rpoB, A5U30_004588, A8502_003926, ACN81_23170, ACU57_23190, B6R15_000401, B6R31_004825, BANRA_02657, BCB93_004500, BE932_19390, BG944_004751, BGM66_002187, BGZ_01825, BGZ_04900, BJI68_24530, ...Gene: rpoB, A5U30_004588, A8502_003926, ACN81_23170, ACU57_23190, B6R15_000401, B6R31_004825, BANRA_02657, BCB93_004500, BE932_19390, BG944_004751, BGM66_002187, BGZ_01825, BGZ_04900, BJI68_24530, BK292_28030, BK383_27725, BKL28_004342, BR158_004263, BTB68_004076, BTQ06_27270, BvCmsKKP061_02983, BvCmsSIP010_03567, C0P57_003017, C1Q91_004815, C2121_004048, C2R31_004867, C3F40_15465, CF22_004730, CG704_19805, CIG67_06965, CQ842_10385, CQ842_21775, CTR35_004065, CV83915_02066, D3G36_22420, D4M65_19260, D4N09_21555, D9D43_22310, D9E49_24270, D9J61_19510, DIV22_03740, DNX30_24150, DS732_01545, DTL43_13705, DU321_23430, E2865_05183, E4K51_22915, E5H86_23040, E6D34_20875, EAI46_11700, ECs4910, EIA08_23405, EIZ93_16330, EN85_004184, EPS97_19155, EWK56_25655, ExPECSC038_04328, F7F11_23820, F7N46_22875, F9413_20760, F9461_25105, F9B07_23665, FGAF848_44560, FIJ20_20105, FJQ40_20830, FKO60_24820, FOI11_015715, FOI11_24355, FPS11_24520, FVB16_05295, FZU14_22850, G3V95_20435, G3W53_22320, G4A38_22925, G4A47_22785, G5603_24105, GAI89_24240, GAJ12_23550, GFY48_22990, GKF66_20530, GNW61_19025, GNZ05_25255, GOP25_23375, GP711_23600, GP954_05260, GP965_06575, GP975_06485, GP979_07405, GQA06_03465, GQE86_18840, GQM04_07515, GQM13_25050, GQM21_14970, GQN34_23560, GQW07_19570, GRC73_22185, GRO95_18745, GRW05_10060, GRW24_04150, GUC01_23010, H0O53_14775, H0O72_20915, HEP30_021890, HEP34_004579, HHH44_004416, HI055_004310, HJQ60_004917, HLX92_23670, HLZ50_21725, HMV95_21225, HMW38_24340, HV109_22425, HV209_21195, HVV39_13135, HVW04_13835, HVY77_24375, I6H00_17170, J0541_004716, J5U05_003962, JNP96_01275, NCTC10082_02081, NCTC10089_04873, NCTC10418_07146, NCTC10764_02972, NCTC10767_00716, NCTC10865_05895, NCTC10974_05351, NCTC11112_02281, NCTC11341_02774, NCTC7927_05249, NCTC8179_05096, NCTC8333_05558, NCTC8500_05325, NCTC8621_04872, NCTC8959_04064, NCTC8960_02340, NCTC9001_04473, NCTC9044_02304, NCTC9075_06427, NCTC9081_06476, NCTC9117_05904, NCTC9706_02003, OGM49_00575, P6223_004406, QDW62_24495, RZR61_19915, SAMEA3472112_05166, SAMEA3752557_04843, WR15_01485 Production host: ![]() #3: Protein | | Mass: 155366.781 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() Gene: rpoC, ACN81_23175, ACU57_23185, B6R15_000400, B6R31_004826, BANRA_02658, BANRA_05060, BCB93_004501, BG944_004752, BGM66_002186, BGZ_01824, BGZ_04901, BJI68_24535, BK292_28025, BK383_27720, ...Gene: rpoC, ACN81_23175, ACU57_23185, B6R15_000400, B6R31_004826, BANRA_02658, BANRA_05060, BCB93_004501, BG944_004752, BGM66_002186, BGZ_01824, BGZ_04901, BJI68_24535, BK292_28025, BK383_27720, BKL28_004343, BTB68_004077, BTQ06_27265, BvCmsKKP061_02982, BvCmsSIP010_03566, BXT93_12730, C0P57_003018, C1Q91_004816, CF22_004731, CIG67_06970, CQ842_10380, CQ842_21770, CTR35_004066, CV83915_02065, D4M65_19255, D9D43_22315, DD762_22280, DIV22_03745, DTL43_13700, DU321_23425, E2865_05184, E4K51_22920, E5H86_23045, E6D34_20880, EAI46_11695, ECs4911, EIZ93_16335, EN85_004185, EPS97_19150, F7F11_23815, F7N46_22880, F9413_20765, F9461_25110, F9B07_23670, FGAF848_44550, FIJ20_20110, FJQ40_20835, FOI11_015710, FOI11_24350, FPS11_24525, FVB16_05290, FWK02_01680, FZU14_22855, G3V95_20430, G4A38_22920, G4A47_22780, GAI89_24245, GAJ12_23555, GNW61_19030, GOP25_23380, GP954_05255, GP965_06570, GP975_06480, GP979_07400, GQA06_03470, GQM04_07520, GQM13_25045, GQM21_14965, GRW05_10055, GRW24_04145, GUC01_23005, H0O72_20910, HEP30_021895, HEP34_004580, HHH44_004417, HI055_004311, HJQ60_004916, HLZ50_21730, HMV95_21230, HV109_22420, HV209_21190, HVW43_14980, I6H00_17165, I6H02_15720, J0541_004717, J5U05_003963, JNP96_01280, NCTC10082_02080, NCTC10429_00081, NCTC10865_05894, NCTC10974_05350, NCTC11181_01964, NCTC13148_04414, NCTC7927_05248, NCTC8333_05557, NCTC8500_05324, NCTC8960_02339, NCTC9044_02305, NCTC9045_05541, NCTC9077_05932, NCTC9706_02002, P6223_004407, RZR61_19920, SAMEA3472112_05167, SAMEA3752557_04844, WR15_01490 Production host: ![]() #4: Protein | | Mass: 10249.547 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() Gene: