9HCO: Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter

Outward-open structure of human serotonin transporter bound to vilazodone. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.78 Å resolution. Released 17 Sept 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.78 Å
Organisms
Homo sapiens, Mus musculus
Chains
3
Atoms
6,107
Mol. weight
124.71 kDa
Ligands
YG7
Released
17 Sept 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9HCO contains 45 α-helices and 33 β-strands across 3 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: 40 helices, 6 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix85-9612
α-helix99-11113
α-helix118-1247
α-helix125-1295
α-helix130-14314
α-helix149-1535
α-helix156-1583
α-helix160-18930
β-strand20911
β-strand22511
α-helix227-2304
α-helix231-2366
α-helix239-2413
α-helix245-2473
β-strand25112
α-helix253-27018
α-helix274-28411
α-helix287-30115
α-helix305-3139
α-helix318-3214
α-helix323-33715
α-helix343-3486
α-helix357-39034
α-helix394-3963
α-helix4041
α-helix405-4095
α-helix410-4167
α-helix423-45331
α-helix466-47813
α-helix479-4813
β-strand48212
α-helix485-49410
α-helix499-51012
α-helix511-5155
α-helix518-52811
α-helix532-5343
α-helix535-5395
α-helix540-5445
α-helix545-55814
α-helix560-5612
β-strand56413
β-strand56913
α-helix570-5712
α-helix572-58615
α-helix589-59911
α-helix604-6129
Chain H: 3 helices, 14 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand22-2544
β-strand2915
β-strand36-4494
α-helix48-503
β-strand53-5866
β-strand64-6856
β-strand7117
β-strand7617
β-strand7916
β-strand87-9264
β-strand97-10374
α-helix107-1093
β-strand112-11766
α-helix121-1233
β-strand129-13026
β-strand134-13526
β-strand13615
Chain L: 2 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand24-2528
β-strand30-3239
α-helix33-342
β-strand39-4578
β-strand50-51210
β-strand54-55210
β-strand57-6269
β-strand69-7359
β-strand77-7829
β-strand86-9168
β-strand94-9968
α-helix104-1063
β-strand109-11469
β-strand12119
β-strand126-12949

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Sodium-dependent serotonin transporterAprotein685Homo sapiensP31645 (AlphaFold model)
15B8 Fab heavy chainHprotein229Mus musculus
15B8 Fab light chainLprotein216Mus musculus
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9HCO_1 Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter (chains A)
METTPLNSQKQLSACEDGEDCQENGVLQKVVPTPGDKVESGQISNGYSAVPSPGAGDDTR
HSIPATTTTLVAELHQGERETWGKKVDFLLSVIGYAVDLGNVWRFPYICYQNGGGAFLLP
YTIMAIFGGIPLFYMELALGQYHRNGCISIWRKICPIFKGIGYAICIIAFYIASYYNTIM
AWALYYLISSFTDQLPWTSCKNSWNTGNCTNYFSEDNITWTLHSTSPAEEFYTRHVLQIH
RSKGLQDLGGISWQLALCIMLIFTVIYFSIWKGVKTSGKVVWVTATFPYIILSVLLVRGA
TLPGAWRGVLFYLKPNWQKLLETGVWIDAAAQIFFSLGPGFGVLLAFASYNKFNNNCYQD
ALVTSVVNCMTSFVSGFVIFTVLGYMAEMRNEDVSEVAKDAGPSLLFITYAEAIANMPAS
TFFAIIFFLMLITLGLDSTFAGLEGVITAVLDEFPHVWAKRRERFVLAVVITCFFGSLVT
LTFGGAYVVKLLEEYATGPAVLTVALIEAVAVSWFYGITQFCRDVKEMLGFSPGWFWRIC
WVAISPLFLLFIICSFLMSPPQLRLFQYNYPYWSIILGYCIGTSSFICIPTYIAYRLIIT
PGTFKERIIKSITPETPTEIPCGDIRLNAVGGSLVPRGSGGSWSHPQFEKGGGSGGGSGG
SAWSHPQFEKGGSHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sequence of entity 2 (H), FASTA
>9HCO_2 15B8 Fab heavy chain (chains H)
QVQLQQSGPELVKLGASVRISCKASGYRFSYSWMNWVKQRPGKGLEWIGRIYPGDGDTKY
SGKFKGKATLTADKSSSTVYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYFCARSAYGSEGFAMDYWGQGTSVTVS
SAKTTAPSVFPLAPVCGDTTGSSVTLGCLVKGYFPEPVTLTWNSGSLSSGVHTFPAVLQS
GLYTLSSSVTVTSSTWPSQSITCNVAHPASSTKVDKKLVPRGSHHHHHH
Sequence of entity 3 (L), FASTA
>9HCO_3 15B8 Fab light chain (chains L)
DIVLTQSPASLAVSLGQRATISCRASESVDNYGISFLNWFQQKPGQPPKLLIYAASNQGS
GVPARFSGSGSGTYFSLNIHPMEEDDTAVYFCQQTKGVSWTFGGGTKVEIKRADAAPTVS
VFPPSSEQLTSGGASVVCFLNNFYPRDINVKWKIDGSERQNGVLNSWTDQDSKDSTYSMS
STLTLTKDEYERHNSYTCEATHKTSTSPIVKSFNRG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
YG75-{4-[4-(5-cyano-1H-indol-3-yl)butyl]piperazin-1-yl}-1-benzofuran-2-carboxamideC26 H27 N5 O21

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

Primary citation

Structural basis of vilazodone dual binding mode to the serotonin transporter. Kalenderoglou, I.E., Nygaard, A., Vogt, C.D. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:10119-10119. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-65202-3 · PubMed

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