3BKF

Zinc-bound C-terminal Domain of NikR


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.273 
  • R-Value Work: 0.250 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.251 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural Basis of the Metal Specificity for Nickel Regulatory Protein NikR.

Phillips, C.M.Schreiter, E.R.Guo, Y.Wang, S.C.Zamble, D.B.Drennan, C.L.

(2008) Biochemistry 47: 1938-1946

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bi702006h
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3BKF, 3BKT, 3BKU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    In the presence of excess nickel, Escherichia coli NikR regulates cellular nickel uptake by suppressing the transcription of the nik operon, which encodes the nickel uptake transporter, NikABCDE. Previously published in vitro studies have shown that NikR is capable of binding a range of divalent transition metal ions in addition to Ni2+, including Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+. To understand how the high-affinity nickel binding site of NikR is able to accommodate these other metal ions, and to improve our understanding of NikR's mechanism of binding to DNA, we have determined structures of the metal-binding domain (MBD) of NikR in the apo form and in complex with Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions and compared them with the previously published structures with Ni2+. We observe that Cu2+ ions bind in a manner very similar to that of Ni2+, with a square planar geometry but with longer bond lengths. Crystals grown in the presence of Zn2+ reveal a protein structure similar to that of apo MBD with a disordered alpha3 helix, but with two electron density peaks near the Ni2+ binding site corresponding to two Zn2+ ions. These structural findings along with biochemical data on NikR support a hypothesis that ordering of the alpha3 helix is important for repressor activation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nickel-responsive regulator86Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: nikR
UniProt
Find proteins for P0A6Z6 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0A6Z6
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UniProt GroupP0A6Z6
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.273 
  • R-Value Work: 0.250 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.251 
  • Space Group: P 62 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 46.22α = 90
b = 46.22β = 90
c = 124.9γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALAdata processing
CNSrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-2000data collection
MOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-02-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-10-11
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-30
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description