Open AccessAnalyses of Mlc–IIB Glc interaction and a plausible molecular mechanism of Mlc inactivation by membrane sequestration
Author(s) -
TaeWook Nam,
Ho Sang Jung,
Young Jun An,
Young-Ha Park,
Sang Hee Lee,
YeongJae Seok,
Sun Shin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.0709295105
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , chemistry , membrane , biophysics , biology , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
InEscherichia coli , glucose-dependent transcriptional induction of genes encoding a variety of sugar-metabolizing enzymes and transport systems is mediated by the phosphorylation state-dependent interaction of membrane-bound enzyme IICBGlc (EIICBGlc ) with the global repressor Mlc. Here we report the crystal structure of a tetrameric Mlc in a complex with four molecules of enzyme IIBGlc (EIIB), the cytoplasmic domain of EIICBGlc . Each monomer of Mlc has one bound EIIB molecule, indicating the 1:1 stoichiometry. The detailed view of the interface, along with the high-resolution structure of EIIB containing a sulfate ion at the phosphorylation site, suggests that the phosphorylation-induced steric hindrance and disturbance of polar intermolecular interactions impede complex formation. Furthermore, we reveal that Mlc possesses a built-in flexibility for the structural adaptation to its target DNA and that interaction of Mlc with EIIB fused only to dimeric proteins resulted in the loss of its DNA binding ability, suggesting that flexibility of the Mlc structure is indispensable for its DNA binding.