9HDF: Glucocorticoid Receptor Ligand Binding Domain

Glucocorticoid Receptor Ligand Binding Domain in complex with dexamethasone. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.78 Å resolution. Released 12 Nov 2025.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.78 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
32
Atoms
34,585
Mol. weight
497.63 kDa
Ligands
DEX, CAC
Released
12 Nov 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9HDF contains 223 α-helices and 64 β-strands across 32 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, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o and p: 1 helix, 0 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix19-268
Chains A, J and P: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-62441
β-strand627-62931
α-helix632-6354
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-67632
α-helix683-70321
α-helix711-74131
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-77132
Chain B: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-62443
β-strand627-62933
α-helix633-6353
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-67634
α-helix683-70321
α-helix710-74132
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-77134
Chains C and E: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-62445
β-strand627-62935
α-helix633-6353
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-67636
α-helix683-70321
α-helix711-74131
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-77136
Chains D, F and L: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-62447
β-strand627-62937
α-helix632-6354
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-67638
α-helix683-70321
α-helix708-74134
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-77138
Chain G: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-624413
β-strand627-629313
α-helix633-6353
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-676314
α-helix683-70321
α-helix708-74134
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-771314
Chain H: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-624415
β-strand627-629315
α-helix632-6354
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-675216
α-helix683-70321
α-helix710-74132
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand770-771216
Chain I: 13 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix532-5398
α-helix541-5455
α-helix553-5542
α-helix556-57924
α-helix584-5863
α-helix589-61628
β-strand621-624417
β-strand627-629317
α-helix632-6354
α-helix639-65618
α-helix660-67112
β-strand674-676318
α-helix683-70321
α-helix710-74132
α-helix743-7453
α-helix751-76515
β-strand769-771318

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Ancestral Glucocorticoid Receptor2 ligand binding domainA, C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, Pprotein248Homo sapiens
Ancestral Glucocorticoid Receptor2 ligand binding domainB, E, J, K, N, Oprotein248Homo sapiens
Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, pprotein15Homo sapiensQ15466 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, P), FASTA
>9HDF_1 Ancestral Glucocorticoid Receptor2 ligand binding domain (chains A, C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, P)
FPTLISLLEVIEPEVLYSGYDSTLPDTSTRLMSTLNRLGGRQVVSAVKWAKALPGFRNLH
LDDQMTLLQYSWMSLMAFSLGWRSYKQSNGNMLCFAPDLVINEERMQLPYMYDQCQQMLK
ISSEFVRLQVSYDEYLCMKVLLLLSTVPKDGLKSQAVFDEIRMTYIKELGKAIVKREGNS
SQNWQRFYQLTKLLDSMHEMVGGLLQFCFYTFVNKSLSVEFPEMLAEIISNQLPKFKAGS
VKPLLFHQ
Sequence of entity 2 (B, E, J, K, N, O), FASTA
>9HDF_2 Ancestral Glucocorticoid Receptor2 ligand binding domain (chains B, E, J, K, N, O)
FPTLISLLEVIEPEVLYSGYDSTLPDTSTRLMSTLNRLGGRQVVSAVKWAKALPGFRNLH
LDDQMTLLQYSWMSLMAFSLGWRSYKQSNGNMLCFAPDLVINEERMQLPYMYDQCQQMLK
ISSEFVRLQVSYDEYLCMKVLLLLSTVPKDGLKSQAVFDEIRMTYIKELGKAIVKREGNS
SQNWQRFYQLTKLLDSMHEMVGGLLQFCFYTFVNKSLSVEFPEMLAEIISNQLPKFKAGS
VKPLLFHQ
Sequence of entity 3 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p), FASTA
>9HDF_3 Nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2 (chains a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p)
ASRPAILYALLSSSL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
DEXDexamethasoneC22 H29 F O516
CACCacodylate ionC2 H6 As O28

Water and common crystallization additives (EPE, GOL, SO4, CL, PG4, IMD, PEG, PGE) are not listed.

Primary citation

The multimerization pathway of the glucocorticoid receptor. Alegre-Marti, A., Jimenez-Panizo, A., Lafuente, A.L. et al. Nucleic Acids Res (2025) 53. DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaf1003 · PubMed

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