9G2E: Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3

Cryo-EM structure of the beta3 homomeric GABA(A) receptor in the long-lived desensitised state (C5) sprayed with PBS. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.5 Å resolution. Released 23 Jul 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.5 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
5
Atoms
15,045
Mol. weight
237.6 kDa
Ligands
D10, NAG
Released
23 Jul 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9G2E contains 55 α-helices and 65 β-strands across 5 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.

Chains A, B, C, D and E: 11 helices, 13 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix9-2012
α-helix351
β-strand36-51161
β-strand56-68131
α-helix70-723
β-strand81-8331
α-helix85-906
β-strand96-9832
β-strand101-10661
β-strand11013
β-strand114-11851
β-strand123-135131
β-strand147-156102
β-strand164-16851
α-helix171-1733
β-strand175-17621
β-strand186-199142
β-strand204-216132
α-helix219-2213
α-helix222-2265
α-helix227-24115
α-helix247-27125
α-helix280-30526
α-helix310-44630

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3A, B, C, D, Eprotein395Homo sapiensP28472 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E), FASTA
>9G2E_1 Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3 (chains A, B, C, D, E)
MDEKTTGWRGGHVVEGLAGELEQLRARLEHHPQGQREPDYDIPTTENLYFQGTGQSVNDP
GNMSFVKETVDKLLKGYDIRLRPDFGGPPVCVGMNIDIASIDMVSEVNMDYTLTMYFQQY
WRDKRLAYSGIPLNLTLDNRVADQLWVPDTYFLNDKKSFVHGVTVKNRMIRLHPDGTVLY
GLRITTTAACMMDLRRYPLDEQNCTLEIESYGYTTDDIEFYWRGGDKAVTGVERIELPQF
SIVEHRLVSRNVVFATGAYPRLSLSFRLKRNIGYFILQTYMPSILITILSWVSFWINYDA
SAARVALGITTVLTMTTINTHLRETLPKIPYVKAIDMYLMGCFVFVFLALLEYAFVNYIF
FSQPARAAAIDRWSRIVFPFTFSLFNLVYWLYYVN

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
D10DecaneC10 H2210
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O65

Water and common crystallization additives (CL) are not listed.

Primary citation

Cryo-EM structure of the beta3 homomeric GABA(A) receptor in the long-lived desensitised state (C5) sprayed with PBS. Mihaylov, D.B., Malinauskas, T., Aricescu, A.R. To be published.

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P28472 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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