7D8X: Human gamma-secretase

CryoEM structure of human gamma-secretase in complex with E2012 and L685458. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.6 Å resolution. Released 27 Jan 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.6 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
4
Atoms
10,928
Mol. weight
185.64 kDa
Ligands
GZR, PC1, NAG, CLR
Released
27 Jan 2021

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

7D8X contains 65 α-helices and 36 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: 33 helices, 31 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand42-4321
β-strand47-4931
β-strand53-5422
β-strand59-6022
β-strand6113
α-helix64-652
β-strand69-7681
α-helix81-833
α-helix84-885
β-strand94-9961
α-helix105-1139
β-strand118-12471
β-strand13514
α-helix143-1453
α-helix154-1563
β-strand16814
α-helix171-1733
β-strand17513
β-strand180-18341
α-helix186-19914
α-helix201-2022
α-helix207-2093
β-strand212-21871
β-strand22115
α-helix227-24014
β-strand248-25032
β-strand253-25976
α-helix268-2703
β-strand275-28176
α-helix295-2995
α-helix300-31314
β-strand324-33076
α-helix338-34912
α-helix356-3583
β-strand359-36576
β-strand375-37956
α-helix384-3863
α-helix388-40518
β-strand412-41436
α-helix422-4232
α-helix427-4304
β-strand438-44256
α-helix482-50120
α-helix508-5103
α-helix515-52612
α-helix540-5456
α-helix550-5523
α-helix562-57514
β-strand577-57937
α-helix583-5875
β-strand601-60557
α-helix6081
β-strand60918
α-helix6101
β-strand61618
β-strand619-62357
β-strand626-63056
α-helix633-6364
β-strand649-65132
α-helix6521
β-strand65315
β-strand657-66371
α-helix666-69227
α-helix694-6974
Chain B: 13 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix83-10220
α-helix125-15531
α-helix159-17113
α-helix172-1776
α-helix178-18811
β-strand193-19429
α-helix195-21420
α-helix219-23921
α-helix243-26220
α-helix267-27711
β-strand287-289310
β-strand380-382310
α-helix383-39816
α-helix405-42824
α-helix435-45117
α-helix453-46311
Chain C: 13 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-1311
α-helix15-206
α-helix21-255
α-helix29-5931
α-helix67-9933
α-helix100-1045
α-helix114-13926
β-strand14611
α-helix156-18328
α-helix187-20216
α-helix203-2053
α-helix210-2123
α-helix215-23117
α-helix236-2405
Chain D: 6 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-2013
α-helix21-233
α-helix27-3610
α-helix39-424
α-helix50-8132
α-helix88-914
β-strand93-9539

