6b6h

The cryo-EM structure of a bacterial class I transcription activation complex

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha

Escherichia coli O157:H7

UniProt P0A7Z6

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 (B7MIX3) ;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ; × 1 (P0A8T8) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 (B7MFL0) RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 (P00579) cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP × 2 (P0ACK0) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOA_ECO57
Isoform —
PDB entities 1, 7
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–329; UniProt 1–329 Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–329; UniProt 1–329 Author chain I; PDBConstruct 1–75; UniProt 250–324

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta

Escherichia coli O45:K1 (strain S88 / ExPEC)

UniProt B7MIX3

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 (P0A7Z6) ;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ; × 1 (P0A8T8) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 (B7MFL0) RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 (P00579) cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP × 2 (P0ACK0) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 1 (P0A7Z6) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOB_ECO45
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain C; PDBConstruct 1–1342; UniProt 1–1342

;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ;

Escherichia coli O157:H7

UniProt P0A8T8

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 (P0A7Z6) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 (B7MIX3) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 (B7MFL0) RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 (P00579) cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP × 2 (P0ACK0) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 1 (P0A7Z6) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOC_ECO57
Isoform —
PDB entities 3
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain D; PDBConstruct 1–1407; UniProt 1–1407

DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega

Escherichia coli O45:K1

UniProt B7MFL0

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 (P0A7Z6) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 (B7MIX3) ;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ; × 1 (P0A8T8) RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 (P00579) cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP × 2 (P0ACK0) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 1 (P0A7Z6) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOZ_ECO45
Isoform —
PDB entities 4
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain E; PDBConstruct 1–91; UniProt 1–91

RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD

Escherichia coli (strain K12)

UniProt P00579

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 (P0A7Z6) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 (B7MIX3) ;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ; × 1 (P0A8T8) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 (B7MFL0) cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP × 2 (P0ACK0) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 1 (P0A7Z6) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name RPOD_ECOLI
Isoform —
PDB entities 5
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain F; PDBConstruct 16–628; UniProt 1–613

cAMP-activated global transcriptional regulator CRP

Escherichia coli O157:H7

UniProt P0ACK0

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 RNA 1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 2 (P0A7Z6) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta × 1 (B7MIX3) ;DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta' ; × 1 (P0A8T8) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit omega × 1 (B7MFL0) RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD × 1 (P00579) DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit alpha × 1 (P0A7Z6) SYNTHETIC NONTEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 SYNTHETIC TEMPLATE STRAND DNA (88-MER) × 1 NASCENT RNA 3-MER × 1 ZINC ION × 2 MAGNESIUM ION × 1 ADENOSINE-3',5'-CYCLIC-MONOPHOSPHATE × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name CRP_ECO57
Isoform —
PDB entities 6
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain G; PDBConstruct 1–210; UniProt 1–210 Author chain H; PDBConstruct 1–210; UniProt 1–210

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_id6b6h
Deposition date deposition_date2017-10-02
Structure title titleThe cryo-EM structure of a bacterial class I transcription activation complex
Keywords keywordstranscription, RNA polymerase, catabolite activator protein, cAMP, TRANSCRIPTION-TRANSFERASE-DNA-RNA complex; TRANSCRIPTION/TRANSFERASE/DNA/RNA
Experimental Method methodELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

6b6h__assembly_1__model_1

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

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6b6h__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 106 107 108 109 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

6b6h__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)61.45 Å
Rg (electron density)60.37 Å
Total Rg60.61 Å
Atom count72102
Residues4365
Excluded volume641610 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 6b6h__assembly_1__model_1 dodecameric (12) 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 (13)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 12 domains

CATH v4.4 (12 domains)

Domain ID domain_id6b6hA01
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology1360 — Gyrase A; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — RNA polymerase, RBP11-like subunit
Domain ID domain_id6b6hA02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture170 — Beta Complex
Topology topology120 — RNA Polymerase Alpha Subunit; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily12 — DNA-directed RNA polymerase, insert domain
Domain ID domain_id6b6hB01
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology1360 — Gyrase A; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — RNA polymerase, RBP11-like subunit
Domain ID domain_id6b6hB02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture170 — Beta Complex
Topology topology120 — RNA Polymerase Alpha Subunit; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily12 — DNA-directed RNA polymerase, insert domain
Domain ID domain_id6b6hC01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture40 — Beta Barrel
Topology topology50 — OB fold (Dihydrolipoamide Acetyltransferase, E2P)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily150 — RNA polymerase II, Rpb2 subunit, wall domain
Domain ID domain_id6b6hD01
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology132 — Topoisomerase I; Chain A, domain 4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily30 — RNA polymerase Rpb1 funnel domain
Domain ID domain_id6b6hD02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture40 — Beta Barrel
Topology topology50 — OB fold (Dihydrolipoamide Acetyltransferase, E2P)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily100 — RNA polymerase II/Efflux pump adaptor protein, barrel-sandwich hybrid domain
Domain ID domain_id6b6hE00
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture90 — Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology topology940 — Eukaryotic RPB6 RNA polymerase subunit
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — RNA polymerase subunit, RPB6/omega
Domain ID domain_id6b6hG01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology120 — Jelly Rolls
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Jelly Rolls
Domain ID domain_id6b6hG02
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_id6b6hH01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology120 — Jelly Rolls
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Jelly Rolls
Domain ID domain_id6b6hH02
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
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7. Citations (1)