9E28: Phi dynein tail

Cryo-EM structure of Phi dynein tail. Determined by electron microscopy at 4.4 Å resolution. Released 9 Jul 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
4.4 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
16
Atoms
21,249
Mol. weight
2666.18 kDa
Released
9 Jul 2025

Explore 9E28 in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9E28 contains 177 α-helices and 143 β-strands across 16 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, 4 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix28-325
α-helix33-375
α-helix38-403
α-helix50-567
α-helix59-7012
β-strand8411
β-strand9811
β-strand10912
β-strand11412
α-helix145-15511
α-helix158-16710
α-helix179-19719
Chain B: 15 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix28-4720
β-strand5513
α-helix67-748
β-strand88-9583
β-strand100-10783
α-helix113-1153
α-helix116-1194
α-helix120-1223
α-helix128-1303
β-strand13314
β-strand13815
α-helix142-16322
α-helix167-18216
β-strand22714
β-strand23215
α-helix234-2363
α-helix237-2426
α-helix248-26518
α-helix280-29213
α-helix305-3073
α-helix317-3259
α-helix359-37214
Chain C: 17 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix28-4316
α-helix44-463
β-strand56-6056
α-helix67-759
β-strand87-9596
β-strand100-10896
α-helix113-1153
α-helix119-1224
β-strand131-13556
α-helix142-16322
α-helix167-18216
α-helix213-2153
β-strand227-23156
α-helix234-2363
α-helix237-2426
α-helix248-26518
β-strand268-27146
α-helix280-2878
α-helix288-2925
α-helix298-3003
β-strand309-31026
α-helix317-3248
α-helix336-3394
α-helix359-37214
Chain d: 2 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand11-13338
α-helix15-3117
α-helix35-4915
β-strand57139
β-strand59140
β-strand72-74338
β-strand76-78341
β-strand81-83341
β-strand84139
Chain D: 5 helices, 33 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix185-1917
α-helix194-21118
α-helix233-2375
β-strand240-24567
β-strand256-26058
β-strand270-27348
β-strand28519
β-strand287-28828
β-strand30519
β-strand309-314610
β-strand321-326610
β-strand331-335510
β-strand345-346210
β-strand360-364511
β-strand371-375511
β-strand380-381212
β-strand382-385411
β-strand396-397212
β-strand411-412213
β-strand420-423413
β-strand430-434513
β-strand442-446513
β-strand453114
β-strand457115
β-strand470-472315
β-strand475114
β-strand480-484515
β-strand492-494315
α-helix500-5012
β-strand504116
β-strand513-518616
β-strand522-527616
β-strand537116
β-strand540116
β-strand550-55237
β-strand558-56147
β-strand568-57257
α-helix582-60827
Chain e: 49 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix211-22212
α-helix225-2273
α-helix234-2374
α-helix239-26022
α-helix271-29323
α-helix295-30612
α-helix310-3189
α-helix322-3309
α-helix341-3466
α-helix350-36920
α-helix374-39926
α-helix406-44035
α-helix457-47923
α-helix480-4845
α-helix514-53219
α-helix540-57435
α-helix578-58811
α-helix589-5913
α-helix597-62428
α-helix631-6388
α-helix643-66927
α-helix673-6753
α-helix677-69216
α-helix696-70914
β-strand722-725442
β-strand728-733642
α-helix741-75616
α-helix762-79736
α-helix806-82116
α-helix829-86638
α-helix871-89020
α-helix896-92631
α-helix975-99420
β-strand997143
α-helix998-9992
α-helix1000-10034
α-helix1014-10174
β-strand1018143
α-helix1021-10233
α-helix1031-105424
α-helix1055-10573
α-helix1058-10625
α-helix1065-10728
α-helix1076-109116
α-helix1110-115546
α-helix1163-119937
α-helix1203-12053
α-helix1211-126353
α-helix1272-130433
α-helix1314-134835
α-helix1356-137015
α-helix1375-13795
α-helix1381-140323
Chain E: 2 helices, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-1210
β-strand19117
β-strand22-24318
α-helix36-6025
β-strand69-70219
β-strand78117
β-strand79-80219
β-strand81-82218
β-strand86-88318
β-strand91117
Chain f: 53 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix211-22212
α-helix229-2324
α-helix234-2374
α-helix239-26123
α-helix271-29323
α-helix295-30612
α-helix310-32011
α-helix322-33211
α-helix340-3467
α-helix350-36920
α-helix374-39926
α-helix406-44035
α-helix457-48428
α-helix514-53219
α-helix540-57334
α-helix578-58811
α-helix589-5913
α-helix598-62427
α-helix631-6388
α-helix643-66927
α-helix677-69216
α-helix695-70915
β-strand719-723544
β-strand732-736544
α-helix741-75616
α-helix762-79736
α-helix801-8055
α-helix806-82116
α-helix829-86638
α-helix871-89020
α-helix896-92631
α-helix975-99420
α-helix997-9982
α-helix1001-10033
α-helix1010-10123
α-helix1014-10174
α-helix1020-10223
α-helix1031-105525
α-helix1056-10583
α-helix1059-10624
α-helix1065-10728
α-helix1076-109217
α-helix1110-115546
α-helix1163-119937
α-helix1203-12053
α-helix1209-12102
α-helix1211-123020
α-helix1232-12343
α-helix1236-126429
α-helix1266-12683
α-helix1273-130432
α-helix1314-134734
α-helix1356-137116
α-helix1375-13795
α-helix1381-140323

8 more chain groups are not listed. Open the entry in the viewer and use the sequence panel to see them.

