6EZ1
Structure of h. salinarum RosR (vng0258) grown from NaBr
Summary for 6EZ1
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb6ez1/pdb |
| Descriptor | DNA binding protein, BROMIDE ION, SULFATE ION, ... (4 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | halophiles, whth dna binding protein, rosr, high salt medium, dna binding protein |
| Biological source | Halobacterium salinarum (strain ATCC 700922 / JCM 11081 / NRC-1) (Halobacterium halobium) |
| Total number of polymer chains | 2 |
| Total formula weight | 31842.73 |
| Authors | Shaanan, B.,Kutnowski, N. (deposition date: 2017-11-13, release date: 2018-08-22, Last modification date: 2024-05-01) |
| Primary citation | Kutnowski, N.,Shmuely, H.,Dahan, I.,Shmulevich, F.,Davidov, G.,Shahar, A.,Eichler, J.,Zarivach, R.,Shaanan, B. The 3-D structure of VNG0258H/RosR - A haloarchaeal DNA-binding protein in its ionic shell. J. Struct. Biol., 204:191-198, 2018 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Protein-DNA interactions are highly dependent on salt concentration. To gain insight into how such interactions are maintained in the highly saline cytoplasm of halophilic archaea, we determined the 3-D structure of VNG0258H/RosR, the first haloarchaeal DNA-binding protein from the extreme halophilic archaeon Halobactrium salinarum. It is a dimeric winged-helix-turn-helix (wHTH) protein with unique features due to adaptation to the halophilic environment. As ions are major players in DNA binding processes, particularly in halophilic environments, we investigated the solution structure of the ionic envelope and located anions in the first shell around the protein in the crystal using anomalous scattering. Anions that were found to be tightly bound to residues in the positively charged DNA-binding site would probably be released upon DNA binding and will thus make significant contribution to the driving force of the binding process. Unexpectedly, ions were also found in a buried internal cavity connected to the external medium by a tunnel. Our structure lays a solid groundwork for future structural, computational and biochemical studies on complexes of the protein with cognate DNA sequences, with implications to protein-DNA interactions in hyper-saline environments. PubMed: 30110657DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2018.08.008 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.75004310292 Å) |
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