2AAI: Ricin

Crystallographic refinement of ricin to 2.5 Angstroms. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.5 Å resolution. Released 31 Jan 1994.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.5 Å
Organism
Ricinus communis
Chains
2
Atoms
4,440
Mol. weight
61.43 kDa
Released
31 Jan 1994

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

2AAI contains 25 α-helices and 47 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: 10 helices, 15 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-1251
α-helix18-3215
β-strand38-3922
β-strand42-4322
β-strand4413
α-helix45-473
β-strand57-6371
β-strand69-7571
β-strand80-8671
β-strand89-9241
α-helix98-1047
β-strand113-11641
α-helix123-1308
β-strand13914
α-helix141-15616
α-helix161-18020
α-helix182-19413
β-strand19814
α-helix199-2013
α-helix202-21918
β-strand230-23125
β-strand241-24225
β-strand25513
β-strand26016
α-helix2611
Chain B: 15 helices, 32 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand316
β-strand10-1127
β-strand13-1428
α-helix16-183
α-helix191
β-strand20-2348
α-helix24-263
α-helix321
β-strand3317
β-strand34-3748
α-helix45-473
β-strand49-5137
β-strand5619
β-strand57-5937
β-strand62-6657
β-strand74110
β-strand75-7957
α-helix85-873
β-strand8919
β-strand91-92210
β-strand98-101410
β-strand104-108510
α-helix1161
β-strand11718
α-helix1181
β-strand119-122410
α-helix127-1293
β-strand132-13328
α-helix1391
β-strand140-142311
β-strand143-145312
α-helix147-1493
α-helix1501
β-strand151-155512
β-strand158-162512
β-strand173-175311
β-strand181-183311
β-strand189-193512
β-strand202-206512
β-strand217-218213
β-strand224-225213
β-strand232-235413
α-helix236-2383
α-helix240-2423
β-strand245-248413
α-helix254-2563
β-strand259-261312

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Ricin (a chain)Aprotein267Ricinus communisP02879 (AlphaFold model)
Ricin (B chain)Bprotein262P02879 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>2AAI_1 RICIN (A CHAIN) (chains A)
IFPKQYPIINFTTAGATVQSYTNFIRAVRGRLTTGADVRHEIPVLPNRVGLPINQRFILV
ELSNHAELSVTLALDVTNAYVVGYRAGNSAYFFHPDNQEDAEAITHLFTDVQNRYTFAFG
GNYDRLEQLAGNLRENIELGNGPLEEAISALYYYSTGGTQLPTLARSFIICIQMISEAAR
FQYIEGEMRTRIRYNRRSAPDPSVITLENSWGRLSTAIQESNQGAFASPIQLQRRNGSKF
SVYDVSILIPIIALMVYRCAPPPSSQF
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>2AAI_2 RICIN (B CHAIN) (chains B)
ADVCMDPEPIVRIVGRNGLCVDVRDGRFHNGNAIQLWPCKSNTDANQLWTLKRDNTIRSN
GKCLTTYGYSPGVYVMIYDCNTAATDATRWQIWDNGTIINPRSSLVLAATSGNSGTTLTV
QTNIYAVSQGWLPTNNTQPFVTTIVGLYGLCLQANSGQVWIEDCSSEKAEQQWALYADGS
IRPQQNRDNCLTSDSNIRETVVKILSCGPASSGQRWMFKNDGTILNLYSGLVLDVRASDP
SLKQIILYPLHGDPNQIWLPLF

Primary citation

Crystallographic refinement of ricin to 2.5 A. Rutenber, E., Katzin, B.J., Ernst, S. et al. Proteins (1991) 10:240-250. DOI 10.1002/prot.340100308 · PubMed

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