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Cytoplasmic dynein 1 heavy chain 1A, G, e, fprotein4843Homo sapiensQ14204
Cytoplasmic dynein 1 light intermediate chain 2B, Cprotein492Homo sapiensO43237 (AlphaFold model)
Isoform 2C of Cytoplasmic dynein 1 intermediate chain 2D, H, g, hprotein612Homo sapiensQ13409 (AlphaFold model)
Dynein light chain roadblock-type 1E, Fprotein96Homo sapiensQ9NP97 (AlphaFold model)
Dynein light chain 1, cytoplasmicd, iprotein89Homo sapiensP63167
Dynein light chain Tctex-type 1k, vprotein113Homo sapiensP63172
Sequence of entity 1 (A, G, e, f), FASTA
>9E28_1 Cytoplasmic dynein 1 heavy chain 1 (chains A, G, e, f)
GDYDIPTTENLYFQGDKDCEMKRTTLDSPLGKLELSGCEQGLHRIIFLGKGTSAADAVEV
PAPAAVLGGPEPLMQATAWLNAYFHQPEAIEEFPVPALHHPVFQQESFTRQVLWKLLKVV
KFGEVISYSHLAALAGNPAATAAVKTALSGNPVPILIPCHRVVQGDLDVGGYEGGLAVKE
WLLAHEGHRLGKPGLGGSSEPGGGGGEDGSAGLEVSAVQNVADVSVLQKHLRKLVPLLLE
DGGEAPAALEAALEEKSALEQMRKFLSDPQVHTVLVERSTLKEDVGDEGEEEKEFISYNI
NIDIHYGVKSNSLAFIKRTPVIDADKPVSSQLRVLTLSEDSPYETLHSFISNAVAPFFKS
YIRESGKADRDGDKMAPSVEKKIAELEMGLLHLQQNIEIPEISLPIHPMITNVAKQCYER
GEKPKVTDFGDKVEDPTFLNQLQSGVNRWIREIQKVTKLDRDPASGTALQEISFWLNLER
ALYRIQEKRESPEVLLTLDILKHGKRFHATVSFDTDTGLKQALETVNDYNPLMKDFPLND
LLSATELDKIRQALVAIFTHLRKIRNTKYPIQRALRLVEAISRDLSSQLLKVLGTRKLMH
VAYEEFEKVMVACFEVFQTWDDEYEKLQVLLRDIVKRKREENLKMVWRINPAHRKLQARL
DQMRKFRRQHEQLRAVIVRVLRPQVTAVAQQNQGEVPEPQDMKVAEVLFDAADANAIEEV
NLAYENVKEVDGLDVSKEGTEAWEAAMKRYDERIDRVETRITARLRDQLGTAKNANEMFR
IFSRFNALFVRPHIRGAIREYQTQLIQRVKDDIESLHDKFKVQYPQSQACKMSHVRDLPP
VSGSIIWAKQIDRQLTAYMKRVEDVLGKGWENHVEGQKLKQDGDSFRMKLNTQEIFDDWA
RKVQQRNLGVSGRIFTIESTRVRGRTGNVLKLKVNFLPEIITLSKEVRNLKWLGFRVPLA
IVNKAHQANQLYPFAISLIESVRTYERTCEKVEERNTISLLVAGLKKEVQALIAEGIALV
WESYKLDPYVQRLAETVFNFQEKVDDLLIIEEKIDLEVRSLETCMYDHKTFSEILNRVQK
AVDDLNLHSYSNLPIWVNKLDMEIERILGVRLQAGLRAWTQVLLGQAEDKAEVDMDTDAP
QVSHKPGGEPKIKNVVHELRITNQVIYLNPPIEECRYKLYQEMFAWKMVVLSLPRIQSQR
YQVGVHYELTEEEKFYRNALTRMPDGPVALEESYSAVMGIVSEVEQYVKVWLQYQCLWDM
