7QL5: Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
Torpedo muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor - nicotine-bound conformation. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.5 Å resolution. Released 9 Feb 2022.
- Method
- Electron microscopy
- Resolution
- 2.5 Å
- Organism
- Tetronarce californica
- Chains
- 5
- Atoms
- 17,028
- Mol. weight
- 283.47 kDa
- Ligands
- NCT, POV, NAG
- Released
- 9 Feb 2022
Explore 7QL5 in 3D
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RCSB PDB
PDBe
Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets
7QL5 contains 74 α-helices and 85 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.
Chain A: 17 helices, 14 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 2-11 | 10 | |
| β-strand | 31-44 | 14 | 1 |
| β-strand | 49-61 | 13 | 1 |
| α-helix | 63-65 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 69-72 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 77-81 | 5 | 1 |
| α-helix | 82-84 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 91-92 | 2 | 2 |
| β-strand | 95 | 1 | 1 |
| β-strand | 107-111 | 5 | 1 |
| β-strand | 115-118 | 4 | 1 |
| β-strand | 121-127 | 7 | 1 |
| β-strand | 139-147 | 9 | 2 |
| α-helix | 153-156 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 158-160 | 3 | 1 |
| β-strand | 166 | 1 | 1 |
| α-helix | 170-172 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 176-188 | 13 | 2 |
| β-strand | 198-209 | 12 | 2 |
| α-helix | 212-214 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 215-219 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 220-231 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 237-239 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 242-261 | 20 | |
| α-helix | 273-299 | 27 | |
| α-helix | 307-309 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 310-314 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 315-319 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 320-323 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 329 | 1 | 3 |
| α-helix | 375-431 | 57 | |
Chain B: 17 helices, 20 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 3-11 | 9 | |
| β-strand | 29-44 | 16 | 4 |
| β-strand | 49-61 | 13 | 4 |
| α-helix | 69-71 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 77-80 | 4 | 4 |
| α-helix | 82-84 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 90-92 | 3 | 5 |
| β-strand | 95 | 1 | 4 |
| α-helix | 106-107 | 2 | |
| β-strand | 108-111 | 4 | 4 |
| β-strand | 115-118 | 4 | 4 |
| β-strand | 121-127 | 7 | 4 |
| β-strand | 139-148 | 10 | 5 |
| β-strand | 156-160 | 5 | 4 |
| α-helix | 161 | 1 | |
| β-strand | 162 | 1 | 6 |
| β-strand | 169 | 1 | 6 |
| β-strand | 172 | 1 | 7 |
| β-strand | 174-175 | 2 | 4 |
| α-helix | 177-179 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 181 | 1 | 4 |
| α-helix | 182-183 | 2 | |
| β-strand | 186-190 | 5 | 5 |
| β-strand | 192 | 1 | 7 |
| β-strand | 193-197 | 5 | 5 |
| β-strand | 205-215 | 11 | 5 |
| α-helix | 216 | 1 | |
| α-helix | 221-225 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 226-237 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 238-240 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 248-266 | 19 | |
| α-helix | 279-305 | 27 | |
| β-strand | 312 | 1 | 3 |
| α-helix | 316-319 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 320-325 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 326-330 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 406-458 | 53 | |
Chain C: 13 helices, 19 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 3-8 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 9-14 | 6 | |
