8AQ6: NanoLuc luciferase

NanoLuc luciferase with bound furimamide in surface allosteric site. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.69 Å resolution. Released 23 Aug 2023.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 1.69 Å
Organism: Oplophorus gracilirostris
Chains: 8
Atoms: 11,762
Mol. weight: 165.99 kDa
Ligands: OXY, NT0
Released: 23 Aug 2023

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8AQ6 contains 42 α-helices and 92 β-strands across 8 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: 5 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-5	3
β-strand	8-16	9	1
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	41-47	7	1
β-strand	51-61	11	1
α-helix	67-76	10
β-strand	81-84	4	1
β-strand	87-98	12	1
α-helix	103-104	2
β-strand	105-109	5	1
β-strand	112-120	9	1
β-strand	124-130	7	1
β-strand	136-143	8	1
β-strand	149-155	7	1
β-strand	158-166	9	1

Chain B: 6 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-6	4
β-strand	8-16	9	2
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	41-47	7	2
β-strand	51-61	11	2
α-helix	62-64	3
α-helix	69-77	9
β-strand	81-84	4	2
β-strand	87-98	12	2
β-strand	105-109	5	2
β-strand	112-120	9	2
β-strand	124-130	7	2
β-strand	136-143	8	2
β-strand	149-155	7	2
β-strand	158-166	9	2
α-helix	167-168	2

Chain C: 7 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-6	4
β-strand	8-16	9	3
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	41-46	6	3
β-strand	51-61	11	3
α-helix	62-64	3
α-helix	70-77	8
β-strand	81-84	4	3
β-strand	87-99	13	3
α-helix	104	1
β-strand	105-109	5	3
β-strand	112-120	9	3
β-strand	125-130	6	3
β-strand	136-143	8	3
β-strand	149-155	7	3
β-strand	158-166	9	3
α-helix	167-168	2

Chain D: 4 helices, 11 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-5	3
β-strand	8-16	9	4
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	41-47	7	4
β-strand	51-61	11	4
α-helix	68-76	9
β-strand	81-84	4	4
β-strand	87-98	12	4
β-strand	105-109	5	4
β-strand	112-120	9	4
β-strand	124-130	7	4
β-strand	136-143	8	4
β-strand	149-155	7	4
β-strand	158-166	9	4

Chain E: 7 helices, 12 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-5	3
β-strand	8-16	9	5
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	36-37	2	6
β-strand	41-47	7	5
β-strand	51-61	11	5
α-helix	62-64	3
α-helix	70-77	8
β-strand	81-84	4	5
β-strand	87-99	13	5
β-strand	105-109	5	5
β-strand	112-120	9	5
β-strand	124-130	7	5
β-strand	136-143	8	5
α-helix	148	1
β-strand	149-155	7	5
β-strand	158-166	9	5
α-helix	167-168	2

Chain F: 4 helices, 12 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-6	4
β-strand	8-16	9	7
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	36-37	2	8
β-strand	41-47	7	7
β-strand	51-61	11	7
α-helix	70-77	8
β-strand	80-84	5	7
β-strand	87-98	12	7
β-strand	105-109	5	7
β-strand	112-120	9	7
β-strand	124-130	7	7
β-strand	136-143	8	7
β-strand	149-155	7	7
β-strand	158-166	9	7

Chain G: 4 helices, 12 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-5	3
β-strand	8-16	9	6
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	36-37	2	5
β-strand	41-47	7	6
β-strand	51-61	11	6
α-helix	70-77	8
β-strand	80-84	5	6
β-strand	87-99	13	6
β-strand	105-109	5	6
β-strand	112-120	9	6
β-strand	124-130	7	6
β-strand	136-143	8	6
β-strand	149-155	7	6
β-strand	158-166	9	6

Chain H: 5 helices, 12 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	3-6	4
β-strand	8-16	9	8
α-helix	18-24	7
α-helix	30-34	5
β-strand	36-37	2	7
β-strand	40-47	8	8
β-strand	51-61	11	8
α-helix	73-77	5
β-strand	81-84	4	8
β-strand	87-98	12	8
β-strand	105-109	5	8
β-strand	112-120	9	8
β-strand	124-130	7	8
β-strand	136-143	8	8
β-strand	149-155	7	8
β-strand	158-166	9	8
α-helix	167-168	2

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
NanoLuc luciferase	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H	protein	181	Oplophorus gracilirostris	Q9GV45 (AlphaFold model)

Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H), FASTA

>8AQ6_1 NanoLuc luciferase (chains A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)
MHHHHHHSDNMVFTLEDFVGDWRQTAGYNLDQVLEQGGVSSLFQNLGVSVTPIQRIVLSG
ENGLKIDIHVIIPYEGLSGDQMGQIEKIFKVVYPVDDHHFKVILHYGTLVIDGVTPNMID
YFGRPYEGIAVFDGKKITVTGTLWNGNKIIDERLINPDGSLLFRVTINGVTGWRLCERIL
A

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
OXY	Oxygen molecule	O2	1
NT0	N-(3-Benzyl-5-phenylpyrazin-2-yl)-2-(furan-2-yl)acetamide	C23 H19 N3 O2	1

Water and common crystallization additives (GOL, PG4, CL, PGE) are not listed.

Primary citation

Illuminating the mechanism and allosteric behavior of NanoLuc luciferase. Nemergut, M., Pluskal, D., Horackova, J. et al. Nat Commun (2023) 14:7864-7864. DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-43403-y · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt Q9GV45 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

7SNS 1.55 Å, 1.55A Resolution Structure of NanoLuc Luciferase
7VSX 1.7 Å, Crystal structure of QL-nanoKAZ (Reverse mutant of nanoKAZ with L18Q and V27L)
7SNX 1.7 Å, 1.70A Resolution Structure of NanoBiT Complementation Reporter Complex of LgBit and…
5B0U 1.71 Å, Crystal structure of the mutated 19 kDa protein of Oplophorus luciferase (nanoKAZ)
7SNW 1.8 Å, 1.80A Resolution Structure of NanoLuc Luciferase with Bound Inhibitor PC 16026576
5IBO 1.95 Å, 1.95A resolution structure of NanoLuc luciferase
8AQI 1.99 Å, NanoLuc luciferase with bound coelenteramide in surface allosteric site
7SNR 2.0 Å, 2.00A Resolution Structure of NanoLuc Luciferase
7SNY 2.1 Å, 2.10A Resolution Structure of NanoBiT Complementation Reporter Large Subunit LgBiT
7SNT 2.2 Å, 2.20A Resolution Structure of NanoLuc Luciferase with Bound Substrate Analog…
9UPV 2.7 Å, Cryo-EM structure of CXCR4 complexed with agonist SDVX1
8AQH 2.8 Å, NanoLuc-Y94A luciferase mutant

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