1BEC: Beta chain of a T cell antigen receptor

Beta chain of a T cell antigen receptor. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.7 Å resolution. Released 25 Oct 1995.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.7 Å
Organism
Mus musculus
Chains
1
Atoms
1,935
Mol. weight
26.57 kDa
Released
25 Oct 1995

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1BEC contains 7 α-helices and 24 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: 7 helices, 24 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-741
β-strand10-1452
β-strand19-2571
β-strand31-3772
β-strand3913
β-strand4113
β-strand43-5192
β-strand54-5742
β-strand66-6831
β-strand74-7961
α-helix84-863
β-strand88-9582
α-helix101-1053
β-strand107-10822
β-strand112-116A62
α-helix119-1213
β-strand12314
α-helix124-1252
β-strand126-13055
β-strand145-15285
β-strand15314
β-strand157-16376
β-strand166-16836
β-strand172-17435
β-strand179-18245
β-strand189-19685
α-helix200-2034
β-strand209-21686
α-helix225-2262
α-helix230-2323
β-strand236-24276

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
14.3.D T cell antigen receptorAprotein238Mus musculusP01851 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1BEC_1 14.3.D T CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (chains A)
AVTQSPRNKVAVTGGKVTLSCQQTNNHNNMYWYRQDTGHGLRLIHYSYGAGSTEKGDIPD
GYKASRPSQEQFSLILELATPSQTSVYFCASGGGRGSYAEQFFGPGTRLTVLEDLRQVTP
PKVSLFEPSKAEIANKQKATLVCLARGFFPDHVELSWWVNGKEVHSGVSTDPQAYKESNY
SYCLSSRLRVSATFWHNPRNHFRCQVQFHGLSEEDKWPEGSPKPVTQNISAEAWGRAD

Primary citation

Crystal structure of the beta chain of a T cell antigen receptor. Bentley, G.A., Boulot, G., Karjalainen, K. et al. Science (1995) 267:1984-1987. PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P01851 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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