2QLB: Caspase-7 with inhibitor AC-ESMD-CHO

Crystal Structure of caspase-7 with inhibitor AC-ESMD-CHO. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.25 Å resolution. Released 28 Aug 2007.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.25 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
7
Atoms
4,049
Mol. weight
63.54 kDa
Ligands
CIT
Released
28 Aug 2007

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

2QLB contains 18 α-helices and 40 β-strands across 6 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: 6 helices, 11 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand5911
β-strand66-7492
α-helix80-823
α-helix84-863
α-helix90-10415
β-strand107-11262
α-helix116-12712
β-strand134-14292
β-strand145-14623
β-strand149-15243
β-strand155-15843
α-helix159-1646
α-helix172-1743
β-strand179-18462
β-strand19014
β-strand19215
β-strand19516
Chain B: 3 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand21317
β-strand219-22352
β-strand22914
β-strand232-23438
β-strand238-23928
α-helix240-25213
α-helix258-27215
α-helix280-2823
β-strand28615
β-strand290-29342
β-strand29811
Chain C: 6 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand35919
β-strand366-37492
α-helix380-3823
α-helix384-3863
α-helix390-40415
β-strand406-41272
α-helix416-42813
β-strand434-44292
β-strand445-446210
β-strand449-452410
β-strand455-458410
α-helix459-4646
α-helix472-4743
β-strand479-48462
β-strand490111
β-strand492112
β-strand49517
Chain D: 3 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand51316
β-strand519-52352
β-strand529111
β-strand532-534313
β-strand538-539213
α-helix540-55213
α-helix558-57215
α-helix580-5823
β-strand586112
β-strand590-59342
β-strand59819
Chain E: 0 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand703-70428
Chain F: 0 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand803-804213

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Caspase-7A, Cprotein173Homo sapiensP55210 (AlphaFold model)
Caspase-7B, Dprotein97Homo sapiensP55210 (AlphaFold model)
Inhibitor AC-ESMD-CHOE, Fprotein5
Peptide QGHGEGprotein5
Sequence of entity 1 (A, C), FASTA
>2QLB_1 Caspase-7 (chains A, C)
AKPDRSSFVPSLFSKKKKNVTMRSIKTTRDRVPTYQYNMNFEKLGKCIIINNKNFDKVTG
MGVRNGTDKDAEALFKCFRSLGFDVIVYNDCSCAKMQDLLKKASEEDHTNAACFACILLS
HGEENVIYGKDGVTPIKDLTAHFRGDRCKTLLEKPKLFFIQACRGTELDDGIQ
Sequence of entity 2 (B, D), FASTA
>2QLB_2 Caspase-7 (chains B, D)
ANPRYKIPVEADFLFAYSTVPGYYSWRSPGRGSWFVQALCSILEEHGKDLEIMQILTRVN
DRVARHFESQSDDPHFHEKKQIPCVVSMLTKELYFSQ
Sequence of entity 3 (E, F), FASTA
>2QLB_3 Inhibitor AC-ESMD-CHO (chains E, F)
XESMX
Sequence of entity 4 (G), FASTA
>2QLB_4 Peptide QGHGE (chains G)
QGHGE

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
CITCitric acidC6 H8 O71

Primary citation

Plasticity of S2-S4 specificity pockets of executioner caspase-7 revealed by structural and kinetic analysis. Agniswamy, J., Fang, B., Weber, I.T. FEBS J (2007) 274:4752-4765. DOI 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05994.x · PubMed

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