8V2G: KCa2.2 channel in apo state
Cryo-EM structure of the KCa2.2 channel in apo state. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.18 Å resolution. Released 23 Apr 2025.
- Method
- Electron microscopy
- Resolution
- 3.18 Å
- Organism
- Rattus norvegicus
- Chains
- 8
- Atoms
- 16,163
- Mol. weight
- 231.02 kDa
- Ligands
- CA
- Released
- 23 Apr 2025
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RCSB PDB
PDBe
Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets
8V2G contains 89 α-helices and 24 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: 14 helices, 2 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 124-159 | 36 | |
| α-helix | 166-201 | 36 | |
| α-helix | 206-208 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 213-225 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 235-241 | 7 | 1 |
| β-strand | 248-254 | 7 | 1 |
| α-helix | 256-260 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 261-268 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 269-277 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 284-292 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 299-309 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 313-334 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 346-357 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 370-395 | 26 | |
| α-helix | 402-434 | 33 | |
| α-helix | 446-477 | 32 | |
Chain B: 14 helices, 2 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 124-159 | 36 | |
| α-helix | 166-200 | 35 | |
| α-helix | 206-208 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 213-225 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 235-241 | 7 | 4 |
| β-strand | 248-254 | 7 | 4 |
| α-helix | 255-257 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 261-268 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 269-277 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 284-293 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 299-309 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 313-334 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 346-357 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 370-395 | 26 | |
| α-helix | 405-439 | 35 | |
| α-helix | 446-477 | 32 | |
Chain C: 14 helices, 2 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 124-156 | 33 | |
| α-helix | 167-201 | 35 | |
| α-helix | 206-208 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 213-225 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 235-241 | 7 | 7 |
| β-strand | 248-254 | 7 | 7 |
| α-helix | 255-257 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 261-267 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 268-277 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 284-292 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 299-309 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 313-334 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 346-357 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 370-395 | 26 | |
| α-helix | 402-439 | 38 | |
| α-helix | 446-477 | 32 | |
Chain D: 14 helices, 2 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 124-159 | 36 | |
| α-helix | 166-201 | 36 | |
| α-helix | 206-208 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 213-225 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 235-241 | 7 | 10 |
| β-strand | 248-254 | 7 | 10 |
| α-helix | 255-257 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 261-268 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 269-277 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 284-292 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 299-309 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 313-334 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 346-357 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 370-395 | 26 | |
| α-helix | 402-439 | 38 | |
| α-helix | 446-477 | 32 | |
Chain E: 9 helices, 4 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 3-5 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 6-16 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| α-helix | 29-37 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 45-55 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 63 | 1 | 2 |
| α-helix | 65-75 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 81-92 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 100-101 | 2 | 3 |
| α-helix | 102-111 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 118-128 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 135-136 | 2 | 3 |
| α-helix | 139-146 | 8 | |
Chain F: 8 helices, 4 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 6-16 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 27 | 1 | 5 |
| α-helix | 29-38 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 45-55 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 63 | 1 | 5 |
| α-helix | 65-75 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 81-92 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 100-101 | 2 | 6 |
| α-helix | 102-111 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 118-125 | 8 | |
| β-strand | 135-136 | 2 | 6 |
| α-helix | 139-143 | 5 | |
Chain G: 8 helices, 4 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 6-17 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| α-helix | 29-38 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 45-55 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 63 | 1 | 8 |
| α-helix | 65-76 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 81-91 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 100-101 | 2 | 9 |
| α-helix | 102-111 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 118-128 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 135-136 | 2 | 9 |
| α-helix | 139-146 | 8 | |
Chain H: 8 helices, 4 β-strands
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|
| α-helix | 6-19 | 14 | |
| β-strand | 27 | 1 | 11 |
| α-helix | 29-38 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 45-55 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 63 | 1 | 11 |
| α-helix | 65-75 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 81-92 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 100-101 | 2 | 12 |
| α-helix | 102-111 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 118-128 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 135-136 | 2 | 12 |
| α-helix | 141-145 | 5 | |
Molecules and chains
| Molecule | Chains | Type | Length | Organism | UniProt |
|---|
| Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 2 | A, B, C, D | protein | 361 | Rattus norvegicus | P70604 (AlphaFold model) |
| Calmodulin-1 | E, F, G, H | protein | 146 | Rattus norvegicus | P0DP29 (AlphaFold model) |
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D), FASTA
>8V2G_1 Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 2 (chains A, B, C, D)
IGYKLGHRRALFEKRKRLSDYALIFGMFGIVVMVIETELSWGAYDKASLYSLALKCLISL
STIILLGLIIVYHAREIQLFMVDNGADDWRIAMTYERIFFICLEILVCAIHPIPGNYTFT
WTARLAFSYAPSTTTADVDIILSIPMFLRLYLIARVMLLHSKLFTDASSRSIGALNKINF
NTRFVMKTLMTICPGTVLLVFSISLWIIAAWTVRACERYHDQQDVTSNFLGAMWLISITF
LSIGYGDMVPNTYCGKGVCLLTGIMGAGCTALVVAVVARKLELTKAEKHVHNFMMDTQLT
KRVKNAAANVLRETWLIYKNTKLVKKIDHAKVRKHQRKFLQAIHQLRSVKMEQRKLNDQA
N
Sequence of entity 2 (E, F, G, H), FASTA
>8V2G_2 Calmodulin-1 (chains E, F, G, H)
DQLTEEQIAEFKEAFSLFDKDGDGTITTKELGTVMRSLGQNPTEAELQDMINEVDADGNG
TIDFPEFLTMMARKMKDTDSEEEIREAFRVFDKDGNGYISAAELRHVMTNLGEKLTDEEV
DEMIREADIDGDGQVNYEEFVQMMTA
Ligands and cofactors
| ID | Name | Formula | Copies |
|---|
| CA | Calcium ion | Ca | 8 |
Water and common crystallization additives (K) are not listed.
Primary citation
Cryo-EM structures of the small-conductance Ca 2+ -activated K Ca 2.2 channel. Nam, Y.W., Im, D., Garcia, A.S.C. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:3690-3690. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-59061-1 · PubMed
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