9DAK: Merbecovirus PnNL2018B Spike glycoprotein RBD

Merbecovirus PnNL2018B Spike glycoprotein RBD bound to the P. Nathusii ACE2. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.4 Å resolution. Released 19 Feb 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.4 Å
Organisms
Pipistrellus nathusii, Merbecovirus
Chains
2
Atoms
7,303
Mol. weight
141 kDa
Ligands
NAG, ZN
Released
19 Feb 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9DAK contains 59 α-helices and 28 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: 47 helices, 15 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix22-5231
α-helix57-8024
α-helix81-833
α-helix86-883
α-helix92-10110
α-helix105-1084
α-helix111-12919
β-strand132-13431
β-strand142-14431
α-helix145-1528
α-helix158-17114
α-helix173-19321
α-helix199-2035
α-helix204-2074
β-strand20912
β-strand21712
α-helix219-25133
α-helix2611
β-strand262-26323
α-helix264-2663
α-helix276-2783
α-helix279-2824
α-helix294-2996
α-helix304-31613
α-helix321-3244
α-helix327-3304
β-strand33214
β-strand347-35264
β-strand355-35954
α-helix366-38419
α-helix390-3923
α-helix400-41213
α-helix415-4217
α-helix428-4303
α-helix432-44615
α-helix450-46516
α-helix470-4723
α-helix473-4808
α-helix481-4855
β-strand487-48823
α-helix499-5024
α-helix504-5074
α-helix514-53219
α-helix539-5413
α-helix548-55811
α-helix566-5749
α-helix582-5876
α-helix589-59911
β-strand617-62155
α-helix624-6274
α-helix628-6303
α-helix636-65318
α-helix654-6585
α-helix666-6683
β-strand669-67245
β-strand679-68465
β-strand685-68626
β-strand689-69356
α-helix694-6952
α-helix696-70510
α-helix707-7148
β-strand721-72335
Chain B: 12 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand39217
α-helix394-3963
α-helix397-3993
β-strand401-40338
α-helix412-4154
β-strand420-42788
α-helix431-4355
β-strand444-44858
α-helix451-4577
α-helix465-4695
β-strand478-48588
α-helix488-4903
β-strand49217
β-strand498-508119
β-strand515-52179
α-helix523-5253
α-helix529-5313
α-helix532-54211
β-strand548-55369
β-strand558110
α-helix5631
β-strand564110
α-helix565-5662
β-strand567-57489
β-strand582-58878

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
ACE2Aprotein891Pipistrellus nathusiiQ56H28 (AlphaFold model)
Spike glycoprotein receptor binding domainBprotein315MerbecovirusA3EXD0 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9DAK_1 ACE2 (chains A)
MGGEGLRASPRRRPLLPLQPRGCPRGDGCLRGGRGRAGFGFWRVTGGSRASANHVHAFFF
FLQLLGNVLVIVLSHHFGKEFATMPMGSLQPLATLYLLGMLVASVLAQSLTTEEKAREFL
DKFNSEAENWSHESALASWDYNTNINDKNAQKMNEADSKWSAFYKEHSKLAQGFPLQEIQ
NSTIKLQLQILQQNGSSVLTAEKSKRLSTILTTMSTIYSTGKVCNPNNPQQCFTLSGLED
IMEKSKDYHQRLWIWEGWRSEVGKQLRPLYEEYVALKNEMARGNNYKDYGDYWRGDYETE
GGDGYNYSRNHLIEDVDRIFLEIKPLYEQLHAYVRAKLMNAYPSRISPTGCLPAHLLGDM
WGRFWTNLYNLTVPFEKKQNIDVTDTMKKQSWDAEKIFKEAEKFYLSVGLHNMTPEFWNN
SMLTEPSDGRQVVCHPTAWDLGKNDFRIKMCTKVTMDDFLTAHHEMGHIQYDMAYAKQPY
LLRNGANEGFHEAVGEIMSLSAATPKHLKDLGLLAQNYPEDYETEINFLLKQALNIVGTL
PFTYMLEKWRWMVFEGKIPKEQWMEKWWEMKREIVGVVEPLPHDETYCDPASLFHVANDY
SFIRYFTRTILEFQFQEALCQIANHTGPLHKCDISNSTEAGKQLKNMLELGKSKPWTFAL
EQIARTKEMDAKPLLNYFKPLFSWLKELNGNSVGWSADWSPYSEQSIKVRISLKSALGEK
AYEWNDNEMYLFRSSVAYAMRVYFLKVKNETIPFRAEDVWVSDEKIRVSFKFFVTSPTNV
SDIIPRSEVEDAIRMSRGRINDAFRLDDKTLEFLGIQPTLGPPYQPPVTGTGGGSWSHPQ
FEKGGGSGGGSGGSAWSHPQFEKGGGGSDYKDHDGDYKDHDIDYKDDDDKL
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>9DAK_2 Spike glycoprotein receptor binding domain (chains B)
MGILPSPGMPALLSLVSLLSVLLMGCVAETGTYSVSSFEARPQGSFVESVYEGNECDFTK
LFRGPVPQPYEFGRLVFTNCNYNFTKLLSYFQVDAFECKKVTPESIATGCYSSLTVDWFA
YRVADKSDLLPGSSSDLQRFNYKPTYAHPTCLISAYTDLSALGGSNPTNYTLLTNCYGCV
GQPPKRTCLEEFPSFVEAGYRPKPSCARIGMQGHASGNETYTAVVTNNELDSVGDPIWRM
GVAQTKEPSVTDKAELAFFVSVQIDSQSSSVCPLGSPKLVPRGSSSGGSGLNDIFEAQKI
EWHEGGSHHHHHHHH

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O64
ZNZinc ionZn1

Primary citation

Multiple independent acquisitions of ACE2 usage in MERS-related coronaviruses. Ma, C.B., Liu, C., Park, Y.J. et al. Cell (2025) 188:1693-1710.e18. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2024.12.031 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt Q56H28 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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