9O5O: Human SK2-4 chimera/calmodulin channel complex

Cryo-EM structure of the human SK2-4 chimera/calmodulin channel complex bound to a small molecule activator. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.1 Å resolution. Released 9 Jul 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.1 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
8
Atoms
15,742
Mol. weight
266.89 kDa
Ligands
A1B8G, CA
Released
9 Jul 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9O5O contains 92 α-helices and 24 β-strands across 8 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 and D: 15 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix119-15840
α-helix165-19935
α-helix205-2084
α-helix211-22414
β-strand234-24071
β-strand247-25371
α-helix255-2595
α-helix260-2667
α-helix267-27610
α-helix278-2814
α-helix283-2919
α-helix298-30811
α-helix310-33223
α-helix345-35612
α-helix369-39224
α-helix401-43838
α-helix443-47533
Chains E, F, G and H: 8 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix6-1914
β-strand2712
α-helix29-3810
α-helix45-528
β-strand6312
α-helix65-7511
α-helix81-9212
β-strand10013
α-helix102-1087
α-helix119-12810
β-strand13613
α-helix138-1458

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 4,Small conductance…A, B, C, Dprotein435Homo sapiensO15554 (AlphaFold model), Q9H2S1 (AlphaFold model)
Calmodulin-1E, F, G, Hprotein149Homo sapiensP0DP23 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D), FASTA
>9O5O_1 Intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 4,Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel protein 2 chimera (chains A, B, C, D)
MGGDLVLGLGALRRRRALFEKRKRLSDYALIFGMFGIVVMVIETELSWGAYDKASLYSLA
LKCLISLSTIILLGLIIVYHAREIQLFMVDNGADDWRIAMTYERIFFICLEILVCAIHPI
PGNYTFTWTARLAFSYAPSTTTADVDIILSIPMFLRLYLIARVMLLHSKLFTDASSRSIG
ALNKINFNTRFVMKTLMTICPGTVLLVFSISLWIIAAWTVRACERYHDQQDVTSNFLGAM
WLISITFLSIGYGDMVPNTYCGKGVCLLTGIMGAGCTALVVAVVARKLELTKAEKHVHNF
MMDIQYTKEMKESAARVLQEAWMFYKHTRRKESHAARRHQRKLLAAINAFRQVRLKHRKL
REQVNSMVDISKMHMILYDLQQNLSSSHRALEKQIDTLAGKLDALTELLSTALGPRQLPE
PSQQSKSSSLEVLFQ
Sequence of entity 2 (E, F, G, H), FASTA
>9O5O_2 Calmodulin-1 (chains E, F, G, H)
MADQLTEEQIAEFKEAFSLFDKDGDGTITTKELGTVMRSLGQNPTEAELQDMINEVDADG
NGTIDFPEFLTMMARKMKDTDSEEEIREAFRVFDKDGNGYISAAELRHVMTNLGEKLTDE
EVDEMIREADIDGDGQVNYEEFVQMMTAK

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
A1B8GN-(2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzamideC14 H8 F3 N3 O24
CACalcium ionCa16

Water and common crystallization additives (K) are not listed.

Primary citation

Mechanism of SK2 channel gating and its modulation by the bee toxin apamin and small molecules. Cassell, S.J., Li, W., Krautwald, S. et al. Elife (2025) 14. DOI 10.7554/eLife.107733 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt O15554 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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