3EQM: Human placental aromatase cytochrome P450

Crystal structure of human placental aromatase cytochrome P450 in complex with androstenedione. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.9 Å resolution. Released 23 Dec 2008.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.9 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
1
Atoms
3,767
Mol. weight
59.05 kDa
Ligands
HEM, ASD, PO4
Released
23 Dec 2008

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

3EQM contains 24 α-helices and 12 β-strands across 1 chain. 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: 24 helices, 12 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix51-522
α-helix57-6812
α-helix70-8011
β-strand84-8851
β-strand93-9751
α-helix100-1089
α-helix110-1123
α-helix119-1257
α-helix138-15114
α-helix155-17218
α-helix175-1773
β-strand17912
β-strand18512
α-helix187-20317
α-helix210-22718
α-helix232-2354
α-helix238-2403
α-helix242-26726
α-helix272-2743
α-helix278-28710
α-helix293-32432
α-helix326-34015
α-helix344-3452
α-helix347-3493
α-helix354-36613
β-strand373-37641
β-strand381-38333
β-strand386-38833
β-strand393-39641
α-helix398-4047
α-helix415-4184
α-helix440-45516
β-strand458-46252
β-strand473-47534
β-strand479-48134
β-strand490-49452

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Cytochrome P450 19A1Aprotein503Homo sapiensP11511 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>3EQM_1 Cytochrome P450 19A1 (chains A)
MVLEMLNPIHYNITSIVPEAMPAATMPVLLLTGLFLLVWNYEGTSSIPGPGYCMGIGPLI
SHGRFLWMGIGSACNYYNRVYGEFMRVWISGEETLIISKSSSMFHIMKHNHYSSRFGSKL
GLQCIGMHEKGIIFNNNPELWKTTRPFFMKALSGPGLVRMVTVCAESLKTHLDRLEEVTN
ESGYVDVLTLLRRVMLDTSNTLFLRIPLDESAIVVKIQGYFDAWQALLIKPDIFFKISWL
YKKYEKSVKDLKDAIEVLIAEKRRRISTEEKLEECMDFATELILAEKRGDLTRENVNQCI
LEMLIAAPDTMSVSLFFMLFLIAKHPNVEEAIIKEIQTVIGERDIKIDDIQKLKVMENFI
YESMRYQPVVDLVMRKALEDDVIDGYPVKKGTNIILNIGRMHRLEFFPKPNEFTLENFAK
NVPYRYFQPFGFGPRGCAGKYIAMVMMKAILVTLLRRFHVKTLQGQCVESIQKIHDLSLH
PDETKNMLEMIFTPRNSDRCLEH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
HEMProtoporphyrin IX containing FEC34 H32 Fe N4 O41
ASD4-androstene-3-17-dioneC19 H26 O21
PO4Phosphate ionO4 P2

Primary citation

Structural basis for androgen specificity and oestrogen synthesis in human aromatase. Ghosh, D., Griswold, J., Erman, M. et al. Nature (2009) 457:219-223. DOI 10.1038/nature07614 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P11511 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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