9QIH | pdb_00009qih

Structure of response regulator LvrC from Leptospira

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9QIH/pdb

• Classification: SIGNALING PROTEIN
• Organism(s): Leptospira interrogans
• Expression System: Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2025-03-17 Released: 2026-03-25 
• Deposition Author(s): Agustoni, E., Hiller, S., Buschiazzo, A.
• Funding Organization(s): Novartis FreeNovation

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.60 Å
• R-Value Free: 
  0.253 (Depositor), 0.251 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work: 
  0.203 (Depositor), 0.203 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 
  0.206 (Depositor) 

Starting Model: in silico

Literature

Leptospira virulence factor LvrB unveils the activation mechanism of Rec-controlled histidine kinases

Agustoni, E., Buschiazzo, A., Hiller, S.

To be published.

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C2  (Explore in 3D)
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 2-mer - A2 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 69.77 kDa 
• Atom Count: 4,929 
• Modeled Residue Count: 590 
• Deposited Residue Count: 608 
• Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
SenB	A, B	304	Leptospira interrogans	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: senB
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9APH2 (Leptospira interrogans) Explore Q9APH2  Go to UniProtKB:  Q9APH2

Small Molecules

Ligands 3 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
ADP (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	D [auth A], F [auth B]	ADENOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE C10 H15 N5 O10 P2 XTWYTFMLZFPYCI-KQYNXXCUSA-N
EPE	C [auth A]	4-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINE ETHANESULFONIC ACID C8 H18 N2 O4 S JKMHFZQWWAIEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MG (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	E [auth A], G [auth B]	MAGNESIUM ION Mg JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.60 Å
• R-Value Free:  0.253 (Depositor), 0.251 (DCC) 
• R-Value Work:  0.203 (Depositor), 0.203 (DCC) 
• R-Value Observed: 0.206 (Depositor) 

Space Group: P 2₁ 2₁ 2₁

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 70.289	α = 90
b = 85.21	β = 90
c = 111.271	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
PHENIX	refinement
XDS	data reduction
Aimless	data scaling
PHASER	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2026-03-25 
Deposition Author(s): Agustoni, E., Hiller, S., Buschiazzo, A.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
Novartis FreeNovation	Switzerland	--

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-03-25
  Type: Initial release