| β-strand | 31-46 | 16 | 8 |
| β-strand | 51-68 | 18 | 8 |
| α-helix | 71-74 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 80-82 | 3 | 8 |
| β-strand | 92-94 | 3 | 9 |
| β-strand | 97 | 1 | 8 |
| β-strand | 110-112 | 3 | 8 |
| β-strand | 115-120 | 6 | 8 |
| β-strand | 123-129 | 7 | 8 |
| β-strand | 141-150 | 10 | 9 |
| β-strand | 158-162 | 5 | 8 |
| β-strand | 164-167 | 4 | 10 |
| β-strand | 170-173 | 4 | 10 |
| β-strand | 176 | 1 | 11 |
| β-strand | 178 | 1 | 8 |
| β-strand | 185 | 1 | 8 |
| β-strand | 190-194 | 5 | 9 |
| β-strand | 196 | 1 | 11 |
| β-strand | 197-201 | 5 | 9 |
| β-strand | 213-223 | 11 | 9 |
| α-helix | 226-228 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 229-233 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 234-245 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 246-248 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 256-276 | 21 | |
| α-helix | 287-313 | 27 | |
| α-helix | 324-328 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 329-333 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 334-338 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 421-477 | 57 | |
Chain D: 13 helices, 13 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 2-11 | 10 | |
| β-strand | 31-44 | 14 | 12 |
| β-strand | 49-61 | 13 | 12 |
| α-helix | 69-72 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 77-80 | 4 | 12 |
| α-helix | 82-84 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 91-92 | 2 | 13 |
| β-strand | 95 | 1 | 12 |
| β-strand | 108-111 | 4 | 12 |
| β-strand | 115-118 | 4 | 12 |
| β-strand | 121-127 | 7 | 12 |
| β-strand | 139-147 | 9 | 13 |
| β-strand | 158-160 | 3 | 12 |
| β-strand | 166 | 1 | 12 |
| α-helix | 170-172 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 176-188 | 13 | 13 |
| β-strand | 198-209 | 12 | 13 |
| α-helix | 212-214 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 215-219 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 220-234 | 15 | |
| α-helix | 237-239 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 242-263 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 273-299 | 27 | |
| α-helix | 310-314 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 315-319 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 379-424 | 46 | |
Chain E: 14 helices, 19 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 3-11 | 9 | |
| β-strand | 29-44 | 16 | 14 |
| β-strand | 49-66 | 18 | 14 |
| α-helix | 69-72 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 77-81 | 5 | 14 |
| α-helix | 82-84 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 90-92 | 3 | 15 |
| β-strand | 95 | 1 | 14 |
| β-strand | 107-111 | 5 | 14 |
| β-strand | 113-118 | 6 | 14 |
| β-strand | 121-127 | 7 | 14 |
| β-strand | 139-148 | 10 | 15 |
| β-strand | 156-160 | 5 | 14 |
| β-strand | 162 | 1 | 16 |
| β-strand | 167 | 1 | 16 |
| β-strand | 170 | 1 | 17 |
| β-strand | 172 | 1 | 14 |
| α-helix | 175-177 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 179 | 1 | 14 |
| β-strand | 184-188 | 5 | 15 |
| β-strand | 190 | 1 | 17 |
| β-strand | 191-195 | 5 | 15 |
| β-strand | 207-217 | 11 | 15 |
| α-helix | 220-222 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 223-227 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 228-236 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 237-242 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 251-272 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 282-309 | 28 | |
| α-helix | 319-323 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 324-328 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 329-332 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 421-471 | 51 | |
