7JU3

MtrR bound to the mtrCDE operator from Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Summary for 7JU3

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7ju3/pdb
• Related: 7JNP
• Descriptor: HTH-type transcriptional regulator MtrR, DNA (5'-D(*TP*AP*TP*CP*CP*GP*TP*GP*CP*AP*AP*TP*CP*GP*TP*GP*TP*AP*TP*GP*T)-3'), DNA (5'-D(*AP*CP*AP*TP*AP*CP*AP*CP*GP*AP*TP*TP*GP*CP*AP*CP*GP*GP*AP*TP*A)-3'), ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: tetr family, transcription, global regulator, helix-turn-helix motif, dna binding protein
• Biological source: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 62048.66

Authors

Beggs, G.A.,Shafer, W.M.,Brennan, R.G. (deposition date: 2020-08-19, release date: 2021-03-24, Last modification date: 2023-10-18)

Primary citation

Beggs, G.A.,Ayala, J.C.,Kavanaugh, L.G.,Read, T.D.,Hooks, G.M.,Schumacher, M.A.,Shafer, W.M.,Brennan, R.G.
Structures of Neisseria gonorrhoeae MtrR-operator complexes reveal molecular mechanisms of DNA recognition and antibiotic resistance-conferring clinical mutations.
Nucleic Acids Res., 49:4155-4170, 2021

PubMed Abstract: Mutations within the mtrR gene are commonly found amongst multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which has been labelled a superbug by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These mutations appear to contribute to antibiotic resistance by interfering with the ability of MtrR to bind to and repress expression of its target genes, which include the mtrCDE multidrug efflux transporter genes and the rpoH oxidative stress response sigma factor gene. However, the DNA-recognition mechanism of MtrR and the consensus sequence within these operators to which MtrR binds has remained unknown. In this work, we report the crystal structures of MtrR bound to the mtrCDE and rpoH operators, which reveal a conserved, but degenerate, DNA consensus binding site 5'-MCRTRCRN4YGYAYGK-3'. We complement our structural data with a comprehensive mutational analysis of key MtrR-DNA contacts to reveal their importance for MtrR-DNA binding both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, we model and generate common clinical mutations of MtrR to provide plausible biochemical explanations for the contribution of these mutations to multidrug resistance in N. gonorrhoeae. Collectively, our findings unveil key biological mechanisms underlying the global stress responses of N. gonorrhoeae.

PubMed: 33784401
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab213

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.7 Å)