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6GTP

Structure of the AtaT Y144F mutant toxin

Summary for 6GTP
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6gtp/pdb
DescriptorN-acetyltransferase, ACETYL COENZYME *A, MAGNESIUM ION, ... (5 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsta toxin, n-acetyl transferase, ribbon-helix-helix, rhh, bacterial repressor, transcription
Biological sourceEscherichia coli
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight22891.72
Authors
Garcia-Pino, A.,Jurenas, D. (deposition date: 2018-06-18, release date: 2019-03-06, Last modification date: 2024-01-17)
Primary citationJurenas, D.,Van Melderen, L.,Garcia-Pino, A.
Mechanism of regulation and neutralization of the AtaR-AtaT toxin-antitoxin system.
Nat. Chem. Biol., 15:285-294, 2019
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: GCN5-related N-acetyl-transferase (GNAT)-like enzymes from toxin-antitoxin modules are strong inhibitors of protein synthesis. Here, we present the bases of the regulatory mechanisms of ataRT, a model GNAT-toxin-antitoxin module, from toxin synthesis to its action as a transcriptional de-repressor. We show the antitoxin (AtaR) traps the toxin (AtaT) in a pre-catalytic monomeric state and precludes the effective binding of ac-CoA and its target Met-transfer RNA. In the repressor complex, AtaR intrinsically disordered region interacts with AtaT at two different sites, folding into different structures, that are involved in two separate functional roles, toxin neutralization and placing the DNA-binding domains of AtaR in a binding-compatible orientation. Our data suggests AtaR neutralizes AtaT as a monomer, right after its synthesis and only the toxin-antitoxin complex formed in this way is an active repressor. Once activated by dimerization, later neutralization of the toxin results in a toxin-antitoxin complex that is not able to repress transcription.
PubMed: 30718814
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0216-z
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