QAENIYNRLGEDLNKWQALLVQIRKARGTFDNAETKKEFGPVVIDYGKVQSKVNLKYDSW
HKEVLSKFGQMLGSNMTEFHSQISKSRQELEQHSVDTASTSDAVTFITYVQSLKRKIKQF
EKQVELYRNGQRLLEKQRFQFPPSWLYIDNIEGEWGAFNDIMRRKDSAIQQQVANLQMKI
VQEDRAVESRTTDLLTDWEKTKPVTGNLRPEEALQALTIYEGKFGRLKDDREKCAKAKEA
LELTDTGLLSGSEERVQVALEELQDLKGVWSELSKVWEQIDQMKEQPWVSVQPRKLRQNL
DALLNQLKSFPARLRQYASYEFVQRLLKGYMKINMLVIELKSEALKDRHWKQLMKRLHVN
WVVSELTLGQIWDVDLQKNEAIVKDVLLVAQGEMALEEFLKQIREVWNTYELDLVNYQNK
CRLIRGWDDLFNKVKEHINSVSAMKLSPYYKVFEEDALSWEDKLNRIMALFDVWIDVQRR
WVYLEGIFTGSADIKHLLPVETQRFQSISTEFLALMKKVSKSPLVMDVLNIQGVQRSLER
LADLLGKIQKALGEYLERERSSFPRFYFVGDEDLLEIIGNSKNVAKLQKHFKKMFAGVSS
IILNEDNSVVLGISSREGEEVMFKTPVSITEHPKINEWLTLVEKEMRVTLAKLLAESVTE
VEIFGKATSIDPNTYITWIDKYQAQLVVLSAQIAWSENVETALSSMGGGGDAAPLHSVLS
NVEVTLNVLADSVLMEQPPLRRRKLEHLITELVHQRDVTRSLIKSKIDNAKSFEWLSQMR
FYFDPKQTDVLQQLSIQMANAKFNYGFEYLGVQDKLVQTPLTDRCYLTMTQALEARLGGS
PFGPAGTGKTESVKALGHQLGRFVLVFNCDETFDFQAMGRIFVGLCQVGAWGCFDEFNRL
EERMLSAVSQQVQCIQEALREHSNPNYDKTSAPITCELLNKQVKVSPDMAIFITMNPGYA
GRSNLPDNLKKLFRSLAMTKPDRQLIAQVMLYSQGFRTAEVLANKIVPFFKLCDEQLSSQ
SHYDFGLRALKSVLVSAGNVKRERIQKIKREKEERGEAVDEGEIAENLPEQEILIQSVCE
TMVPKLVAEDIPLLFSLLSDVFPGVQYHRGEMTALREELKKVCQEMYLTYGDGEEVGGMW
VEKVLQLYQITQINHGLMMVGPSGSGKSMAWRVLLKALERLEGVEGVAHIIDPKAISKDH
LYGTLDPNTREWTDGLFTHVLRKIIDSVRGELQKRQWIVFDGDVDPEWVENLNSVLDDNK
LLTLPNGERLSLPPNVRIMFEVQDLKYATLATVSRCGMVWFSEDVLSTDMIFNNFLARLR
SIPLDEGEDEAQRRRKGKEDEGEEAASPMLQIQRDAATIMQPYFTSNGLVTKALEHAFQL
EHIMDLTRLRCLGSLFSMLHQACRNVAQYNANHPDFPMQIEQLERYIQRYLVYAILWSLS
GDSRLKMRAELGEYIRRITTVPLPTAPNIPIIDYEVSISGEWSPWQAKVPQIEVETHKVA
APDVVVPTLDTVRHEALLYTWLAEHKPLVLCGPPGSGKTMTLFSALRALPDMEVVGLNFS
SATTPELLLKTFDHYCEYRRTPNGVVLAPVQLGKWLVLFCDEINLPDMDKYGTQRVISFI
RQMVEHGGFYRTSDQTWVKLERIQFVGACNPPTDPGRKPLSHRFLRHVPVVYVDYPGPAS
LTQIYGTFNRAMLRLIPSLRTYAEPLTAAMVEFYTMSQERFTQDTQPHYIYSPREMTRWV
RGIFEALRPLETLPVEGLIRIWAHEALRLFQDRLVEDEERRWTDENIDTVALKHFPNIDR
EKAMSRPILYSNWLSKDYIPVDQEELRDYVKARLKVFYEEELDVPLVLFNEVLDHVLRID
RIFRQPQGHLLLIGVSGAGKTTLSRFVAWMNGLSVYQIKVHRKYTGEDFDEDLRTVLRRS
