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2ecs
From Proteopedia
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| , resolution 1.400Å | |||||||
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| Sites: | , , , , , , , , , and | ||||||
| Ligands: | , , and | ||||||
| Gene: | cro (Enterobacteria phage lambda) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Lambda Cro mutant Q27P/A29S/K32Q at 1.4 A in space group C2
Overview
Previously reported crystal structures of free and DNA-bound dimers of lambda Cro differ strongly (about 4 A backbone rmsd), suggesting both flexibility of the dimer interface and induced-fit protein structure changes caused by sequence-specific DNA binding. Here, we present two crystal structures, in space groups P3(2)21 and C2 at 1.35 and 1.40 A resolution, respectively, of a variant of lambda Cro with three mutations in its recognition helix (Q27P/A29S/K32Q, or PSQ for short). One dimer structure (P3(2)21; PSQ form 1) resembles the DNA-bound wild-type Cro dimer (1.0 A backbone rmsd), while the other (C2; PSQ form 2) resembles neither unbound (3.6 A) nor bound (2.4 A) wild-type Cro. Both PSQ form 2 and unbound wild-type dimer crystals have a similar interdimer beta-sheet interaction between the beta1 strands at the edges of the dimer. In the former, an infinite, open beta-structure along one crystal axis results, while in the latter, a closed tetrameric barrel is formed. Neither the DNA-bound wild-type structure nor PSQ form 1 contains these interdimer interactions. We propose that beta-sheet superstructures resulting from crystal contact interactions distort Cro dimers from their preferred solution conformation, which actually resembles the DNA-bound structure. These results highlight the remarkable flexibility of lambda Cro but also suggest that sequence-specific DNA binding may not induce large changes in the protein structure.
About this Structure
2ECS is a Single protein structure of sequence from Enterobacteria phage lambda. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Two structures of a lambda Cro variant highlight dimer flexibility but disfavor major dimer distortions upon specific binding of cognate DNA., Hall BM, Roberts SA, Heroux A, Cordes MH, J Mol Biol. 2008 Jan 18;375(3):802-11. Epub 2007 Nov 6. PMID:18054042
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