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
NicastrinAprotein709Homo sapiensQ92542 (AlphaFold model)
Presenilin-1Bprotein467Homo sapiensP49768 (AlphaFold model)
Gamma-secretase subunit APH-1ACprotein265Homo sapiensQ96BI3 (AlphaFold model)
Gamma-secretase subunit PEN-2Dprotein143Homo sapiensQ9NZ42 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>7D8X_1 Nicastrin (chains A)
MATAGGGSGADPGSRGLLRLLSFCVLLAGLCRGNSVERKIYIPLNKTAPCVRLLNATHQI
GCQSSISGDTGVIHVVEKEEDLQWVLTDGPNPPYMVLLESKHFTRDLMEKLKGRTSRIAG
LAVSLTKPSPASGFSPSVQCPNDGFGVYSNSYGPEFAHCREIQWNSLGNGLAYEDFSFPI
FLLEDENETKVIKQCYQDHNLSQNGSAPTFPLCAMQLFSHMHAVISTATCMRRSSIQSTF
SINPEIVCDPLSDYNVWSMLKPINTTGTLKPDDRVVVAATRLDSRSFFWNVAPGAESAVA
SFVTQLAAAEALQKAPDVTTLPRNVMFVFFQGETFDYIGSSRMVYDMEKGKFPVQLENVD
SFVELGQVALRTSLELWMHTDPVSQKNESVRNQVEDLLATLEKSGAGVPAVILRRPNQSQ
PLPPSSLQRFLRARNISGVVLADHSGAFHNKYYQSIYDTAENINVSYPEWLSPEEDLNFV
TDTAKALADVATVLGRALYELAGGTNFSDTVQADPQTVTRLLYGFLIKANNSWFQSILRQ
DLRSYLGDGPLQHYIAVSSPTNTTYVVQYALANLTGTVVNLTREQCQDPSKVPSENKDLY
EYSWVQGPLHSNETDRLPRCVRSTARLARALSPAFELSQWSSTEYSTWTESRWKDIRARI
FLIASKELELITLTVGFGILIFSLIVTYCINAKADVLFIAPREPGAVSY
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>7D8X_2 Presenilin-1 (chains B)
MTELPAPLSYFQNAQMSEDNHLSNTVRSQNDNRERQEHNDRRSLGHPEPLSNGRPQGNSR
QVVEQDEEEDEELTLKYGAKHVIMLFVPVTLCMVVVVATIKSVSFYTRKDGQLIYTPFTE
DTETVGQRALHSILNAAIMISVIVVMTILLVVLYKYRCYKVIHAWLIISSLLLLFFFSFI
YLGEVFKTYNVAVDYITVALLIWNFGVVGMISIHWKGPLRLQQAYLIMISALMALVFIKY
LPEWTAWLILAVISVYDLVAVLCPKGPLRMLVETAQERNETLFPALIYSSTMVWLVNMAE
GDPEAQRRVSKNSKYNAESTERESQDTVAENDDGGFSEEWEAQRDSHLGPHRSTPESRAA
VQELSSSILAGEDPEERGVKLGLGDFIFYSVLVGKASATASGDWNTTIACFVAILIGLCL
TLLLLAIFKKALPALPISITFGLVFYFATDYLVQPFMDQLAFHQFYI
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>7D8X_3 Gamma-secretase subunit APH-1A (chains C)
MGAAVFFGCTFVAFGPAFALFLITVAGDPLRVIILVAGAFFWLVSLLLASVVWFILVHVT
DRSDARLQYGLLIFGAAVSVLLQEVFRFAYYKLLKKADEGLASLSEDGRSPISIRQMAYV
SGLSFGIISGVFSVINILADALGPGVVGIHGDSPYYFLTSAFLTAAIILLHTFWGVVFFD
ACERRRYWALGLVVGSHLLTSGLTFLNPWYEASLLPIYAVTVSMGLWAFITAGGSLRSIQ
RSLLCRRQEDSRVMVYSALRIPPED
Sequence of entity 4 (D), FASTA
>7D8X_4 Gamma-secretase subunit PEN-2 (chains D)
MASWSHPQFEKGGGARGGSGGGSWSHPQFEKGFDYKDDDDKGTNLERVSNEEKLNLCRKY
YLGGFAFLPFLWLVNIFWFFREAFLVPAYTEQSQIKGYVWRSAVGFLFWVIVLTSWITIF
QIYRPRWGALGDYLSFTIPLGTP

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
GZR1-[(1S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethyl]-3-[[3-methoxy-4-(4-methylimidazol-1-yl)phenyl]…C25 H26 F N3 O21
PC11,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholineC44 H88 N O8 P2
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O66
CLRCholesterolC27 H46 O3
FTO~{tert}-butyl ~{N}-[(2~{S},3~{R},5~{R})-6-[[(2~{S})-1-[[(2~{S})-1-azanyl-1-oxid…C39 H52 N4 O61
PTYPhosphatidylethanolamineC40 H80 N O8 P1

Primary citation

Structural basis of gamma-secretase inhibition and modulation by small molecule drugs. Yang, G., Zhou, R., Guo, X. et al. Cell (2021) 184:521-533.e14. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2020.11.049 · PubMed

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