1PPB: Alpha-thrombin

The refined 1.9 Å crystal structure of human alpha-thrombin: interaction with D-phe-pro-arg chloromethylketone and significance of the tyr-pro-pro-trp insertion segment. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.92 Å resolution. Released 31 Jan 1994.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.92 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
2,819
Mol. weight
34.33 kDa
Ligands
0G6
Released
31 Jan 1994

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1PPB contains 12 α-helices and 23 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 H: 10 helices, 23 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand1711
β-strand20-2122
α-helix22-232
β-strand30-3563
β-strand39-48103
β-strand51-5443
α-helix56-583
β-strand60-60A24
α-helix60B-60D3
β-strand60F-60G24
β-strand64-6853
β-strand7215
β-strand81-8333
β-strand85-9063
β-strand9516
β-strand10016
β-strand104-10853
α-helix120-1212
β-strand12212
α-helix123-1242
α-helix126-129C7
β-strand135-14062
β-strand15415
β-strand156-16272
α-helix165-1717
α-helix175-1762
β-strand180-18342
α-helix186-186B3
β-strand18911
β-strand198-20252
β-strand207-21592
β-strand226-23052
α-helix231-24212
Chain L: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-95
α-helix14D-14I6

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Alpha-thrombin (small subunit)Lprotein36Homo sapiensP00734 (AlphaFold model)
Alpha-thrombin (large subunit)Hprotein259Homo sapiensP00734 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (L), FASTA
>1PPB_1 ALPHA-THROMBIN (SMALL SUBUNIT) (chains L)
TFGSGEADCGLRPLFEKKSLEDKTERELLESYIDGR
Sequence of entity 2 (H), FASTA
>1PPB_2 ALPHA-THROMBIN (LARGE SUBUNIT) (chains H)
IVEGSDAEIGMSPWQVMLFRKSPQELLCGASLISDRWVLTAAHCLLYPPWDKNFTENDLL
VRIGKHSRTRYERNIEKISMLEKIYIHPRYNWRENLDRDIALMKLKKPVAFSDYIHPVCL
PDRETAASLLQAGYKGRVTGWGNLKETWTANVGKGQPSVLQVVNLPIVERPVCKDSTRIR
ITDNMFCAGYKPDEGKRGDACEGDSGGPFVMKSPFNNRWYQMGIVSWGEGCDRDGKYGFY
THVFRLKKWIQKVIDQFGE

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
0G6D-phenylalanyl-N-[(2S,3S)-6-{[amino(iminio)methyl]amino}-1-chloro-2-hydroxyhexa…C21 H34 Cl N6 O31

Primary citation

The refined 1.9 A crystal structure of human alpha-thrombin: interaction with D-Phe-Pro-Arg chloromethylketone and significance of the Tyr-Pro-Pro-Trp insertion segment. Bode, W., Mayr, I., Baumann, U. et al. EMBO J (1989) 8:3467-3475. PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P00734 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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