x-ray crystal structure of apo-OhrRC15S in reduced form: MarR family proteinx-ray crystal structure of apo-OhrRC15S in reduced form: MarR family protein

Structural highlights

1z91 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from "vibrio_subtilis"_ehrenberg_1835 "vibrio subtilis" ehrenberg 1835. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Gene:ohrR ("Vibrio subtilis" Ehrenberg 1835)
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Function

[OHRR_BACSU] Organic peroxide sensor. Represses the expression of the peroxide-inducible gene ohrA by cooperative binding to two inverted repeat elements.[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The mechanisms by which Bacillus subtilis OhrR, a member of the MarR family of transcription regulators, binds the ohrA operator and is induced by oxidation of its lone cysteine residue by organic hydroperoxides to sulphenic acid are unknown. Here, we describe the crystal structures of reduced OhrR and an OhrR-ohrA operator complex. To bind DNA, OhrR employs a chimeric winged helix-turn-helix DNA binding motif, which is composed of extended eukaryotic-like wings, prokaryotic helix-turn-helix motifs, and helix-helix elements. The reactivity of the peroxide-sensing cysteine is not modulated by proximal basic residues but largely by the positive dipole of helix alpha1. Induction originates from the alleviation of intersubunit steric clash between the sulphenic acid moieties of the oxidized sensor cysteines and nearby tyrosines and methionines. The structure of the OhrR-ohrA operator complex reveals the DNA binding mechanism of the entire MarR family and suggests a common inducer binding pocket.

Structure of an OhrR-ohrA operator complex reveals the DNA binding mechanism of the MarR family.,Hong M, Fuangthong M, Helmann JD, Brennan RG Mol Cell. 2005 Oct 7;20(1):131-41. PMID:16209951[2]

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References

  1. Fuangthong M, Atichartpongkul S, Mongkolsuk S, Helmann JD. OhrR is a repressor of ohrA, a key organic hydroperoxide resistance determinant in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2001 Jul;183(14):4134-41. PMID:11418552 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.183.14.4134-4141.2001
  2. Hong M, Fuangthong M, Helmann JD, Brennan RG. Structure of an OhrR-ohrA operator complex reveals the DNA binding mechanism of the MarR family. Mol Cell. 2005 Oct 7;20(1):131-41. PMID:16209951 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.09.013

1z91, resolution 2.50Å

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