9DDN: E. coli TolAQR conformation II

E. coli TolAQR conformation II. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.18 Å resolution. Released 9 Jul 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.18 Å
Organism
Escherichia coli
Chains
9
Atoms
9,470
Mol. weight
248.04 kDa
Released
9 Jul 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9DDN contains 47 α-helices and 3 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: 9 helices, 0 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix10-123
α-helix15-5743
α-helix62-709
α-helix73-753
α-helix78-9518
α-helix101-12424
α-helix127-15428
α-helix164-1663
α-helix168-22053
Chain B: 8 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix8-114
α-helix15-5743
α-helix62-709
α-helix79-9416
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-18320
α-helix186-22136
Chain C: 7 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-126
α-helix15-5642
α-helix62-709
α-helix78-9417
α-helix101-11616
β-strand11711
β-strand12011
β-strand12311
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-22259
Chain D: 10 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-104
α-helix15-5743
α-helix62-709
α-helix73-753
α-helix79-9416
α-helix104-12421
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-20643
α-helix207-2093
α-helix212-22211
Chain E: 9 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-104
α-helix15-5743
α-helix62-687
α-helix69-724
α-helix78-9518
α-helix101-12323
α-helix127-15630
α-helix164-1663
α-helix168-22356
Chain F: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix7-3125
Chain G: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-3227
Chain Y: 1 helix, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix19-3517

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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
>9DDN_1 Tol-Pal system protein TolQ (chains A, B, C, D, E)
MTDMNILDLFLKASLLVKLIMLILIGFSIASWAIIIQRTRILNAAAREAEAFEDKFWSGI
ELSRLYQESQGKRDNLTGSEQIFYSGFKEFVRLHRANSHAPEAVVEGASRAMRISMNREL
ENLETHIPFLGTVGSISPYIGLFGTVWGIMHAFIALGAVKQATLQMVAPGIAEALIATAI
GLFAAIPAVMAYNRLNQRVNKLELNYDNFMEEFTAILHRQAFTVSESNKG
Sequence of entity 2 (F, G), FASTA
>9DDN_2 Tol-Pal system protein TolA (chains F, G)
MGSWSHPQFEKGSSKATEQNDKLKRAIIISAVLHVILFAALIWSSFDENIEASAGGGGGS
SIDAVMVDSGAVVEQYKRMQSQESSAKRSDEQRKMKEQQAAEELREKQAAEQERLKQLEK
ERLAAQEQKKQAEEAAKQAELKQKQAEEAAAKAAADAKAKAEADAKAAEEAAKKAAADAK
KKAEAEAAKAAAEAQKKAEAAAAALKKKAEAAEAAAAEARKKAATEAAEKAKAEAEKKAA
AEKAAADKKAAAEKAAADKKAAEKAAAEKAAADKKAAAEKAAADKKAAAAKAAAEKAAAA
KAAAEADDIFGELSSGKNAPKTGGGAKGNNASPAGSGNTKNNGASGADINNYAGQIKSAI
ESKFYDASSYAGKTCTLRIKLAPDGMLLDIKPEGGDPALCQAALAAAKLAKIPKPPSQAV
YEVFKNAPLDFKP
Sequence of entity 3 (Y, Z), FASTA
>9DDN_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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