1JFF: Tubulin alpha chain

Refined structure of alpha-beta tubulin from zinc-induced sheets stabilized with taxol. Determined by electron crystallography at 3.5 Å resolution. Released 19 Sept 2001.

Method
Electron crystallography
Resolution
3.5 Å
Organism
Bos taurus
Chains
2
Atoms
6,702
Mol. weight
101.93 kDa
Ligands
ZN, MG, GTP, GDP
Released
19 Sept 2001

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1JFF contains 40 α-helices and 31 β-strands across 2 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.

Chain A: 19 helices, 14 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-961
α-helix10-2617
β-strand65-6951
α-helix72-809
β-strand92-9431
α-helix103-1075
α-helix109-12820
β-strand134-13961
α-helix144-1496
α-helix150-16011
β-strand16511
β-strand167-17041
α-helix184-19411
β-strand200-20341
α-helix206-21510
α-helix224-24219
α-helix252-2598
β-strand269-27131
β-strand27712
α-helix288-2914
α-helix293-2964
β-strand312-321101
α-helix325-33612
β-strand34311
β-strand351-35551
β-strand36812
β-strand373-38191
α-helix382-3843
α-helix385-39915
α-helix403-4053
α-helix406-4094
α-helix415-42915
α-helix431-4344
Chain B: 21 helices, 17 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand413
β-strand6-943
α-helix12-2615
β-strand3014
β-strand3614
α-helix49-524
β-strand5515
β-strand6115
β-strand65-6953
α-helix72-787
α-helix83-853
α-helix89-913
β-strand92-9433
α-helix105-1095
α-helix111-12616
β-strand134-13963
α-helix144-1485
α-helix149-16012
β-strand165-17063
α-helix184-19411
β-strand200-20233
α-helix206-2149
α-helix224-24219
β-strand24816
α-helix252-2598
β-strand267-26823
β-strand269-27136
α-helix289-2957
α-helix307-3093
β-strand312-32096
α-helix325-33814
β-strand351-35666
β-strand375-38176
α-helix382-3843
α-helix385-39915
α-helix403-4053
α-helix406-4094
α-helix415-43622

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
tubulin alpha chainAprotein451Bos taurusP81947 (AlphaFold model)
tubulin beta chainBprotein445Bos taurusQ6B856 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>1JFF_1 tubulin alpha chain (chains A)
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDLEPTVIDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIIDLVLD
RIRKLADQCTGLQGFSVFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFSIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLIGQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRGHFPLATYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCLLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRTIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYEPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDMAALEKDYEEVGVDSVEGEGEEEGEEY
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>1JFF_2 tubulin beta chain (chains B)
MREIVHIQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGSYHGDSDLQLERINVYYNEAAGNKYV
PRAILVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVV
RKESESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRIMNTFSVVPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQMFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAVFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLNVQNKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMSATFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATADEQGEFEEEGEEDEA

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn1
MGMagnesium ionMg1
GTPGuanosine-5'-triphosphateC10 H16 N5 O14 P31
GDPGuanosine-5'-diphosphateC10 H15 N5 O11 P21
TA1TaxolC47 H51 N O141

Primary citation

Refined structure of alpha beta-tubulin at 3.5 A resolution. Lowe, J., Li, H., Downing, K.H. et al. J Mol Biol (2001) 313:1045-1057. DOI 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5077 · PubMed

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