9PQ0: Delta opioid receptor

CryoEM structure of delta opioid receptor bound to G proteins and ADL5859. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.12 Å resolution. Released 4 Mar 2026.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 3.12 Å
Organisms: Homo sapiens, Mus musculus
Chains: 5
Atoms: 8,146
Mol. weight: 146.35 kDa
Ligands: A1LXY
Released: 4 Mar 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9PQ0 contains 33 α-helices and 64 β-strands across 5 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: 14 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	47-75	29
α-helix	83-99	17
α-helix	102-110	9
α-helix	118-151	34
α-helix	153-159	7
α-helix	162-175	14
α-helix	176-179	4
α-helix	181-186	6
β-strand	187-191	5	1
β-strand	196-200	5	1
α-helix	207-218	12
α-helix	219-223	5
α-helix	224-241	18
α-helix	250-286	37
α-helix	294-319	26
α-helix	323-326	4

Chain B: 10 helices, 8 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	7-31	25
β-strand	33-39	7	2
β-strand	185-190	6	2
β-strand	195-200	6	2
α-helix	208-210	3
α-helix	212-215	4
β-strand	220-226	7	2
α-helix	227-229	3
β-strand	233	1	3
β-strand	241	1	3
α-helix	242-254	13
α-helix	257-259	3
β-strand	263-269	7	2
α-helix	271-278	8
α-helix	283-285	3
α-helix	297-308	12
β-strand	319-323	5	2
α-helix	331-351	21

Chain C: 3 helices, 28 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	7-24	18
α-helix	30-33	4
α-helix	34-36	3
β-strand	47-51	5	4
β-strand	58-63	6	5
β-strand	69-74	6	5
β-strand	78-83	6	5
β-strand	89-94	6	5
β-strand	100-105	6	6
β-strand	111-116	6	6
β-strand	120-125	6	6
β-strand	134-140	7	6
β-strand	146-151	6	7
β-strand	156-161	6	7
β-strand	165-170	6	7
β-strand	175-181	7	7
β-strand	187-192	6	8
β-strand	198-203	6	8
β-strand	208-212	5	8
β-strand	218-222	5	8
β-strand	229-234	6	9
β-strand	240-245	6	9
β-strand	250-254	5	9
β-strand	259-264	6	9
β-strand	273-278	6	10
β-strand	284-289	6	10
β-strand	294-298	5	10
β-strand	304-308	5	10
β-strand	315-320	6	4
β-strand	327-331	5	4
β-strand	336-339	4	4

Chain D: 2 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	10-23	14
α-helix	30-43	14

Chain E: 4 helices, 26 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	3-7	5	11
β-strand	10-12	3	12
β-strand	17-25	9	11
α-helix	29-31	3
β-strand	33-39	7	12
β-strand	45-51	7	12
β-strand	58-60	3	12
β-strand	68-73	6	11
β-strand	78-84	7	11
α-helix	88-90	3
β-strand	92-99	8	12
β-strand	110-111	2	12
β-strand	115-119	5	12
β-strand	128-129	2	13
β-strand	135-136	2	14
β-strand	143-149	7	13
β-strand	154	1	15
β-strand	160	1	15
β-strand	162-167	6	16
β-strand	174-177	4	16
β-strand	183	1	16
α-helix	184	1
β-strand	191-194	4	13
β-strand	199-204	6	13
α-helix	209-211	3
β-strand	214-219	6	16
β-strand	227	1	16
β-strand	228	1	13
β-strand	231-232	2	16
β-strand	233-234	2	14

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Delta-type opioid receptor	A	protein	303	Homo sapiens	P41143 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1	B	protein	354	Homo sapiens	P63096 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1	C	protein	340	Homo sapiens	P62873 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2	D	protein	71	Homo sapiens	P59768 (AlphaFold model)
ScFv16 protein	E	protein	251	Mus musculus

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA

>9PQ0_1 Delta-type opioid receptor (chains A)
GSPGARSASSLALAIAITALYSAVCAVGLLGNVLVMFGIVRYTKMKTATNIYIFNLALAD
ALATSTLPFQSAKYLMETWPFGELLCKAVLSIDYYNMFTSIFTLTMMSVDRYIAVCHPVK
ALDFRTPAKAKLINICIWVLASGVGVPIMVMAVTRPRDGAVVCMLQFPSPSWYWDTVTKI
CVFLFAFVVPILIITVCYGLMLLRLRSVRLLSGSKEKDRSLRRITRMVLVVVGAFVVCWA
PIHIFVIVWTLVDIDRRDPLVVAALHLCIALGYANSSLNPVLYAFLDENFKRCFRQLCRK
PCG

Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA

>9PQ0_2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 (chains B)
MGCTLSAEDKAAVERSKMIDRNLREDGEKAAREVKLLLLGAGESGKNTIVKQMKIIHEAG
YSEEECKQYKAVVYSNTIQSIIAIIRAMGRLKIDFGDSARADDARQLFVLAGAAEEGFMT
AELAGVIKRLWKDSGVQACFNRSREYQLNDSAAYYLNDLDRIAQPNYIPTQQDVLRTRVK
TTGIVETHFTFKDLHFKMFDVGAQRSERKKWIHCFEGVTAIIFCVALSDYDLVLAEDEEM
NRMHASMKLFDSICNNKWFTDTSIILFLNKKDLFEEKIKKSPLTICYPEYAGSNTYEEAA
AYIQCQFEDLNKRKDTKEIYTHFTCSTDTKNVQFVFDAVTDVIIKNNLKDCGLF

Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA

>9PQ0_3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 (chains C)
GSELDQLRQEAEQLKNQIRDARKACADATLSQITNNIDPVGRIQMRTRRTLRGHLAKIYA
MHWGTDSRLLVSASQDGKLIIWDSYTTNKVHAIPLRSSWVMTCAYAPSGNYVACGGLDNI
CSIYNLKTREGNVRVSRELAGHTGYLSCCRFLDDNQIVTSSGDTTCALWDIETGQQTTTF
TGHTGDVMSLSLAPDTRLFVSGACDASAKLWDVREGMCRQTFTGHESDINAICFFPNGNA
FATGSDDATCRLFDLRADQELMTYSHDNIICGITSVSFSKSGRLLLAGYDDFNCNVWDAL
KADRAGVLAGHDNRVSCLGVTDDGMAVATGSWDSFLKIWN

Sequence of entity 4 (D), FASTA

>9PQ0_4 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2 (chains D)
MASNNTASIAQARKLVEQLKMEANIDRIKVSKAAADLMAYCEAHAKEDPLLTPVPASENP
FREKKFFCAIL

Sequence of entity 5 (E), FASTA

>9PQ0_5 ScFv16 protein (chains E)
DVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSRKLSCSASGFAFSSFGMHWVRQAPEKGLEWVAYISSGSGTIYY
ADTVKGRFTISRDDPKNTLFLQMTSLRSEDTAMYYCVRSIYYYGSSPFDFWGQGTTLTVS
SGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQATSSVPVTPGESVSISCRSSKSLLHSNGNTYLYWFLQR
PGQSPQLLIYRMSNLASGVPDRFSGSGSGTAFTLTISRLEAEDVGVYYCMQHLEYPLTFG
AGTKLELKAAA

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
A1LXY	~{N},~{N}-diethyl-4-(5-oxidanylspiro[chromene-2,4'-piperidine]-4-yl)benzamide	C24 H28 N2 O3	1

Primary citation

Mechanistic insights into the therapeutic properties of delta opioid receptor. Bernhard, S.M., Roy Chowdhury, S., Murata, T. et al. Sci Adv (2026) 12:eaeb6737-eaeb6737. DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aeb6737 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P41143 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

4N6H 1.8 Å, 1.8 A Structure of the human delta opioid 7TM receptor (PSI Community Target)
9YDP 1.95 Å, Human delta opioid receptor complex with mini-Gi and agonist DADLE
9CGK 2.62 Å, CryoEM structure of delta opioid receptor bound to G proteins and a full bitopic agonist
4RWD 2.7 Å, XFEL structure of the human delta opioid receptor in complex with a bifunctional peptide
9XDQ 2.79 Å, Cryo-EM structure of BMS986187 bound DOR-Gi complex
6PT2 2.8 Å, Crystal structure of the active delta opioid receptor in complex with the peptide…
9CGJ 2.8 Å, CryoEM structure of delta opioid receptor bound to G proteins and a partial agonist
8Y71 2.97 Å, positive allosteric modulator(BMS986187)-bound delta-opioid receptor-Gi complex
8F7S 3.0 Å, Gi bound delta-opioid receptor in complex with deltorphin
9PPX 3.04 Å, CryoEM structure of delta opioid receptor bound to G proteins and naltrexone
9XF4 3.05 Å, Cryo-EM structure of Leu-enkephalin-BMS-986187-bound DOR-Gi2 complex
9PPY 3.1 Å, CryoEM structure of delta opioid receptor bound to G proteins and met-enkephalin

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