1GGX: Protein

Red fluorescent protein (FP583 or dsred(clontech)) from discosoma sp. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.9 Å resolution. Released 6 Dec 2000.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 1.9 Å
Organism: Discosoma sp.
Chains: 4
Atoms: 7,711
Mol. weight: 103.79 kDa
Released: 6 Dec 2000

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1GGX contains 29 α-helices and 52 β-strands across 4 chains. 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.

Chains A, B and D: 7 helices, 13 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	12-22	11	1
β-strand	25-36	12	1
β-strand	41-50	10	1
α-helix	52	1
α-helix	54	1
α-helix	58-60	3
α-helix	62-64	3
α-helix	70-72	3
β-strand	74	1	1
α-helix	82-85	4
β-strand	91-99	9	1
β-strand	104-114	11	1
β-strand	117-127	11	1
β-strand	140-143	4	1
α-helix	144-145	2
β-strand	146-153	8	1
β-strand	156-167	12	1
β-strand	172-183	12	1
β-strand	193-204	12	1
β-strand	210-220	11	1

Chain C: 8 helices, 13 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	12-22	11	3
β-strand	25-36	12	3
β-strand	41-50	10	3
α-helix	52	1
α-helix	54	1
α-helix	58-60	3
α-helix	62-64	3
α-helix	70-72	3
β-strand	74	1	3
α-helix	82-85	4
β-strand	91-99	9	3
β-strand	104-114	11	3
β-strand	117-127	11	3
β-strand	140-143	4	3
α-helix	144-145	2
β-strand	146-153	8	3
β-strand	156-167	12	3
β-strand	172-183	12	3
α-helix	187-189	3
β-strand	193-204	12	3
β-strand	210-220	11	3

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Protein (fluorescent protein FP583)	A, B, C, D	protein	223	Discosoma sp.	Q9U6Y8 (AlphaFold model)

Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D), FASTA

>1GGX_1 PROTEIN (FLUORESCENT PROTEIN FP583) (chains A, B, C, D)
MRSSKNVIKEFMRFKVRMEGTVNGHEFEIEGEGEGRPYEGHNTVKLKVTKGGPLPFAWDI
LSPQFXSKVYVKHPADIPDYKKLSFPEGFKWERVMNFEDGGVVTVTQDSSLQDGCFIYKV
KFIGVNFPSDGPVMQKKTMGWEASTERLYPRDGVLKGEIHKALKLKDGGHYLVEFKSIYM
AKKPVQLPGYYYVDSKLDITSHNEDYTIVEQYERTEGRHHLFL

Primary citation

The structural basis for red fluorescence in the tetrameric GFP homolog DsRed. Wall, M.A., Socolich, M., Ranganathan, R. Nat Struct Biol (2000) 7:1133-1138. DOI 10.1038/81992 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt Q9U6Y8 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

2H5O 1.08 Å, Crystal structure of mOrange
8B7G 1.3 Å, Structure of oxygen-degraded rsCherry
7ZCT 1.33 Å, Structure of the red fluorescent protein mScarlet3 at pH 7.5
9LSC 1.38 Å, Crystal structure of mRFP1 with a grafted calcium-binding sequence and two bound calcium…
1ZGO 1.4 Å, High Resolution Crystal Structure of the Discosoma Red Fluorescent Protein (DsRed)
7OIN 1.4 Å, Crystal structure of LSSmScarlet - a genetically encoded red fluorescent protein with a…
8ARM 1.41 Å, Crystal structure of LSSmScarlet2
8ZXH 1.46 Å, Structure of the red fluorescent protein mScarlet3-H at pH 4.5
5LK4 1.47 Å, Structure of the Red Fluorescent Protein mScarlet at pH 7.8
8B65 1.55 Å, Structure of rsCherry crystallized in anaerobic conditions
2VAD 1.59 Å, Monomeric red fluorescent protein, DsRed.M1
2H5R 1.6 Å, Crystal structure of mStrawberry at pH 10.5

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