GCKNEKIAFIMDESNVLDSGFLERMNTLLANGEVPGLFEGDEYATLMTQCKEGAQKEGLM
LDSHEELYKWFTSQVIRNLHVVFTMNPSSEGLKDRAATSPALFNRCVLNWFGDWSTEALY
QVGKEFTSKMDLEKPNYIVPDYMPVVYDKLPQPPSHREAIVNSCVFVHQTLHQANARLAK
RGGRTMAITPRHYLDFINHYANLFHEKRSELEEQQMHLNVGLRKIKETVDQVEELRRDLR
IKSQELEVKNAAANDKLKKMVKDQQEAEKKKVMSQEIQEQLHKQQEVIADKQMSVKEDLD
KVEPAVIEAQNAVKSIKKQHLVEVRSMANPPAAVKLALESICLLLGESTTDWKQIRSIIM
RENFIPTIVNFSAEEISDAIREKMKKNYMSNPSYNYEIVNRASLACGPMVKWAIAQLNYA
DMLKRVEPLRNELQKLEDDAKDNQQKANEVEQMIRDLEASIARYKEEYAVLISEAQAIKA
DLAAVEAKVNRSTALLKSLSAERERWEKTSETFKNQMSTIAGDCLLSAAFIAYAGYFDQQ
MRQNLFTTWSHHLQQANIQFRTDIARTEYLSNADERLRWQASSLPADDLCTENAIMLKRF
NRYPLIIDPSGQATEFIMNEYKDRKITRTSFLDDAFRKNLESALRFGNPLLVQDVESYDP
VLNPVLNREVRRTGGRVLITLGDQDIDLSPSFVIFLSTRDPTVEFPPDLCSRVTFVNFTV
TRSSLQSQCLNEVLKAERPDVDEKRSDLLKLQGEFQLRLRQLEKSLLQALNEVKGRILDD
DTIITTLENLKREAAEVTRKVEETDIVMQEVETVSQQYLPLSTACSSIYFTMESLKQIHF
LYQYSLQFFLDIYHNVLYENPNLKGVTDHTQRLSIITKDLFQVAFNRVARGMLHQDHITF
AMLLARIKLKGTVGEPTYDAEFQHFLRGNEIVLSAGSTPRIQGLTVEQAEAVVRLSCLPA
FKDLIAKVQADEQFGIWLDSSSPEQTVPYLWSEETPATPIGQAIHRLLLIQAFRPDRLLA
MAHMFVSTNLGESFMSIMEQPLDLTHIVGTEVKPNTPVLMCSVPGYDASGHVEDLAAEQN
TQITSIAIGSAEGFNQADKAINTAVKSGRWVMLKNVHLAPGWLMQLEKKLHSLQPHACFR
LFLTMEINPKVPVNLLRAGRIFVFEPPPGVKANMLRTFSSIPVSRICKSPNERARLYFLL
AWFHAIIQERLRYAPLGWSKKYEFGESDLRSACDTVDTWLDDTAKGRQNISPDKIPWSAL
KTLMAQSIYGGRVDNEFDQRLLNTFLERLFTTRSFDSEFKLACKVDGHKDIQMPDGIRRE
EFVQWVELLPDTQTPSWLGLPNNAERVLLTTQGVDMISKMLKMQMLEDEDDLAYAETEKK
TRTDSTSDGRPAWMRTLHTTASNWLHLIPQTLSHLKRTVENIKDPLFRFFEREVKMGAKL
LQDVRQDLADVVQVCEGKKKQTNYLRTLINELVKGILPRSWSHYTVPAGMTVIQWVSDFS
ERIKQLQNISLAAASGGAKELKNIHVCLGGLFVPEAYITATRQYVAQANSWSLEELCLEV
NVTTSQGATLDACSFGVTGLKLQGATCNNNKLSLSNAISTALPLTQLRWVKQTNTEKKAS
VVTLPVYLNFTRADLIFTVDFEIATKEDPRSFYERGVAVLCTE
Sequence of entity 2 (B, C), FASTA
>9E28_2 Cytoplasmic dynein 1 light intermediate chain 2 (chains B, C)
MAPVGVEKKLLLGPNGPAVAAAGDLTSEEEEGQSLWSSILSEVSTRARSKLPSGKNILVF
GEDGSGKTTLMTKLQGAEHGKKGRGLEYLYLSVHDEDRDDHTRCNVWILDGDLYHKGLLK
FAVSAESLPETLVIFVADMSRPWTVMESLQKWASVLREHIDKMKIPPEKMRELERKFVKD
