6PLS: Zebra fish alpha-1 glycine receptor

CryoEM structure of zebra fish alpha-1 glycine receptor bound with taurine in nanodisc, desensitized state. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.0 Å resolution. Released 6 Jan 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.0 Å
Organism
Danio rerio
Chains
5
Atoms
14,610
Mol. weight
276.5 kDa
Ligands
TAU
Released
6 Jan 2021

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6PLS contains 70 α-helices and 75 β-strands across 5 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, B, C, D and E: 14 helices, 15 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix26-349
α-helix521
β-strand53-68161
β-strand73-85131
α-helix87-893
β-strand98-10141
α-helix103-1086
β-strand114-11632
β-strand122-12431
β-strand132-13761
β-strand141-153131
α-helix161-1633
β-strand165-174102
β-strand182-18651
β-strand192-19431
β-strand203-20532
β-strand210-21342
β-strand216-21723
β-strand222-22323
β-strand225-234102
α-helix2351
α-helix237-2393
α-helix240-2445
α-helix245-2539
α-helix255-2584
α-helix265-28420
α-helix285-2873
α-helix300-32324
α-helix391-42737

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Glycine receptor subunit alphaZ1A, B, C, D, Eprotein458Danio rerioO93430 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E), FASTA
>6PLS_1 Glycine receptor subunit alphaZ1 (chains A, B, C, D, E)
MFALGIYLWETIVFFSLAASQQAAARKAASPMPPSEFLDKLMGKVSGYDARIRPNFKGPP
VNVTCNIFINSFGSIAETTMDYRVNIFLRQQWNDPRLAYSEYPDDSLDLDPSMLDSIWKP
DLFFANEKGANFHEVTTDNKLLRISKNGNVLYSIRITLVLACPMDLKNFPMDVQTCIMQL
ESFGYTMNDLIFEWDEKGAVQVADGLTLPQFILKEEKDLRYCTKHYNTGKFTCIEARFHL
ERQMGYYLIQMYIPSLLIVILSWVSFWINMDAAPARVGLGITTVLTMTTQSSGSRASLPK
VSYVKAIDIWMAVCLLFVFSALLEYAAVNFIARQHKELLRFQRRRRHLKEDEAGDGRFSF
AAYGMGPACLQAKDGMAIKGNNNNAPTSTNPPEKTVEEMRKLFISRAKRIDTVSRVAFPL
VFLIFNIFYWITYKIIRSEDIHKQLVPRGSHHHHHHHH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
TAU2-aminoethanesulfonic acidC2 H7 N O3 S5

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

Primary citation

Mechanism of gating and partial agonist action in the glycine receptor. Yu, J., Zhu, H., Lape, R. et al. Cell (2021) 184:957-968.e21. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.026 · PubMed

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