1lb2

Structure of the E. coli alpha C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase in complex with CAP and DNA

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

CATABOLITE GENE ACTIVATOR PROTEIN

Escherichia coli

UniProt P0ACJ8

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein–DNA Heteromer Protein 6 DNA 4 5'-D(*CP*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*CP*CP*TP*AP*AP*AP*AP*TP*GP*TP*GP*AP*T)-3' × 2 5'-D(*CP*TP*AP*GP*AP*TP*CP*AP*CP*AP*TP*TP*TP*TP*AP*GP*GP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*G)-3' × 2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase alpha chain × 4 (P0A7Z4) ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 water × 10 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name CRP_ECOLI
Isoform —
PDB entities 3
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–209; UniProt 2–210

DNA-directed RNA polymerase alpha chain

Escherichia coli

UniProt P0A7Z4

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein–DNA Heteromer Protein 6 DNA 4 5'-D(*CP*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*CP*CP*TP*AP*AP*AP*AP*TP*GP*TP*GP*AP*T)-3' × 2 5'-D(*CP*TP*AP*GP*AP*TP*CP*AP*CP*AP*TP*TP*TP*TP*AP*GP*GP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*AP*G)-3' × 2 CATABOLITE GENE ACTIVATOR PROTEIN × 2 (P0ACJ8) ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 water × 10 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOA_ECOLI
Isoform —
PDB entities 4
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–84; UniProt 246–329 Author chain E; PDBConstruct 1–84; UniProt 246–329

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id1lb2
Deposition date deposition_date2002-04-01
Structure title titleStructure of the E. coli alpha C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase in complex with CAP and DNA
Keywords keywordsPROTEIN-DNA COMPLEX, GENE-REGULATORY, GENE REGULATION-DNA COMPLEX; GENE REGULATION/DNA
Experimental Method methodX-RAY DIFFRACTION
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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

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1lb2__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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1lb2__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 106 107 108 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

1lb2__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)36.89 Å
Rg (electron density)36.76 Å
Total Rg36.98 Å
Atom count7162
Residues766
Excluded volume122880 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 1lb2__assembly_1__model_1 decameric (10) Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (6)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

SCOP 2.08 (4 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd1lb2a1
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.4 — DNA/RNA-binding 3-helical bundle
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.4.5 — 'Winged helix' DNA-binding domain
Family Family familya.4.5.4 — CAP C-terminal domain-like
Domain ID domain_idd1lb2a2
Class classb — All beta proteins
Fold Fold foldb.82 — Double-stranded beta-helix
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyb.82.3 — cAMP-binding domain-like
Family Family familyb.82.3.2 — cAMP-binding domain
Domain ID domain_idd1lb2b_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.60 — SAM domain-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.60.3 — C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit
Family Family familya.60.3.1 — C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit
Domain ID domain_idd1lb2e_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.60 — SAM domain-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.60.3 — C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit
Family Family familya.60.3.1 — C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase alpha subunit

CATH v4.4 (4 domains)

Domain ID domain_id1lb2A01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology120 — Jelly Rolls
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Jelly Rolls
Domain ID domain_id1lb2A02
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology10 — Arc Repressor Mutant, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Winged helix-like DNA-binding domain superfamily/Winged helix DNA-binding domain
Domain ID domain_id1lb2B00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology150 — DNA polymerase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily20 — 5' to 3' exonuclease, C-terminal subdomain
Domain ID domain_id1lb2E00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology150 — DNA polymerase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily20 — 5' to 3' exonuclease, C-terminal subdomain
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7. Citations (1)