4K8V: Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase

Structure of cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase (cGAS). Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.0 Å resolution. Released 15 May 2013.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.0 Å
Organism
Mus musculus
Chains
4
Atoms
13,318
Mol. weight
170.31 kDa
Ligands
ZN
Released
15 May 2013

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

4K8V contains 69 α-helices and 57 β-strands across 4 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, 13 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix147-16317
α-helix165-18420
β-strand193-19535
α-helix205-2062
β-strand211-21995
β-strand223-22755
β-strand235-23955
α-helix249-2513
β-strand252-25326
β-strand256-25726
α-helix259-27416
β-strand281-28445
α-helix285-2873
β-strand294-29965
β-strand303-314125
α-helix317-3193
α-helix320-3223
α-helix334-3418
β-strand345-34955
β-strand363-36645
α-helix368-3769
α-helix394-41118
α-helix413-4153
α-helix420-43314
α-helix437-4404
α-helix442-4443
α-helix445-46218
β-strand46617
β-strand47417
α-helix483-49816
α-helix502-5054
Chain B: 17 helices, 15 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix149-18436
β-strand193-19538
α-helix205-2062
β-strand211-21998
β-strand223-22868
β-strand231-23998
α-helix249-2513
β-strand252-25329
β-strand256-25729
α-helix259-27517
β-strand281-28448
α-helix285-2873
β-strand288110
β-strand291110
β-strand294-29968
β-strand303-314128
α-helix317-3193
α-helix320-3223
α-helix334-3418
β-strand345-34958
β-strand363-36648
α-helix368-3769
α-helix394-41118
α-helix413-4153
α-helix420-43314
α-helix437-4404
α-helix442-4443
α-helix445-46218
β-strand466111
β-strand474111
α-helix483-49917
α-helix502-5054
Chain C: 18 helices, 14 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix149-18436
β-strand193-19531
α-helix1961
α-helix2051
β-strand211-21991
β-strand223-22751
β-strand235-23951
α-helix249-2513
β-strand252-25322
β-strand256-25722
α-helix259-27517
β-strand281-28441
α-helix285-2873
β-strand294-29961
β-strand303-314121
α-helix317-3193
α-helix320-3223
α-helix334-3418
β-strand345-34951
β-strand363-36641
α-helix368-3769
β-strand38113
α-helix394-41118
α-helix413-4153
α-helix420-43314
α-helix437-4404
α-helix442-4443
α-helix445-46117
β-strand46614
β-strand47414
α-helix483-49816
α-helix502-5054
Chain D: 16 helices, 15 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix148-18437
β-strand192-195412
α-helix201-2033
β-strand211-219912
β-strand223-227512
β-strand235-239512
α-helix249-2513
β-strand252113
β-strand256112
β-strand257113
α-helix259-27517
β-strand281-284412
β-strand294-299612
β-strand303-3141212
α-helix317-3193
α-helix320-3223
α-helix334-3418
β-strand345-349512
β-strand363-366412
α-helix368-3769
β-strand38113
α-helix394-41118
α-helix413-4153
α-helix420-43314
α-helix437-4404
α-helix442-4443
α-helix445-46218
β-strand466114
β-strand474114
α-helix483-49816
α-helix502-5054

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthaseA, B, C, Dprotein362Mus musculusQ8C6L5 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D), FASTA
>4K8V_1 Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (chains A, B, C, D)
SPDKLKKVLDKLRLKRKDISEAAETVNKVVERLLRRMQKRESEFKGVEQLNTGSYYEHVK
ISAPNEFDVMFKLEVPRIELQEYYETGAFYLVKFKRIPRGNPLSHFLEGEVLSATKMLSK
FRKIIKEEVKEIKDIDVSVEKEKPGSPAVTLLIRNPEEISVDIILALESKGSWPISTKEG
LPIQGWLGTKVRTNLRREPFYLVPKNAKDGNSFQGETWRLSFSHTEKYILNNHGIEKTCC
ESSGAKCCRKECLKLMKYLLEQLKKEFQELDAFCSYHVKTAIFHMWTQDPQDSQWDPRNL
SSCFDKLLAFFLECLRTEKLDHYFIPKFNLFSQELIDRKSKEFLSKKIEYERNNGFPIFD
KL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn4

Primary citation

Cyclic [G(2',5')pA(3',5')p] is the metazoan second messenger produced by DNA-activated cyclic GMP-AMP synthase. Gao, P., Ascano, M., Wu, Y. et al. Cell (2013) 153:1094-1107. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2013.04.046 · PubMed

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