8YAS: SecA-SecY complex with the substrate HmBRI-7TM

Structure of the SecA-SecY complex with the substrate HmBRI-7TM. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.97 Å resolution. Released 26 Feb 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.97 Å
Organisms
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2
Chains
3
Atoms
9,894
Mol. weight
144.95 kDa
Ligands
MG, BEF, ADP
Released
26 Feb 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8YAS contains 61 α-helices and 31 β-strands across 3 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: 42 helices, 22 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix15-3218
α-helix43-5412
α-helix62-7615
α-helix83-9311
β-strand97-9931
α-helix100-1012
α-helix106-11712
β-strand124-12851
α-helix131-14818
β-strand152-15431
α-helix161-1688
β-strand172-17651
α-helix177-18711
α-helix193-1953
β-strand203-20751
α-helix2091
α-helix210-2156
α-helix216-2183
β-strand220-22672
α-helix232-24110
α-helix245-2495
β-strand250-25343
β-strand258-26143
α-helix263-27210
α-helix284-29411
α-helix295-2995
α-helix302-3054
β-strand306-30944
β-strand312-31654
α-helix3171
β-strand323-32424
α-helix333-3419
β-strand349-35682
α-helix357-3615
β-strand367-37151
α-helix375-3773
α-helix378-3836
β-strand389-39131
β-strand400-40235
α-helix403-4053
β-strand406-40836
α-helix411-42616
β-strand432-43545
α-helix439-45012
β-strand456-45945
α-helix464-4663
α-helix467-4737
β-strand480-48345
α-helix493-4953
α-helix499-5013
β-strand506-50945
α-helix516-52712
β-strand533-53755
β-strand538-54036
α-helix544-5496
α-helix554-5563
α-helix573-61846
α-helix624-64118
α-helix654-66411
α-helix673-6753
α-helix681-70323
α-helix706-74136
α-helix742-7443
α-helix748-77629
Chain E: 2 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-1513
β-strand1919
α-helix23-5836
Chain Y: 17 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-86
α-helix12-3221
β-strand3517
α-helix361
α-helix41-466
β-strand57-6048
β-strand63-6648
β-strand6817
α-helix75-8814
α-helix93-1019
α-helix105-13632
α-helix146-17227
α-helix178-20124
α-helix213-23523
β-strand238-24259
β-strand244-245210
β-strand261-26559
α-helix272-28918
α-helix295-3039
α-helix309-33022
α-helix333-34311
β-strand345-346210
α-helix354-38734
α-helix400-42021
α-helix421-4233

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Protein translocase subunit SecAAprotein778Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168P28366 (AlphaFold model)
Protein translocase subunit SecYYprotein430Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2A4IJK8 (AlphaFold model)
Protein translocase subunit SecEEprotein70Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2A4IJH4 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>8YAS_1 Protein translocase subunit SecA (chains A)
MLGILNKMFDPTKRTLNRYEKIANDIDAIRGDYENLSDDALKHKTIEFKERLEKGATTDD
LLVEAFAVVREASRRVTGMFPFKVQLMGGVALHDGNIAEMKTGEGKTLTSTLPVYLNALT
GKGVHVVTVNEYLASRDAEQMGKIFEFLGLTVGLNLNSMSKDEKREAYAADITYSTNNEL
GFDYLRDNMVLYKEQMVQRPLHFAVIDEVDSILIDEARTPLIISGQAAKSTKLYVQANAF
VRTLKAEKDYTYDIKTKAVQLTEEGMTKAEKAFGIDNLFDVKHVALNHHINQALKAHVAM
QKDVDYVVEDGQVVIVDSFTGRLMKGRRYSEGLHQAIEAKEGLEIQNESMTLATITFQNY
FRMYEKLAGMTGTAKTEEEEFRNIYNMQVVTIPTNRPVVRDDRPDLIYRTMEGKFKAVAE
DVAQRYMTGQPVLVGTVAVETSELISKLLKNKGIPHQVLNAKNHEREAQIIEEAGQKGAV
TIATNMAGRGTDIKLGEGVKELGGLAVVGTERHESRRIDNQLRGRSGRQGDPGITQFYLS
MEDELMRRFGAERTMAMLDRFGMDDSTPIQSKMVSRAVESSQKRVEGNNFDSRKQLLQYD
DVLRQQREVIYKQRFEVIDSENLREIVENMIKSSLERAIAAYTPREELPEEWKLDGLVDL
INTTYLDEGALEKSDIFGKEPDEMLELIMDRIITKYNEKEEQFGKEQMREFEKVIVLRAV
DSKWMDHIDAMDQLRQGIHLRAYAQTNPLREYQMEGFAMFEHMIESIEDEVAKFVMKA
Sequence of entity 2 (Y), FASTA
>8YAS_2 Protein translocase subunit SecY (chains Y)
MFRTISNFMRVSDIRNKIIFTLLMLIVFRIGTFIPVPSVNTDVLKLQDQLNAFGVLNIFC
GGALQNFSIFAMGVMPYITASIIVQLLQMDVVPKFAEWSKQGEMGRRKLAQFTRYFTIVL
GFIQALGMSYGFNNLAGGMLIQNPGIGTYLLIAVVLTAGTAFLMWLGEQITAKGVGNGIS
IIIFAGIVSGIPTILNQIYAQTFENVGEDLTLNIVRLLLVALAVVAVIVGVIYIQQAFRK
IPIQYAKRLEGRNPVGGHSTHLPLKVNPAGVIPVIFAVSFLIAPPTIASFFGTNDVTLWI
RRTFDYTHPVGMTIYVVLIIAFTYFYAFVQVNPEQMADNLKKQGGYIPGIRPGKNTQEYV
TRILYRLTLVGSLFLAFIAVLPVFFVNFANLPPSAQIGGTSLLIVVGVALETMKQLESQL
VKRHYRGFIK
Sequence of entity 3 (E), FASTA
>8YAS_3 Protein translocase subunit SecE (chains E)
MQRVTNFFKEVVRELKKVSWPNRKELVNYTAVVLATVAFFTVFFAVIDLGISQLIRLVFE
GGHHHHHHHH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg1
BEFBeryllium trifluoride ionBe F31
ADPAdenosine-5'-diphosphateC10 H15 N5 O10 P21

Primary citation

SecY translocon chaperones protein folding during membrane protein insertion. Ou, X., Ma, C., Sun, D. et al. Cell (2025) 188:1912-1924.e13. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2025.01.037 · PubMed

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