2YAL

SinR, Master Regulator of biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.27 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.435 
  • R-Value Work: 0.283 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.289 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure and Organisation of Sinr, the Master Regulator of Biofilm Formation in Bacillus Subtilis.

Colledge, V.L.Fogg, M.J.Levdikov, V.M.Leech, A.Dodson, E.J.Wilkinson, A.J.

(2011) J Mol Biol 411: 597

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2011.06.004
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2YAL, 3QQ6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    sinR encodes a tetrameric repressor of genes required for biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis. sinI, which is transcribed under Spo0A control, encodes a dimeric protein that binds to SinR to form a SinR-SinI heterodimer in which the DNA-binding functions of SinR are abrogated and repression of biofilm genes is relieved. The heterodimer-forming surface comprises residues conserved between SinR and SinI. Each forms a pair of α-helices that hook together to form an intermolecular four-helix bundle. Here, we are interested in the assembly of the SinR tetramer and its binding to DNA. Size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle laser light scattering and crystallographic analysis reveal that a DNA-binding fragment of SinR (residues 1-69) is a monomer, while a SinI-binding fragment (residues 74-111) is a tetramer arranged as a dimer of dimers. The SinR(74-111) chain forms two α-helices with the organisation of the dimer similar to that observed in the SinR-SinI complex. The tetramer is formed through interactions of residues at the C-termini of the four chains. A model of the intact SinR tetramer in which the DNA binding domains surround the tetramerisation core was built. Fluorescence anisotropy and surface plasmon resonance experiments showed that SinR binds to an oligonucleotide duplex, 5'-TTTGTTCTCTAAAGAGAACTTA-3', containing a pair of SinR consensus sequences in inverted orientation with a K(d) of 300 nM. The implications of these data for promoter binding and the curious quaternary structural transitions of SinR upon binding to (i) SinI and (ii) the SinR-like protein SlrR, which "repurposes" SinR as a repressor of autolysin and motility genes, are discussed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
HTH-TYPE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR SINR
A, B
41Bacillus subtilisMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P06533 (Bacillus subtilis (strain 168))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P06533
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP06533
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NI
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C [auth A]NICKEL (II) ION
Ni
VEQPNABPJHWNSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.27 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.435 
  • R-Value Work: 0.283 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.289 
  • Space Group: P 61 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 36.117α = 90
b = 36.117β = 90
c = 250.342γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALAdata scaling
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-06-08
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-08-10
    Changes: Database references, Structure summary, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2019-11-20
    Changes: Other
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description