FQDYMEPEEGCQGSPQRRGPLTSGSDEENVALPLGDNVLTHNLGIPVLVVCTKCDAVSVL
EKEHDYRDEHLDFIQSHLRRFCLQYGAALIYTSVKEEKNLDLLYKYIVHKTYGFHFTTPA
LVVEKDAVFIPAGWDNEKKIAILHENFTTVKPEDAYEDFIVKPPVRKLVHDKELAAEDEQ
VFLMKQQSLLAKQPATPTRASESPARGPSGSPRTQGRGGPASVPSSSPGTSVKKPDPNIK
NNAASEGVLASFFNSLLSKKTGSPGSPGAGGVQSTAKKSGQKTVLSNVQEELDRMTRKPD
SMVTNSSTENEA
Sequence of entity 3 (D, H, g, h), FASTA
>9E28_3 Isoform 2C of Cytoplasmic dynein 1 intermediate chain 2 (chains D, H, g, h)
MSDKSELKAELERKKQRLAQIREEKKRKEEERKKKETDQKKEAVAPVQEESDLEKKRREA
EALLQSMGLTPESPIVPPPMSPSSKSVSTPSEAGSQDSGDGAVGSRRGPIKLGMAKITQV
DFPPREIVTYTKETQTPVMAQPKEDEEEDDDVVAPKPPIEPEEEKTLKKDEENDSKAPPH
ELTEEEKQQILHSEEFLSFFDHSTRIVERALSEQINIFFDYSGRDLEDKEGEIQAGAKLS
LNRQFFDERWSKHRVVSCLDWSSQYPELLVASYNNNEDAPHEPDGVALVWNMKYKKTTPE
YVFHCQSAVMSATFAKFHPNLVVGGTYSGQIVLWDNRSNKRTPVQRTPLSAAAHTHPVYC
VNVVGTQNAHNLISISTDGKICSWSLDMLSHPQDSMELVHKQSKAVAVTSMSFPVGDVNN
FVVGSEEGSVYTACRHGSKAGISEMFEGHQGPITGIHCHAAVGAVDFSHLFVTSSFDWTV
KLWSTKNNKPLYSFEDNAGYVYDVMWSPTHPALFACVDGMGRLDLWNLNNDTEVPTASIS
VEGNPALNRVRWTHSGREIAVGDSEGQIVIYDVGEQIAVPRNDEWARFGRTLAEINANRA
DAEEEAATRIPA
Sequence of entity 4 (E, F), FASTA
>9E28_4 Dynein light chain roadblock-type 1 (chains E, F)
MAEVEETLKRLQSQKGVQGIIVVNTEGIPIKSTMDNPTTTQYASLMHSFILKARSTVRDI
DPQNDLTFLRIRSKKNEIMVAPDKDYFLIVIQNPTE
Sequence of entity 5 (d, i), FASTA
>9E28_5 Dynein light chain 1, cytoplasmic (chains d, i)
MCDRKAVIKNADMSEEMQQDSVECATQALEKYNIEKDIAAHIKKEFDKKYNPTWHCIVGR
NFGSYVTHETKHFIYFYLGQVAILLFKSG
Sequence of entity 6 (k, v), FASTA
>9E28_6 Dynein light chain Tctex-type 1 (chains k, v)
MEDYQAAEETAFVVDEVSNIVKEAIESAIGGNAYQHSKVNQWTTNVVEQTLSQLTKLGKP
FKYIVTCVIMQKNGAGLHTASSCFWDSSTDGSCTVRWENKTMYCIVSAFGLSI

Primary citation

Cryo-EM captures early intermediate steps in dynein activation by LIS1. Nguyen, K.H.V., Karasmanis, E.P., Kendrick, A.A. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:7054-7054. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-62185-z · PubMed

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