3ECH

The MarR-family repressor MexR in complex with its antirepressor ArmR


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

The crystal structure of MexR from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in complex with its antirepressor ArmR

Wilke, M.S.Heller, M.Creagh, A.L.Haynes, C.A.McIntosh, L.P.Poole, K.Strynadka, N.C.J.

(2008) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105: 14832-14837

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0805489105
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3ECH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The intrinsic antimicrobial resistance of the opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is compounded in mutant strains that overexpress multidrug efflux pumps such as the prominent drug-proton antiporter, MexAB-OprM. The primary regulator of the mexAB-oprM operon is the MarR family repressor, MexR. An additional repressor, NalC, also regulates mexAB-oprM by controlling expression of ArmR, an antirepressor peptide that is hypothesized to prevent the binding of MexR to its cognate DNA operator via an allosteric protein-peptide interaction. To better understand how ArmR modulates MexR, we determined the MexR-binding region of ArmR as its C-terminal 25 residues and solved the crystal structure of MexR in a 2:1 complex with this ArmR fragment at 1.8 A resolution. This structure reveals that the C-terminal residues of ArmR form a kinked alpha-helix, which occupies a pseudosymmetrical and largely hydrophobic binding cavity located at the centre of the MexR dimer. Although the ArmR-binding cavity partially overlaps with the small molecule effector-binding sites of other MarR family members, it possesses a larger and more complex binding surface to accommodate the greater size and specific physicochemical properties of a peptide effector. Comparison with the structure of apo-MexR reveals that ArmR stabilizes a dramatic conformational change that is incompatible with DNA-binding. Thus, this work defines the structural mechanism by which ArmR allosterically derepresses MexR-controlled gene expression in P. aeruginosa and reveals important insights into the regulation of multidrug resistance.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T1Z3.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Multidrug resistance operon repressor
A, B
142Pseudomonas aeruginosaMutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: mexRPA0424
UniProt
Find proteins for P52003 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1))
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UniProt GroupP52003
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
25-mer fragment of protein ArmR25Pseudomonas aeruginosaMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PA3719
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9HXS2 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1))
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UniProt GroupQ9HXS2
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.80 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.229 
  • R-Value Work: 0.176 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 52.201α = 90
b = 57.151β = 90
c = 91.931γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
PHASERphasing
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2008-10-21
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-10-25
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2021-10-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-30
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description