Molecules and chains
| Molecule | Chains | Type | Length | Organism | UniProt |
|---|
| Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha | A, D | protein | 437 | Tetronarce californica | P02710 (AlphaFold model) |
| Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta | B | protein | 469 | Tetronarce californica | P02712 (AlphaFold model) |
| Acetylcholine receptor subunit delta | C | protein | 501 | Tetronarce californica | P02718 (AlphaFold model) |
| Acetylcholine receptor subunit gamma | E | protein | 489 | Tetronarce californica | P02714 (AlphaFold model) |
Sequence of entity 1 (A, D), FASTA
>7QL5_1 Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha (chains A, D)
SEHETRLVANLLENYNKVIRPVEHHTHFVDITVGLQLIQLISVDEVNQIVETNVRLRQQW
IDVRLRWNPADYGGIKKIRLPSDDVWLPDLVLYNNADGDFAIVHMTKLLLDYTGKIMWTP
PAIFKSYCEIIVTHFPFDQQNCTMKLGIWTYDGTKVSISPESDRPDLSTFMESGEWVMKD
YRGWKHWVYYTCCPDTPYLDITYHFIMQRIPLYFVVNVIIPCLLFSFLTGLVFYLPTDSG
EKMTLSISVLLSLTVFLLVIVELIPSTSSAVPLIGKYMLFTMIFVISSIIITVVVINTHH
RSPSTHTMPQWVRKIFIDTIPNVMFFSTMKRASKEKQENKIFADDIDISDISGKQVTGEV
IFQTPLIKNPDVKSAIEGVKYIAEHMKSDEESSNAAEEWKYVAMVIDHILLCVFMLICII
GTVSVFAGRLIELSQEG
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>7QL5_2 Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta (chains B)
SVMEDTLLSVLFETYNPKVRPAQTVGDKVTVRVGLTLTNLLILNEKIEEMTTNVFLNLAW
TDYRLQWDPAAYEGIKDLRIPSSDVWQPDIVLMNNNDGSFEITLHVNVLVQHTGAVSWQP
SAIYRSSCTIKVMYFPFDWQNCTMVFKSYTYDTSEVTLQHALDAKGEREVKEIVINKDAF
TENGQWSIEHKPSRKNWRSDDPSYEDVTFYLIIQRKPLFYIVYTIIPCILISILAILVFY
LPPDAGEKMSLSISALLAVTVFLLLLADKVPETSLSVPIIIRYLMFIMILVAFSVILSVV
VLNLHHRSPNTHTMPNWIRQIFIETLPPFLWIQRPVTTPSPDSKPTIISRANDEYFIRKP
AGDFVCPVDNARVAVQPERLFSEMKWHLNGLTQPVTLPQDLKEAVEAIKYIAEQLESASE
FDDLKKDWQYVAMVADRLFLYVFFVICSIGTFSIFLDASHNVPPDNPFA
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>7QL5_3 Acetylcholine receptor subunit delta (chains C)
VNEEERLINDLLIVNKYNKHVRPVKHNNEVVNIALSLTLSNLISLKETDETLTSNVWMDH
AWYDHRLTWNASEYSDISILRLPPELVWIPDIVLQNNNDGQYHVAYFCNVLVRPNGYVTW
LPPAIFRSSCPINVLYFPFDWQNCSLKFTALNYDANEITMDLMTDTIDGKDYPIEWIIID
PEAFTENGEWEIIHKPAKKNIYPDKFPNGTNYQDVTFYLIIRRKPLFYVINFITPCVLIS
FLASLAFYLPAESGEKMSTAISVLLAQAVFLLLTSQRLPETALAVPLIGKYLMFIMSLVT
GVIVNCGIVLNFHFRTPSTHVLSTRVKQIFLEKLPRILHMSRADESEQPDWQNDLKLRRS
SSVGYISKAQEYFNIKSRSELMFEKQSERHGLVPRVTPRIGFGNNNENIAASDQLHDEIK
SGIDSTNYIVKQIKEKNAYDEEVGNWNLVGQTIDRLSMFIITPVMVLGTIFIFVMGNFNH
PPAKPFEGDPFDYSSDHPRCA
Sequence of entity 4 (E), FASTA
>7QL5_4 Acetylcholine receptor subunit gamma (chains E)
ENEEGRLIEKLLGDYDKRIIPAKTLDHIIDVTLKLTLTNLISLNEKEEALTTNVWIEIQW
NDYRLSWNTSEYEGIDLVRIPSELLWLPDVVLENNVDGQFEVAYYANVLVYNDGSMYWLP
PAIYRSTCPIAVTYFPFDWQNCSLVFRSQTYNAHEVNLQLSAEEGEAVEWIHIDPEDFTE
NGEWTIRHRPAKKNYNWQLTKDDTDFQEIIFFLIIQRKPLFYIINIIAPCVLISSLVVLV
YFLPAQAGGQKCTLSISVLLAQTIFLFLIAQKVPETSLNVPLIGKYLIFVMFVSMLIVMN
CVIVLNVSLRTPNTHSLSEKIKHLFLGFLPKYLGMQLEPSEETPEKPQPRRRSSFGIMIK
AEEYILKKPRSELMFEEQKDRHGLKRVNKMTSDIDIGTTVDLYKDLANFAPEIKSCVEAC
NFIAKSTKEQNDSGSENENWVLIGKVIDKACFWIALLLFSIGTLAIFLTGHFNQVPEFPF
PGDPRKYVP
Ligands and cofactors
| ID | Name | Formula | Copies |
|---|
| NCT | (s)-3-(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine | C10 H14 N2 | 2 |
| POV | (2S)-3-(hexadecanoyloxy)-2-[(9Z)-octadec-9-enoyloxy]propyl… | C42 H82 N O8 P | 11 |
| NAG | 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose | C8 H15 N O6 | 1 |
Primary citation
Conformational transitions and ligand-binding to a muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Zarkadas, E., Pebay-Peyroula, E., Thompson, M.J. et al. Neuron (2022) 110:1358. DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.01.013 · PubMed
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