8YV3: Collagen alpha-1 chain

The heterotrimer structure of peptides derived from human collagen type I. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.68 Å resolution. Released 2 Apr 2025.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.68 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
6
Atoms
1,564
Mol. weight
17.64 kDa
Released
2 Apr 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8YV3 contains 13 α-helices and 0 β-strands across 6 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: 3 helices, 0 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-87
α-helix10-2314
α-helix25-295
Chain B: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-87
α-helix10-2920
Chain C: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-119
α-helix13-2917
Chain D: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-1110
α-helix13-2917
Chain E: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-1817
α-helix20-2910
Chain F: 2 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-1413
α-helix16-2914

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Collagen alpha-1(I) chainA, Dprotein31Homo sapiensP02452 (AlphaFold model)
Collagen alpha-2(I) chainB, C, E, Fprotein31Homo sapiensP08123 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, D), FASTA
>8YV3_1 Collagen alpha-1(I) chain (chains A, D)
XPVGARGPAGPQGPRGDKGETGEQGDRGIKG
Sequence of entity 2 (B, C, E, F), FASTA
>8YV3_2 Collagen alpha-2(I) chain (chains B, C, E, F)
XAVGPRGPSGPQGIRGDKGEPGEKGPRGLPG

Primary citation

The heterotrimer structure of peptides derived from human collagen type I. Zhu, Y., Yang, X., Sun, F. To be published.

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