9L25: Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase

cryo-EM structure of Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase complexed with factor IX(Gla). Determined by electron microscopy at 2.41 Å resolution. Released 22 Oct 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.41 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
6,191
Mol. weight
89.52 kDa
Ligands
NAG, A1AVC, CLR, PEE
Released
22 Oct 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9L25 contains 41 α-helices and 18 β-strands across 2 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: 39 helices, 17 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix33-386
α-helix42-454
α-helix48-558
β-strand58-5921
α-helix62-8120
α-helix88-914
α-helix109-1113
α-helix112-13120
α-helix135-15218
α-helix154-1563
α-helix159-17214
α-helix182-1854
β-strand195-19621
α-helix197-21721
α-helix221-2244
α-helix232-2343
α-helix236-2438
α-helix247-2493
α-helix250-2578
α-helix258-27114
α-helix276-29318
α-helix299-3068
α-helix307-3104
α-helix315-3217
α-helix325-3273
α-helix332-3332
α-helix336-3394
α-helix355-3573
α-helix358-37619
α-helix377-3793
α-helix385-3873
β-strand406-416112
β-strand423-42642
α-helix436-4383
α-helix441-45414
α-helix455-4584
β-strand464-473102
β-strand47813
β-strand479-48022
β-strand48214
β-strand50214
α-helix503-5053
α-helix507-5126
α-helix513-5219
β-strand527-53483
β-strand539-54355
β-strand551-55773
β-strand560-56455
β-strand569-57355
β-strand578-58143
β-strand586-59165
β-strand597-60483
α-helix606-62621
α-helix654-67421
α-helix677-70731
α-helix713-72311
Chain B: 2 helices, 1 β-strand
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand-16--1522
α-helix-13--104
α-helix-4--32

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylaseAprotein698Homo sapiensP38435 (AlphaFold model)
Coagulation factor IXBprotein28Homo sapiensP00740 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9L25_1 Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase (chains A)
SRIGKLLGFEWTDLSSWRRLVTLLNRPTDPASLAVFRFLFGFLMVLDIPQERGLSSLDRK
YLDGLDVCRFPLLDALRPLPLDWMYLVYTIMFLGALGMMLGLCYRISCVLFLLPYWYVFL
LDKTSWNNHSYLYGLLAFQLTFMDANHYWSVDGLLNAHRRNAHVPLWNYAVLRGQIFIVY
FIAGVKKLDADWVEGYSMEYLSRHWLFSPFKLLLSEELTSLLVVHWGGLLLDLSAGFLLF
FDVSRSIGLFFVSYFHCMNSQLFSIGMFSYVMLASSPLFCSPEWPRKLVSYCPRRLQQLL
PLKAAPQPSVSCVYKRSRGKSGQKPGLRHQLGAAFTLLYLLEQLFLPYSHFLTQGYNNWT
NGLYGYSWDMMVHSRSHQHVKITYRDGRTGELGYLNPGVFTQSRRWKDHADMLKQYATCL
SRLLPKYNVTEPQIYFDIWVSINDRFQQRIFDPRVDIVQAAWSPFQRTSWVQPLLMDLSP
WRAKLQEIKSSLDNHTEVVFIADFPGLHLENFVSEDLGNTSIQLLQGEVTVELVAEQKNQ
TLREGEKMQLPAGEYHKVYTTSPSPSCYMYVYVNTTELALEQDLAYLQELKEKVENGSET
GPLPPELQPLLEGEVKGGPEPTPLVQTFLRRQQRLQEIERRRNTPFHERFFRFLLRKLYV
FRRSFLMTCISLRNLILGRPSLEQLAQEVTYANLRPFE
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>9L25_2 Coagulation factor IX (chains B)
TVFLDHENANKILNRPKRYNSGKLEEFV

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O61
A1AVCvitamin K1 hydroquinoneC31 H48 O21
CLRCholesterolC27 H46 O1
PEE1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamineC41 H78 N O8 P3
Y01Cholesterol hemisuccinateC31 H50 O41
CO2Carbon dioxideC O21
BCTBicarbonate ionC H O31

Primary citation

Structural insight into bicarbonate-mediated carboxylation by human vitamin K-dependent carboxylase. Wu, K., Wang, Z., Yao, D. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:10480-10480. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-65488-3 · PubMed

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