6AUS: Rat neuronal nitric oxide synthase heme domain

Structure of rat neuronal nitric oxide synthase heme domain in complex with 3-(2-(6-Amino-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-5-(3-(methylamino)propyl)benzonitrile. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.7 Å resolution. Released 11 Jul 2018.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.7 Å
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Chains
2
Atoms
7,372
Mol. weight
100.14 kDa
Ligands
ZN, BYV, H4B, HEM
Released
11 Jul 2018

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6AUS contains 54 α-helices and 50 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.

Chains A and B: 27 helices, 25 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand301-30441
β-strand30512
β-strand311-31441
α-helix316-3194
β-strand33113
α-helix351-36818
α-helix375-39117
α-helix398-41013
α-helix418-4203
β-strand425-42844
α-helix435-45016
α-helix451-4533
β-strand458-46144
α-helix462-4654
β-strand473-47425
β-strand47814
β-strand48216
β-strand484-48637
β-strand492-49437
α-helix496-4983
α-helix499-5079
α-helix5181
β-strand51916
α-helix520-5212
β-strand522-52545
α-helix529-5313
β-strand532-53435
α-helix535-5373
α-helix538-5403
β-strand543-54538
α-helix552-5576
β-strand560-56238
β-strand566-56724
β-strand571-57449
β-strand577-57939
β-strand584-58524
β-strand588-589210
α-helix590-5912
α-helix592-5976
α-helix598-5992
α-helix607-6137
α-helix621-6233
α-helix625-64319
β-strand648-649210
α-helix651-66919
α-helix676-6794
α-helix685-6873
α-helix689-6924
β-strand69312
β-strand697111
β-strand703-70539
α-helix710-7134

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Nitric oxide synthase, brainA, Bprotein422Rattus norvegicusP29476 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>6AUS_1 Nitric oxide synthase, brain (chains A, B)
CPRFLKVKNWETDVVLTDTLHLKSTLETGCTEHICMGSIMLPSQHTRKPEDVRTKDQLFP
LAKEFLDQYYSSIKRFGSKAHMDRLEEVNKEIESTSTYQLKDTELIYGAKHAWRNASRCV
GRIQWSKLQVFDARDCTTAHGMFNYICNHVKYATNKGNLRSAITIFPQRTDGKHDFRVWN
SQLIRYAGYKQPDGSTLGDPANVQFTEICIQQGWKAPRGRFDVLPLLLQANGNDPELFQI
PPELVLEVPIRHPKFDWFKDLGLKWYGLPAVSNMLLEIGGLEFSACPFSGWYMGTEIGVR
DYCDNSRYNILEEVAKKMDLDMRKTSSLWKDQALVEINIAVLYSFQSDKVTIVDHHSATE
SFIKHMENEYRCRGGCPADWVWIVPPMSGSITPVFHQEMLNYRLTPSFEYQPDPWNTHVW
KG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn1
BYV3-[2-(6-amino-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-5-[3-(methylamino)propyl]benzonitrileC19 H24 N42
H4B5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterinC9 H15 N5 O32
HEMProtoporphyrin IX containing FEC34 H32 Fe N4 O42

Water and common crystallization additives (ACT) are not listed.

Primary citation

Improvement of Cell Permeability of Human Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors Using Potent and Selective 2-Aminopyridine-Based Scaffolds with a Fluorobenzene Linker. Do, H.T., Wang, H.Y., Li, H. et al. J Med Chem (2017) 60:9360-9375. DOI 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01356 · PubMed

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