9LWK: Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 6

The hinge-arm region of HBx-Smc5/6 ubiquitination complex. Determined by electron microscopy at 7.32 Å resolution. Released 29 Apr 2026.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
7.32 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
6,084
Mol. weight
255.55 kDa
Released
29 Apr 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9LWK contains 40 α-helices and 15 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: 22 helices, 8 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix362-38524
α-helix388-3914
α-helix393-3953
α-helix399-4068
α-helix407-4093
α-helix411-4177
α-helix418-47356
α-helix483-49614
α-helix508-5114
α-helix520-5278
α-helix528-5314
α-helix5331
β-strand534-53631
α-helix539-55214
α-helix5541
α-helix558-5614
β-strand562-56431
α-helix571-5722
α-helix575-5773
β-strand58012
α-helix588-5903
α-helix596-6049
β-strand611-61443
α-helix617-6259
α-helix628-6303
β-strand63112
β-strand635-63843
β-strand643-64533
β-strand64913
α-helix664-72865
Chain I: 18 helices, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix356-38429
α-helix405-4128
α-helix419-44527
α-helix448-45912
α-helix461-47212
α-helix482-4843
α-helix485-4884
α-helix496-5027
α-helix506-5105
β-strand512-51434
α-helix517-52610
α-helix527-5315
β-strand537-53934
α-helix548-5503
α-helix554-5607
β-strand564-56525
α-helix574-58411
β-strand590-59125
α-helix594-60714
β-strand611-61331
β-strand617-62371
β-strand630-63671
α-helix637-6393
α-helix649-68840
α-helix702-71918

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 6Aprotein1091Homo sapiensQ96SB8 (AlphaFold model)
Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 5Iprotein1101Homo sapiensQ8IY18 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9LWK_1 Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 6 (chains A)
MAKRKEENFSSPKNAKRPRQEELEDFDKDGDEDECKGTTLTAAEVGIIESIHLKNFMCHS
MLGPFKFGSNVNFVVGNNGSGKSAVLTALIVGLGGRAVATNRGSSLKGFVKDGQNSADIS
ITLRNRGDDAFKASVYGNSILIQQHISIDGSRSYKLKSATGSVVSTRKEELIAILDHFNI
QVDNPVSVLTQEMSKQFLQSKNEGDKYKFFMKATQLEQMKEDYSYIMETKERTKEQIHQG
EERLTELKRQCVEKEERFQSIAGLSTMKTNLESLKHEMAWAVVNEIEKQLNAIRDNIKIG
EDRAARLDRKMEEQQVRLNEAEQKYKDIQDKLEKISEETNARAPECMALKADVVAKKRAY
NEAEVLYNRSLNEYKALKKDDEQLCKRIEELKKSTDQSLEPERLERQKKISWLKERVKAF
QNQENSVNQEIEQFQQAIEKDKEEHGKIKREELDVKHALSYNQRQLKELKDSKTDRLKRF
GPNVPALLEAIDDAYRQGHFTYKPVGPLGACIHLRDPELALAIESCLKGLLQAYCCHNHA
DERVLQALMKRFYLPGTSRPPIIVSEFRNEIYDVRHRAAYHPDFPTVLTALEIDNAVVAN
SLIDMRGIETVLLIKNNSVARAVMQSQKPPKNCREAFTADGDQVFAGRYYSSENTRPKFL
SRDVDSEISDLENEVENKTAQILNLQQHLSALEKDIKHNEELLKRCQLHYKELKMKIRKN
ISEIRELENIEEHQSVDIATLEDEAQENKSKMKMVEEHMEQQKENMEHLKSLKIEAENKY
DAIKFKINQLSELADPLKDELNLADSEVDNQKRGKRHYEEKQKEHLDTLNKKKRELDMKE
KELEEKMSQARQICPERIEVEKSASILDKEINRLRQKIQAEHASHGDREEIMRQYQEARE
TYLDLDSKVRTLKKFIKLLGEIMEHRFKTYQQFRRCLTLRCKLYFDNLLSQRAYCGKMNF
DHKNETLSISVQPGEGNKAAFNDMRALSGGERSFSTVCFILSLWSIAESPFRCLDEFDVY
MDMVNRRIAMDLILKMADSQRFRQFILLTPQSMSSLPSSKLIRILRMSDPERGQTTLPFR
PVTQEEDDDQR
Sequence of entity 2 (I), FASTA
>9LWK_2 Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 5 (chains I)
MATPSKKTSTPSPQPSKRALPRDPSSEVPSKRKNSAPQLPLLQSSGPFVEGSIVRISMEN
FLTYDICEVSPGPHLNMIVGANGTGKSSIVCAICLGLAGKPAFMGRADKVGFFVKRGCSR
GMVEIELFRASGNLVITREIDVAKNQSFWFINKKSTTQKIVEEKVAALNIQVGNLCQFLP
QDKVGEFAKLSKIELLEATEKSIGPPEMHKYHCELKNLREKEKQLETSCKEKTEYLQKMV
QRNERYKQDVERFYERKRHLDLIEMLEAKRPWVEYENVRQEYEEVKLVRDRVKEEVRKLK
EGQIPVTCRIEEMENERHNLEARIKEKATDIKEASQKCKQKQDVIERKDKHIEELQQALI
VKQNEELDRQRRIGNTRKMIEDLQNELKTTENCENLQPQIDAITNDLRRIQDEKALCEGE
IIDKRRERETLEKEKKSVDDHIVRFDNLMNQKEDKLRQRFRDTYDAVLWLRNNRDKFKQR
VCEPIMLTINMKDNKNAKYIENHIPSNDLRAFVFESQEDMEVFLKEVRDNKKLRVNAVIA
PKSSYADKAPSRSLNELKQYGFFSYLRELFDAPDPVMSYLCCQYHIHEVPVGTEKTRERI
ERVIQETRLKQIYTAEEKYVVKTSFYSNKVISSNTSLKVAQFLTVTVDLEQRRHLEEQLK
EIHRKLQAVDSGLIALRETSKHLEHKDNELRQKKKELLERKTKKRQLEQKISSKLGSLKL
MEQDTCNLEEEERKASTKIKEINVQKAKLVTELTNLIKICTSLHIQKVDLILQNTTVISE
KNKLESDYMAASSQLRLTEQHFIELDENRQRLLQKCKELMKRARQVCNLGAEQTLPQEYQ
TQVPTIPNGHNSSLPMVFQDLPNTLDEIDALLTEERSRASCFTGLNPTIVQEYTKREEEI
EQLTEELKGKKVELDQYRENISQVKERWLNPLKELVEKINEKFSNFFSSMQCAGEVDLHT
ENEEDYDKYGIRIRVKFRSSTQLHELTPHHQSGGERSVSTMLYLMALQELNRCPFRVVDE
INQGMDPINERRVFEMVVNTACKENTSQYFFITPKLLQNLPYSEKMTVLFVYNGPHMLEP
NTWNLKAFQRRRRRITFTQPS

Primary citation

Structural and functional insights into HBx-Smc6 targeting for HBV inhibition. Cheng, T., Zhou, J., Huang, W. et al. Cell Res (2026) 36:629-632. DOI 10.1038/s41422-026-01251-7 · PubMed

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