1AKU: Flavodoxin

D95A hydroquinone flavodoxin mutant from D. Vulgaris. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.9 Å resolution. Released 2 Dec 1998.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.9 Å
Organism
Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris str. Hildenborough
Chains
1
Atoms
1,297
Mol. weight
16.31 kDa
Ligands
FMN
Released
2 Dec 1998

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1AKU contains 8 α-helices and 8 β-strands across 1 chain. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain A: 8 helices, 8 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand3-971
α-helix14-2815
β-strand32-3761
α-helix38-403
β-strand52-5761
β-strand59-6022
β-strand66-6722
α-helix72-765
α-helix78-803
β-strand87-9481
α-helix103-11412
β-strand118-11921
α-helix122-1232
β-strand124-12741
α-helix130-1323
α-helix134-14714

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
FlavodoxinAprotein147Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris str. HildenboroughP00323 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1AKU_1 FLAVODOXIN (chains A)
PKALIVYGSTTGNTEYTAETIARELADAGYEVDSRDAASVEAGGLFEGFDLVLLGCSTWG
DDSIELQDDFIPLFDSLEETGAQGRKVACFGCGASSYEYFCGAVDAIEEKLKNLGAEIVQ
DGLRIDGDPRAARDDIVGWAHDVRGAI

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
FMNFlavin mononucleotideC17 H21 N4 O9 P1

Water and common crystallization additives (SO4) are not listed.

Primary citation

Crystallographic investigation of the role of aspartate 95 in the modulation of the redox potentials of Desulfovibrio vulgaris flavodoxin. McCarthy, A.A., Walsh, M.A., Verma, C.S. et al. Biochemistry (2002) 41:10950-10962. DOI 10.1021/bi020225h · PubMed

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