6BQK: Hepatis C virus protease

Crystal structure of hepatis C virus protease (NS3) complexed with tripeptidic acyl sulfonamide inhibitor (compound 18). Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.97 Å resolution. Released 21 Mar 2018.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.97 Å
Organism
Hepatitis C virus
Chains
2
Atoms
3,034
Mol. weight
48.2 kDa
Ligands
ZN, Z1E
Released
21 Mar 2018

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6BQK contains 24 α-helices and 44 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: 13 helices, 22 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand-811
β-strand-7--172
β-strand6-942
α-helix13-2210
β-strand2413
α-helix27-293
β-strand3114
β-strand33-3752
β-strand42-4872
β-strand51-5552
α-helix56-594
β-strand6411
β-strand6613
α-helix701
β-strand7111
α-helix72-732
β-strand75-7732
β-strand82-8652
α-helix87-882
β-strand9114
α-helix92-932
β-strand9412
α-helix951
β-strand9615
α-helix971
β-strand103-10755
α-helix1081
β-strand113-11865
β-strand123-13195
α-helix132-1354
α-helix1411
β-strand142-14435
β-strand150-160115
β-strand163-17195
α-helix172-1809
Chain B: 11 helices, 22 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand-816
β-strand-7--177
β-strand6-947
α-helix16-227
β-strand2418
β-strand3119
β-strand33-3757
β-strand42-4877
β-strand51-5557
α-helix56-594
β-strand6416
β-strand6618
α-helix701
β-strand7116
α-helix72-732
β-strand75-7737
β-strand82-8657
α-helix87-882
β-strand9119
α-helix92-932
β-strand9417
α-helix951
β-strand96110
α-helix971
β-strand103-107510
β-strand113-118610
β-strand123-131910
α-helix132-1354
α-helix1411
β-strand142-144310
β-strand150-1601110
β-strand163-171910
α-helix172-1809

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
NS3 proteaseA, Bprotein219Hepatitis C virusP27958 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA
>6BQK_1 NS3 protease (chains A, B)
MKKKGSVVIVGRINLSGDTAYAQQTRGEEGCQETSQTGRDKNQVEGEVQIVSTATQTFLA
TSINGVLWTVYHGAGTRTIASPKGPVTQMYTNVDKDLVGWQAPQGSRSLTPCTCGSSDLY
LVTRHADVIPVRRRGDSRGSLLSPRPISYLKGSSGGPLLCPAGHAVGIFRAAVCTRGVAK
AVDFIPVESLETTMRSPAIRAPSTSLRPHSSTTTTTTEI

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn2
Z1EN-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-methyl-L-valyl-(4R)-4-[(7-chloro-4-methoxyisoquinolin…C34 H44 Cl F2 N5 O9 S2

Primary citation

Potent Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease: Employment of a Difluoromethyl Group as a Hydrogen-Bond Donor. Zheng, B., D'Andrea, S.V., Sun, L.Q. et al. ACS Med Chem Lett (2018) 9:143-148. DOI 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00503 · PubMed

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