1MD2: Cholera toxin B subunit

Cholera toxin B-pentamer with decavalent ligand bmsc-0013. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.45 Å resolution. Released 11 Dec 2002.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.45 Å
Organism
Vibrio cholerae
Chains
5
Atoms
4,967
Mol. weight
60.37 kDa
Ligands
SQ, CYN, 233
Released
11 Dec 2002

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1MD2 contains 20 α-helices and 30 β-strands across 5 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 D: 4 helices, 6 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-106
β-strand15-2281
β-strand26-3051
β-strand38-4141
β-strand47-5041
α-helix51-533
α-helix59-7820
α-helix80-812
β-strand82-8871
β-strand94-10291
Chain E: 4 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-106
β-strand15-2391
β-strand26-3051
β-strand38-4141
β-strand47-5041
α-helix51-533
α-helix59-7820
α-helix801
β-strand81-8881
β-strand94-10291
Chain F: 4 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-95
β-strand15-2281
β-strand26-3051
β-strand38-4141
β-strand47-5041
α-helix51-533
α-helix59-7820
α-helix80-812
β-strand82-8871
β-strand94-10291
Chain G: 4 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-95
β-strand15-2281
β-strand26-3051
β-strand37-4151
β-strand47-5041
α-helix51-533
α-helix61-7818
α-helix80-812
β-strand82-8871
β-strand94-10291
Chain H: 4 helices, 6 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-106
β-strand15-2391
β-strand26-3051
β-strand37-4151
β-strand47-5041
α-helix51-533
α-helix59-7820
α-helix801
β-strand81-8881
β-strand94-10291

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Cholera toxin B subunitD, E, F, G, Hprotein103Vibrio choleraeP01556 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (D, E, F, G, H), FASTA
>1MD2_1 CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT (chains D, E, F, G, H)
TPQNITDLCAEYHNTQIHTLNDKIFSYTESLAGKREMAIITFKNGATFQVEVPGSQHIDS
QKKAIERMKDTLRIAYLTEAKVEKLCVWNNKTPHAIAAISMAN

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
SQ3-ethylamino-4-methylamino-cyclobutane-1,2-dioneC7 H12 N2 O22
CYNCyanide ionC N1
233[5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-2-ylcarbamoyl)-pentyl]-ca…C14 H26 N2 O85

Primary citation

Solution and crystallographic studies of branched multivalent ligands that inhibit the receptor-binding of cholera toxin. Zhang, Z., Merritt, E.A., Ahn, M. et al. J Am Chem Soc (2002) 124:12991-12998. DOI 10.1021/ja027584k · PubMed

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