SNAP output for PDB entry 7npf [SNAP web server]

PDB-id

7npf; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats; DNAproDB

Class

DNA binding protein

Method

cryo-EM (4.5 Å)

Summary

Vibrio cholerae para2-atpys-DNA filament

Reference

Parker AV, Mann D, Tzokov SB, Hwang LC, Bergeron JRC (2021): "The structure of the bacterial DNA segregation ATPase filament reveals the conformational plasticity of ParA upon DNA binding." Nat Commun, 12, 5166. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25429-2.

Abstract

The efficient segregation of replicated genetic material is an essential step for cell division. Bacterial cells use several evolutionarily-distinct genome segregation systems, the most common of which is the type I Par system. It consists of an adapter protein, ParB, that binds to the DNA cargo via interaction with the parS DNA sequence; and an ATPase, ParA, that binds nonspecific DNA and mediates cargo transport. However, the molecular details of how this system functions are not well understood. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of the Vibrio cholerae ParA2 filament bound to DNA, as well as the crystal structures of this protein in various nucleotide states. These structures show that ParA forms a left-handed filament on DNA, stabilized by nucleotide binding, and that ParA undergoes profound structural rearrangements upon DNA binding and filament assembly. Collectively, our data suggest the structural basis for ParA's cooperative binding to DNA and the formation of high ParA density regions on the nucleoid.