8C44: HB3VAR03 apo headstructure

HB3VAR03 apo headstructure (PfEMP1 A) complexed with EPCR. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.2 Å resolution. Released 16 Aug 2023.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.2 Å
Organisms
Plasmodium falciparum HB3, Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
5,239
Mol. weight
165.59 kDa
Ligands
PTY, NAG
Released
16 Aug 2023

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8C44 contains 29 α-helices and 22 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: 21 helices, 14 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand504-50631
β-strand540-54231
β-strand552-55431
β-strand568-57031
α-helix571-59323
α-helix607-63024
β-strand64612
α-helix647-65913
α-helix665-68218
β-strand69412
α-helix695-71420
α-helix744-76219
α-helix765-7684
α-helix772-7743
α-helix823-8253
β-strand826-82833
β-strand839-84133
α-helix8421
α-helix843-8464
α-helix869-89123
α-helix904-92320
α-helix932-94918
α-helix972-98110
α-helix984-9896
β-strand100314
β-strand100614
α-helix1009-10113
α-helix1014-103421
β-strand106615
β-strand106815
α-helix1070-109526
α-helix1113-112412
α-helix1162-11698
β-strand117916
β-strand119416
Chain C: 8 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand10-21127
β-strand24-33107
β-strand36-4497
β-strand49-5247
α-helix59-8628
β-strand93-102107
α-helix1101
β-strand111-11887
β-strand121-12777
α-helix128-1303
β-strand132-13547
α-helix142-15312
α-helix155-1584
α-helix160-1634
α-helix164-1685
α-helix169-1757

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
PfEMP1Aprotein1259Plasmodium falciparum HB3A0A0L7KL67
Endothelial protein C receptorCprotein168Homo sapiensQ9UNN8 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>8C44_1 PfEMP1 (chains A)
MASSASKFSKIVVGNETHKSARNVLEGFAKDIKGKASIDAEKHAYSLKGNLKDAKFNHDF
FKIKSDMPGNPCYLDFAFHSNTPGNQREYRHPCARSMNKNLFNLEGAVCTNSKIKGNEEK
INGAGACAPYRRRHICDLNLEHIDVHNVQNIHDLLGNVLVTAKYEGESIVEKHPNRGSSE
VCTALARSFADIGDIIRGKDLYLGHEQGNNKLEARLKTIFQNIKNKNKSPLDKLSLEQVR
EYWWALNREDVWKALTCFADGSEEYFIQSSDKEHSFSSEYCGHEQGNVPTNLDYVPQFLR
WFDEWADDFCRIKKIKLENVKNACRDEKKRKYCSLNGFDCTQTIWKKGVLHRSNECTGCL
VKCNPYEIWLGNQREAFRKQKEKYENEIKTYVHDTGISNSNINNEYYKEFYKILKNNNYE
TANEFIKLLNEGRYCNKKEKIEEEEDIDFTNTNEKGTFYRSDYCQVCPDCGVECKNETCT
PKTVIYPDCGKNEKYEPPGDAKNTEINVINSGDKEGYIFEKLSEFCTNENTENINNYEQW
KCYYDNKKNNNKCKMEINIANSKLKNKVTSFDEFFDFWVRKLLIDTIKWETELTYCINNT
DKFWCNKCNKNCVCFDKWVKQKEDEWTNIMKLFTNKHDIPKKYYLNINDLFDSFFFQVIY
KFNEGEAKWNELKENLKKQIASSKANNGTKDSEAAIKVLFNHIKEIATICKDNNTNEGCD
PSVDSKTNSCGKNTKAGSDKVISVKQIAQYYKRIAHKQLNERGSRSALKGDASKGTYKKN
GTPSNLKEICEITAKHSNDSRRDGEPCTGKDGGQVRVRTKIGTPWTKIVEINKTSYKEVF
LPPRRQHMCTSNLEHLNTGNKGLKDGKLAIHSLLGDVLLAAKEQANFIKNKYKRQKASNG
FKDKGTICRAIRYSYADLGDIIKGTDLWEANPGEKNTQRRLKTVFGIIKKNMPGIKDNQK
YKDDEKNNPPYKLLREDWWEANRDQVWQAMKCAMKNGITCGSSDHTPLDDYIPQKLRWLT
EWAEWYCKAQSKEYEKLKEKCKECKGNDQCTQDTPDCEKCKAACKKYGKNIKTWEDQWKV
ISSKYKELYKQAEIYAGNGGPGYYNTKVQEEDKPVVDFLYNLYLQNGGKKGPPPDTHPSK
SVTAPLKQVATVDTPSTVYSTPEGYIHQEAAMDCKQQHVFCDDNSGGKDDNKQYAFRHQP
HDYDEALRCDQRDKPPPESKKVEKAKKEKDENDDGGSHHHHHHGGGSAHIVVDAYKPTK
Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA
>8C44_2 Endothelial protein C receptor (chains C)
QRLHMLQISYFRDPYHVWYQGNASLGGHLTHVLEGPDTNTTIIQLQPLQEPESWARTQSG
LQSYLLQFHGLVRLVHQERTLAFPLTIRCFLGCELPPEGSRAHVFFEVAVNGSSFVSFRP
ERALWQADTQVTSGVVTFTLQQLNAYNRTRYELREFLEDTCVQYVQKH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
PTYPhosphatidylethanolamineC40 H80 N O8 P1
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O61

Primary citation

Endothelial protein C receptor binding induces conformational changes to severe malaria-associated group A PfEMP1. Rajan Raghavan, S.S., Turner, L., Jensen, R.W. et al. Structure (2023) 31:1174-1183.e4. DOI 10.1016/j.str.2023.07.011 · PubMed

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