30JZ: Importin 7

Structure of Importin 7 in complex with RanGTP. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.6 Å resolution. Released 23 Sept 2026.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.6 Å
Organisms
Xenopus laevis, Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
9,648
Mol. weight
140.24 kDa
Ligands
GTP, MG
Released
23 Sept 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

30JZ contains 72 α-helices and 11 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: 65 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-1311
α-helix19-2810
α-helix35-4410
α-helix50-6718
α-helix79-813
α-helix85-928
α-helix95-1006
α-helix104-12118
α-helix128-13710
α-helix143-15816
α-helix164-1674
α-helix168-18821
α-helix194-21017
α-helix222-23716
α-helix239-2413
α-helix242-2465
α-helix252-2543
α-helix256-27520
α-helix286-2927
α-helix293-2975
α-helix298-31215
α-helix319-33214
α-helix336-34914
α-helix350-3545
α-helix355-3584
α-helix362-3709
α-helix372-3754
α-helix376-3805
α-helix389-40315
α-helix408-42013
α-helix426-43813
α-helix440-4456
α-helix447-4504
α-helix453-4564
α-helix457-4615
α-helix462-4665
α-helix470-48213
α-helix491-50717
α-helix511-52717
α-helix529-5346
α-helix539-55315
α-helix556-56813
α-helix570-59425
α-helix601-62121
α-helix626-64621
α-helix649-6513
α-helix652-66211
α-helix669-6724
α-helix674-68310
α-helix690-70314
α-helix705-7106
α-helix713-72715
α-helix732-74817
α-helix757-77014
α-helix776-79217
α-helix794-8029
β-strand80611
β-strand80911
α-helix813-82311
α-helix825-8273
α-helix831-84414
α-helix852-88635
α-helix910-92213
α-helix931-9344
α-helix959-97214
α-helix974-9807
α-helix986-101227
Chain B: 7 helices, 9 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand9-1792
α-helix23-319
α-helix41-433
β-strand45-54102
β-strand57-66102
α-helix78-803
β-strand85-9172
α-helix95-995
α-helix101-1099
β-strand117-12262
α-helix138-1414
β-strand145-14842
β-strand15013
β-strand15513
α-helix159-16911
β-strand17612

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Importin 7 L homeologAprotein1038Xenopus laevisO42480 (AlphaFold model)
GTP-binding nuclear protein RanBprotein175Homo sapiensP62826 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>30JZ_1 Importin 7 L homeolog (chains A)
MDPNILIEALRGTMDPALREAAERQLNESHKSLHFVSTLLQITMSEQLELPVRQAGVIYL
KNMITQYWPDREVTPGELPPHTIPEEDRHCIRENIVEAIMHSPELIRVQLTTCIHHIIKH
DYPNRWTAVVEKIGFYLQSDNSACWLGILLCLYQLVKNYEYKKPEERSPLIAAMQHFLPM
LKDRYIQLLADPSEQSVLIQKQIFKIFYALVQYTLPLELINQQNLAEWIEILKTVVDRDV
PAETLQVDEDDRPELPWWKCKKWALHILARLFERYGSPGNVSKEYNDFAEVFLKAFAVGV
QQVLLKVLYQYKEKQYIAPRVLQQTLNYFNQGVSHAVTWKNLKPHIQGIIQDVIFPLMCY
TDSDEDLWQEDPYEYIRMKFDVFEDFISPTTAAQTLLFTSCSKRKEVLQKTMGFCYQILT
EPAADPRKKDGALHMIGSLAEILLKKKIYKDQMEFMLQNHVFPLFSSELGYMRARACWVL
HYFCEVKFKVDQNLQTALELTRRCLIDDREMPVKVEAAIALQVLISNQEKAKEYIVPFIR
PVMQALLHIIRETENDDLTNVIQKMICEYSEEVTPIAVEMTQHLAMTFNQVIQTGPDEEG
SDDKAVTAMGILNTIDTLLSVVEDHKEITQQLEGICLQVIGTVLQQHVLEFYEEIFSLAH
SLTCQQVSPQMWQLLPLVFDIFQQDGFDYFTDMMPLLHNYVTVDTDTLLSDTKYLEMIYS
MCKKILTGVAGEDAECHAAKLLEVVILQCKGRGIDQVIPLFVEAALERLTREVKTSELRT
MCLQVAIAALYYSPPLLFNTLENLRFPNNEEPVTNHFIKQWLNDVDCFLGLHDRKICVLG
LCALIELEQRPQVLNQMSSQILPAFLLLFNGLKRAYACHAEQENDSDDDGDGEDDEDAAE
LGSDEDDIDEEGQEYLEILAKQAGEDGDDEDWEDDDAEETALEGYTTLLDDEDTPIDEYQ
IFKAIFQKLQGRDPVWYQALTQGLNEDQGKQLQDIATLADQRRAAHESKMIEKHGGYKFN
APVVPSTFNFGNPAPGMN
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>30JZ_2 GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran (chains B)
EPQVQFKLVLVGDGGTGKTTFVKRHLTGEFEKKYVATLGVEVHPLVFHTNRGPIKFNVWD
TAGLEKFGGLRDGYYIQAQCAIIMFDVTSRVTYKNVPNWHRDLVRVCENIPIVLCGNKVD
IKDRKVKAKSIVFHRKKNLQYYDISAKSNYNFEKPFLWLARKLIGDPNLEFVAMP

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
GTPGuanosine-5'-triphosphateC10 H16 N5 O14 P31
MGMagnesium ionMg1

Primary citation

Chaperoning by dynamic encasement: Structural basis of linker histone H1 nuclear import. Fu, Z., Chafra, F., Freytag, B. et al. Structure (2026). DOI 10.1016/j.str.2026.09.001

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt O42480 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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