2PAH: Tetrameric human phenylalanine hydroxylase

Tetrameric human phenylalanine hydroxylase. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.1 Å resolution. Released 6 Oct 1999.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.1 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
5,317
Mol. weight
77.4 kDa
Ligands
FE
Released
6 Oct 1999

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

2PAH contains 36 α-helices and 24 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: 18 helices, 12 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand12411
α-helix125-1306
α-helix152-16716
α-helix173-1764
α-helix181-20121
β-strand20212
α-helix204-21613
β-strand22013
β-strand22313
α-helix224-2263
α-helix227-23711
β-strand241-24444
α-helix251-2588
β-strand262-26544
α-helix283-2853
α-helix286-2905
α-helix297-31014
α-helix315-32511
α-helix326-3305
β-strand333-33642
β-strand339-34242
α-helix345-3484
α-helix351-3566
β-strand365-36622
α-helix369-3724
β-strand387-38932
α-helix392-40413
β-strand411-41551
β-strand420-42451
α-helix426-45025
Chain B: 18 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand12415
α-helix125-1295
α-helix152-16716
α-helix173-1764
α-helix181-20121
β-strand20216
α-helix204-21613
β-strand22017
β-strand22317
α-helix224-2263
α-helix227-23711
β-strand241-24448
α-helix251-2588
β-strand262-26548
α-helix283-2853
α-helix286-2905
α-helix297-31014
α-helix315-32511
α-helix326-3305
β-strand333-33646
β-strand339-34246
α-helix345-3484
α-helix351-3566
β-strand365-36626
α-helix369-3724
β-strand387-38936
α-helix392-40514
β-strand411-41555
β-strand420-42455
α-helix427-44923

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Protein (phenylalanine hydroxylase)A, Bprotein335Homo sapiensP00439 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>2PAH_1 PROTEIN (PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE) (chains A, B)
VPWFPRTIQELDRFANQILSYGAELDADHPGFKDPVYRARRKQFADIAYNYRHGQPIPRV
EYMEEEKKTWGTVFKTLKSLYKTHACYEYNHIFPLLEKYCGFHEDNIPQLEDVSQFLQTC
TGFRLRPVAGLLSSRDFLGGLAFRVFHCTQYIRHGSKPMYTPEPDICHELLGHVPLFSDR
SFAQFSQEIGLASLGAPDEYIEKLATIYWFTVEFGLCKQGDSIKAYGAGLLSSFGELQYC
LSEKPKLLPLELEKTAIQNYTVTEFQPLYYVAESFNDAKEKVRNFAATIPRPFSVRYDPY
TQRIEVLDNTQQLKILADSINSEIGILCSALQKIK

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
FEFE (III) ionFe2

Primary citation

Structure of tetrameric human phenylalanine hydroxylase and its implications for phenylketonuria. Fusetti, F., Erlandsen, H., Flatmark, T. et al. J Biol Chem (1998) 273:16962-16967. DOI 10.1074/jbc.273.27.16962 · PubMed

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