rpoZ, A5U30_004148, ACN81_07055, ACU57_08210, AW118_10810, AWP47_16050, B6R15_003237, B6R31_002878, BANRA_02310, BANRA_04690, BCB93_002408, BE932_17435, BER14_16095, BG944_002252, BGM66_003986, ...Gene: rpoZ, A5U30_004148, ACN81_07055, ACU57_08210, AW118_10810, AWP47_16050, B6R15_003237, B6R31_002878, BANRA_02310, BANRA_04690, BCB93_002408, BE932_17435, BER14_16095, BG944_002252, BGM66_003986, BGZ_02214, BGZ_04512, BJI68_21645, BK292_27460, BK383_09585, BKL28_001536, BR158_002512, BTB68_002430, BTQ06_17920, BvCmsKKP061_02010, BvCmsSIP010_04544, BXT93_06150, C0P57_002947, C1Q91_001894, C2121_003335, C2M16_17105, C2R31_004094, C3F40_17525, C9Z68_15355, CF22_002039, CG704_10080, CIG67_24930, CQ842_12520, CQ842_18710, CTR35_001090, CV83915_02433, D3C88_28115, D3G36_09320, D4M65_21000, D4N09_11435, D9D43_20755, D9E49_10255, D9J61_13945, DD762_15130, DIV22_25200, DNQ45_15780, DNX30_23515, DS732_26345, DTL43_17875, DU321_24340, E2865_05030, E4K51_22275, E5H86_15705, E6D34_14240, EAI46_01840, ECs4524, EIA08_13140, EIMP300_11010, EIZ93_18370, EN85_002956, EPS76_07085, EPS97_14185, EWK56_19170, ExPECSC038_00846, F7F11_13860, F7N46_06720, F9413_20095, F9461_04565, F9B07_09920, FGAF848_22320, FIJ20_14920, FJQ40_21575, FKO60_20865, FOI11_017480, FOI11_05700, FPI65_22445, FPS11_15600, FVB16_16120, FWK02_33875, FZU14_11370, G3V95_06620, G3W53_09695, G4A38_07455, G4A47_06855, G5603_14085, GAI89_21090, GAJ12_11155, GFY48_10985, GKF66_06160, GNW61_14945, GNZ05_16450, GOP25_14490, GP711_13960, GP965_26105, GP975_06850, GP979_20345, GQE86_16840, GQM04_17590, GQM13_19325, GQM21_23705, GQN34_13425, GQW07_20690, GRC73_07290, GRO95_19885, GRW05_19000, GRW24_24035, GUC01_19190, H0O72_08780, HEP30_004255, HEP34_000545, HHH44_001968, HI055_001969, HIE29_002327, HJQ60_004422, HLX92_21100, HLZ50_07700, HMV95_20745, HMW38_12410, HV109_00280, HV209_24645, HVV39_11020, HVW04_15785, HVW43_16805, HVY77_00270, I6H00_19090, I6H02_13725, J0541_001532, J5U05_003683, JNP96_00560, NCTC10082_02470, NCTC10089_00122, NCTC10429_00579, NCTC10764_03466, NCTC10767_01139, NCTC10974_00114, NCTC11112_01617, NCTC11126_01727, NCTC11181_02381, NCTC11341_02352, NCTC13148_03955, NCTC7922_04533, NCTC7927_00174, NCTC7928_03021, NCTC8009_00942, NCTC8179_05509, NCTC8333_00095, NCTC8500_05773, NCTC8621_00157, NCTC8622_01081, NCTC8959_03642, NCTC8960_02710, NCTC8985_04508, NCTC9001_03765, NCTC9045_00155, NCTC9073_06404, NCTC9075_00220, NCTC9077_00123, NCTC9081_00466, NCTC9702_00091, NCTC9706_02361, NCTC9962_01055, OGM49_24110, P6223_003124, QDW62_00285, RZR61_11660, SAMEA3472112_02301, SAMEA3752557_01157, WR15_15985 Production host: ![]() |
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-Protein , 2 types, 2 molecules FG
| #5: Protein | Mass: 70352.242 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() Strain: K12 / Gene: rpoD, alt, b3067, JW3039 / Production host: ![]() |
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| #6: Protein | Mass: 8173.253 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Vibrio phage vB_VpaP_M3 (virus) / Production host: ![]() |
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| Has protein modification | N |
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-Experiment
| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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| Component | Name: E. coli RNA polymerase in complex with phage protein / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT | ||||||||||||||||
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| Molecular weight | Experimental value: NO | ||||||||||||||||
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| Source (recombinant) | Organism: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
| Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES | ||||||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1000 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON IV (4k x 4k) |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.3 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 244153 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 3.3 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vibrio phage vB_VpaP_M3 (virus)
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