4MX5: Ricin A chain

Structure of ricin A chain bound with benzyl-(2-(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridine-7-carboxamido)ethyl)carbamate. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.52 Å resolution. Released 15 Jan 2014.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.52 Å
Organism
Ricinus communis
Chains
1
Atoms
2,331
Mol. weight
30.45 kDa
Ligands
5MX
Released
15 Jan 2014

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

4MX5 contains 16 α-helices and 15 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 X: 16 helices, 15 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-1251
α-helix18-3215
β-strand38-3922
β-strand42-4322
β-strand4413
α-helix45-473
α-helix53-553
β-strand57-6371
β-strand69-7571
β-strand81-8661
β-strand89-9241
α-helix93-953
α-helix98-1047
β-strand113-11641
α-helix123-1308
α-helix134-1363
β-strand13914
α-helix141-15212
α-helix154-1563
α-helix161-17111
α-helix172-1776
α-helix178-1803
α-helix182-19413
β-strand19814
α-helix202-22019
β-strand22215
β-strand225-23395
β-strand239-24465
α-helix245-2484
β-strand25513
α-helix260-2623

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Ricin A chainXprotein268Ricinus communisP02879 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (X), FASTA
>4MX5_1 Ricin A chain (chains X)
MIFPKQYPIINFTTAGATVQSYTNFIRAVRGRLTTGADVRHEIPVLPNRVGLPINQRFIL
VELSNHAELSVTLALDVTNAYVVGYRAGNSAYFFHPDNQEDAEAITHLFTDVQNRYTFAF
GGNYDRLEQLAGNLRENIELGNGPLEEAISALYYYSTGGTQLPTLARSFIICIQMISEAA
RFQYIEGEMRTRIRYNRRSAPDPSVITLENSWGRLSTAIQESNQGAFASPIQLQRRNGSK
FSVYDVSILIPIIALMVYRCAPPPSSQF

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
5MXbenzyl (2-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-3,4-dihydropteridin-7-yl)carbonyl]amino}ethyl)carbam…C17 H17 N7 O41

Primary citation

Sulfur incorporation generally improves Ricin inhibition in pterin-appended glycine-phenylalanine dipeptide mimics. Wiget, P.A., Manzano, L.A., Pruet, J.M. et al. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2013) 23:6799-6804. PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P02879 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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