Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Dec 14;133(49):19614-7. doi: 10.1021/ja2080532. Epub 2011 Nov 21.
Streptococcus pneumoniae adhesin competence regulator (AdcR), the first metal-dependent member of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of proteins, represses the transcription of a high-affinity zinc-specific uptake transporter, a group of surface antigen zinc-binding pneumococcal histidine triad proteins (PhtA, PhtB, PhtD, and PhtE), and an AdcA homologue (AdcAII). The 2.0 Å resolution structure of Zn(II)-bound AdcR reveals a highly helical two-fold-symmetric dimer with two distinct metal-binding sites per protomer. Zn(II) is tetrahedrally coordinated by E24, H42, H108, and H112 in what defines the primary sensing site in AdcR. Site 2 is a tetracoordinate site whose function is currently unknown. NMR methyl group perturbation experiments reveal that Zn(II) drives a global change in the structure of apo-AdcR that stabilizes a conformation that is compatible with DNA binding. This co-repression mechanism is unprecedented in MarR transcriptional regulators.
肺炎链球菌黏附素反应调节蛋白(AdcR)是多重抗生素耐药调节蛋白(MarR)家族中第一个依赖金属的成员,它可以抑制高亲和力锌特异性摄取转运蛋白、一组表面抗原锌结合肺炎链球菌组氨酸三肽蛋白(PhtA、PhtB、PhtD 和 PhtE)以及 AdcA 同源物(AdcAII)的转录。Zn(II)结合的 AdcR 的 2.0 Å 分辨率结构揭示了一个高度螺旋的二倍对称二聚体,每个亚基具有两个不同的金属结合位点。Zn(II)与 E24、H42、H108 和 H112 配位,形成四面体,这一定义了 AdcR 中的主要感应位点。第二个位点是四配位位点,其功能目前尚不清楚。NMR 甲基基团扰动实验表明,Zn(II)驱动 apo-AdcR 的全局结构变化,稳定了一种与 DNA 结合相容的构象。这种共抑制机制在 MarR 转录调节因子中是前所未有的。