9ME1: HCXCR4-CXCL12 complex with 1:1 stoichiometry

hCXCR4-CXCL12 complex with 1:1 stoichiometry. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.37 Å resolution. Released 10 Sept 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.37 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
16
Atoms
21,155
Mol. weight
403.46 kDa
Released
10 Sept 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9ME1 contains 145 α-helices and 47 β-strands across 16 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: 18 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix37-5923
α-helix60-656
α-helix73-9927
α-helix106-13833
α-helix146-1505
α-helix151-1555
α-helix1561
α-helix157-1615
α-helix162-1665
α-helix169-1746
β-strand175-17952
β-strand184-18852
α-helix193-20412
α-helix205-2095
α-helix210-22617
α-helix227-2293
α-helix238-26629
α-helix273-29018
α-helix291-2944
α-helix298-3047
Chain B: 17 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix35-6026
α-helix61-655
α-helix73-9927
α-helix105-13935
α-helix146-1538
α-helix155-1562
α-helix157-1615
α-helix162-1665
α-helix169-1735
β-strand175-17731
β-strand186-18831
α-helix193-20412
α-helix205-2095
α-helix210-22617
α-helix233-2353
α-helix238-26528
α-helix275-29016
α-helix291-2944
α-helix297-3037
Chain C: 17 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix37-5923
α-helix60-656
α-helix74-9926
α-helix105-13834
α-helix146-1538
α-helix155-1562
α-helix157-1615
α-helix162-1665
α-helix169-1735
β-strand175-17735
β-strand186-18835
α-helix193-20412
α-helix205-2095
α-helix210-22516
α-helix233-2353
α-helix238-26528
α-helix275-29016
α-helix291-2944
α-helix297-3037
Chain D: 18 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix35-5925
α-helix60-656
α-helix73-9927
α-helix105-13834
α-helix146-1538
α-helix155-1562
α-helix157-1615
α-helix162-1665
α-helix169-1735
β-strand175-17736
β-strand186-18836
α-helix193-20412
α-helix205-2095
α-helix210-22617
α-helix233-2353
α-helix238-26528
α-helix266-2683
α-helix275-29016
α-helix291-2944
α-helix297-3037
Chain E: 17 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix37-5923
α-helix60-656
α-helix73-8816
α-helix91-999
α-helix107-13832
α-helix146-1538
α-helix155-16612
α-helix169-1735
β-strand175-17738
β-strand186-18838
α-helix193-20412
α-helix205-2095
α-helix210-22516
α-helix226-2283
α-helix233-2353
α-helix236-26530
α-helix276-28914
α-helix290-2945
α-helix297-3037
Chain F: 1 helix, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand23-2864
β-strand38-4254
β-strand48-5144
α-helix56-638
Chain G: 1 helix, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand15111
β-strand23-29711
β-strand37-42611
β-strand48-51411
α-helix56-638
Chain H: 1 helix, 7 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand15113
β-strand25-28412
β-strand29114
β-strand37114
β-strand40-41212
β-strand48-49212
β-strand51113
α-helix56-627

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4A, B, C, D, E, I, K, Lprotein360Homo sapiensP61073 (AlphaFold model)
Stromal cell-derived factor 1F, G, H, J, M, N, O, Pprotein80Homo sapiensP48061 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E, I, K, L), FASTA
>9ME1_1 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (chains A, B, C, D, E, I, K, L)
MEGISIYTSDNYTEEMGSGDYDSMKEPCFREENANFNKIFLPTIYSIIFLTGIVGNGLVI
LVMGYQKKLRSMTDKYRLHLSVADLLFVITLPFWAVDAVANWYFGNFLCKAVHVIYTVNL
YSSVLILAFISLDRYLAIVHATNSQRPRKLLAEKVVYVGVWIPALLLTIPDFIFANVSEA
DDRYICDRFYPNDLWVVVFQFQHIMVGLILPGIVILSCYCIIISKLSHSKGHQKRKALKT
TVILILAFFACWLPYYIGISIDSFILLEIIKQGCEFENTVHKWISITEALAFFHCCLNPI
LYAFLGAKFKTSAQHALTSVSRGSSLKILSKGKRGGHSSVSTESESSSFHSSDYKDDDDK
Sequence of entity 2 (F, G, H, J, M, N, O, P), FASTA
>9ME1_2 Stromal cell-derived factor 1 (chains F, G, H, J, M, N, O, P)
KPVSLSYRCPCRFFESHVARANVKHLKILNTPNCALQIVARLKNNNRQVCIDPKLKWIQE
YLEKALNKRFKMHHHHHHHH

Primary citation

CXCR4 mediated recognition of HIV envelope spike and inhibition by CXCL12. Zhang, Z., Zhang, H., Zheng, L. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:8653-8653. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-63815-2 · PubMed

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