1o57

From Proteopedia

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PURINE OPERON REPRESSOR OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS

Overview

The purine repressor from Bacillus subtilis, PurR, represses transcription from a number of genes with functions in the synthesis, transport, and metabolism of purines. The 2.2-A crystal structure of PurR reveals a two-domain protein organized as a dimer. The larger C-terminal domain belongs to the PRT structural family, in accord with a sequence motif for binding the inducer phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP). The PRT domain is fused to a smaller N-terminal domain that belongs to the winged-helix family of DNA binding proteins. A positively charged surface on the winged-helix domain likely binds specific DNA sequences in the recognition site. A second positively charged surface surrounds the PRPP site at the opposite end of the PurR dimer. Conserved amino acids in the sequences of PurR homologs in 21 gram-positive bacteria cluster on the proposed recognition surface of the winged-helix domain and around the PRPP binding site at the opposite end of the molecule, supporting a common function of DNA and PRPP binding for all of the proteins. The structure supports a binding mechanism in which extended regions of DNA interact with extensive protein surface. Unlike most PRT proteins, which are phosphoribosyltransferases (PRTases), PurR lacks catalytic activity. This is explained by a tyrosine side chain that blocks the site for a nucleophile cosubstrate in PRTases. Thus, B. subtilis has adapted an enzyme fold to serve as an effector-binding domain and has used it in a novel combination with the DNA-binding winged-helix domain as a repressor of purine genes.

About this Structure

1O57 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacillus subtilis with , , , , and as ligands. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 1P41. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

The purine repressor of Bacillus subtilis: a novel combination of domains adapted for transcription regulation., Sinha SC, Krahn J, Shin BS, Tomchick DR, Zalkin H, Smith JL, J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(14):4087-98. PMID:12837783

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