9DDM: E. coli TolAQR conformation I

E. coli TolAQR conformation I. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.94 Å resolution. Released 9 Jul 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.94 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli
Chains
9
Atoms
9,582
Mol. weight
248.04 kDa
Released
9 Jul 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9DDM contains 43 α-helices and 0 β-strands across 9 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: 8 helices, 0 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-127
α-helix15-5642
α-helix62-709
α-helix73-753
α-helix78-9518
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-22259
Chain B: 7 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-127
α-helix15-5743
α-helix62-709
α-helix78-9619
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-22158
Chain C: 9 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-127
α-helix15-5642
α-helix62-709
α-helix73-753
α-helix78-9619
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-18320
α-helix186-22237
Chain D: 7 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix9-124
α-helix15-5642
α-helix62-7110
α-helix78-9619
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-22259
Chain E: 8 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-127
α-helix15-5642
α-helix62-709
α-helix78-9720
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15832
α-helix164-1674
α-helix168-22457
Chain F: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-3126
Chain G: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-3227
Chain Y: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix19-3921

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Tol-Pal system protein TolQA, B, C, D, Eprotein230Escherichia coliP0ABU9 (AlphaFold model)
Tol-Pal system protein TolAF, Gprotein433Escherichia coliP19934 (AlphaFold model)
Tol-Pal system protein TolRY, Zprotein142Escherichia coliP0ABV6 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E), FASTA
>9DDM_1 Tol-Pal system protein TolQ (chains A, B, C, D, E)
MTDMNILDLFLKASLLVKLIMLILIGFSIASWAIIIQRTRILNAAAREAEAFEDKFWSGI
ELSRLYQESQGKRDNLTGSEQIFYSGFKEFVRLHRANSHAPEAVVEGASRAMRISMNREL
ENLETHIPFLGTVGSISPYIGLFGTVWGIMHAFIALGAVKQATLQMVAPGIAEALIATAI
GLFAAIPAVMAYNRLNQRVNKLELNYDNFMEEFTAILHRQAFTVSESNKG
Sequence of entity 2 (F, G), FASTA
>9DDM_2 Tol-Pal system protein TolA (chains F, G)
MGSWSHPQFEKGSSKATEQNDKLKRAIIISAVLHVILFAALIWSSFDENIEASAGGGGGS
SIDAVMVDSGAVVEQYKRMQSQESSAKRSDEQRKMKEQQAAEELREKQAAEQERLKQLEK
ERLAAQEQKKQAEEAAKQAELKQKQAEEAAAKAAADAKAKAEADAKAAEEAAKKAAADAK
KKAEAEAAKAAAEAQKKAEAAAAALKKKAEAAEAAAAEARKKAATEAAEKAKAEAEKKAA
AEKAAADKKAAAEKAAADKKAAEKAAAEKAAADKKAAAEKAAADKKAAAAKAAAEKAAAA
KAAAEADDIFGELSSGKNAPKTGGGAKGNNASPAGSGNTKNNGASGADINNYAGQIKSAI
ESKFYDASSYAGKTCTLRIKLAPDGMLLDIKPEGGDPALCQAALAAAKLAKIPKPPSQAV
YEVFKNAPLDFKP
Sequence of entity 3 (Y, Z), FASTA
>9DDM_3 Tol-Pal system protein TolR (chains Y, Z)
MARARGRGRRDLKSEINIVPLLDVLLVLLLIFMATAPIITQSVEVDLPDATESQAVSSND
NPPVIVEVSGIGQYTVVVEKDRLERLPPEQVVAEVSSRFKANPKTVFLIGGAKDVPYDEI
IKALNLLHSAGVKSVGLMTQPI

Primary citation

Cryo-EM structures of the E. coli Ton and Tol motor complexes. Celia, H., Botos, I., Ghirlando, R. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:5506-5506. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-61286-z · PubMed

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