1BA3: Firefly luciferase

Firefly luciferase in complex with bromoform. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.2 Å resolution. Released 11 Nov 1998.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.2 Å
Organism
Photinus pyralis
Chains
1
Atoms
4,491
Mol. weight
61.32 kDa
Ligands
MBR
Released
11 Nov 1998

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1BA3 contains 25 α-helices and 35 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: 25 helices, 35 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-921
α-helix16-183
α-helix22-3413
β-strand40-4452
β-strand50-5232
α-helix53-7018
β-strand77-8153
α-helix89-9810
α-helix1001
β-strand101-10443
α-helix105-1062
α-helix111-12111
β-strand125-12843
α-helix130-1323
α-helix133-14210
β-strand148-15143
β-strand15814
β-strand16114
β-strand162-16323
α-helix164-1718
α-helix1731
β-strand192-19763
β-strand207-21153
α-helix212-22211
β-strand236-23942
α-helix246-25813
β-strand261-26442
α-helix270-27910
β-strand284-28632
α-helix289-2979
α-helix301-3033
β-strand311-31332
α-helix321-33010
β-strand33712
β-strand339-34135
α-helix343-3453
β-strand348-35145
β-strand36311
β-strand364-36525
α-helix3661
β-strand370-37451
β-strand38111
β-strand388-39361
β-strand400-40123
α-helix405-4117
β-strand41211
β-strand418-42691
β-strand432-43431
α-helix437-4393
β-strand442-44436
β-strand447-44936
α-helix451-4599
β-strand464-474116
β-strand478-487106
α-helix4881
α-helix495-5039
β-strand515-51846
β-strand52417
β-strand53017
α-helix532-54211

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
LuciferaseAprotein550Photinus pyralisP08659 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1BA3_1 LUCIFERASE (chains A)
MEDAKNIKKGPAPFYPLEDGTAGEQLHKAMKRYALVPGTIAFTDAHIEVNITYAEYFEMS
VRLAEAMKRYGLNTNHRIVVCSENSLQFFMPVLGALFIGVAVAPANDIYNERELLNSMNI
SQPTVVFVSKKGLQKILNVQKKLPIIQKIIIMDSKTDYQGFQSMYTFVTSHLPPGFNEYD
FVPESFDRDKTIALIMNSSGSTGLPKGVALPHRTACVRFSHARDPIFGNQIIPDTAILSV
VPFHHGFGMFTTLGYLICGFRVVLMYRFEEELFLRSLQDYKIQSALLVPTLFSFFAKSTL
IDKYDLSNLHEIASGGAPLSKEVGEAVAKRFHLPGIRQGYGLTETTSAILITPEGDDKPG
AVGKVVPFFEAKVVDLDTGKTLGVNQRGELCVRGPMIMSGYVNNPEATNALIDKDGWLHS
GDIAYWDEDEHFFIVDRLKSLIKYKGYQVAPAELESILLQHPNIFDAGVAGLPDDDAGEL
PAAVVVLEHGKTMTEKEIVDYVASQVTTAKKLRGGVVFVDEVPKGLTGKLDARKIREILI
KAKKGGKSKL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MBRTribromomethaneC H Br32

Primary citation

Structural basis for the inhibition of firefly luciferase by a general anesthetic. Franks, N.P., Jenkins, A., Conti, E. et al. Biophys J (1998) 75:2205-2211. PubMed

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