9QEW: Undecorated actin filament in the ADP-Pi state

Cryo-EM structure of the undecorated actin filament in the ADP-Pi state. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.18 Å resolution. Released 8 Oct 2025.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 2.18 Å
Organism: Homo sapiens
Chains: 5
Atoms: 15,280
Mol. weight: 210.89 kDa
Ligands: PO4, MG, ADP
Released: 8 Oct 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9QEW contains 130 α-helices and 108 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.

Chains A and B: 26 helices, 21 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	8-12	5	8
β-strand	16-21	6	8
β-strand	22	1	9
β-strand	24	1	9
β-strand	29-32	4	8
β-strand	35-38	4	10
β-strand	53-54	2	10
α-helix	56-60	5
α-helix	62-64	3
β-strand	65-68	4	10
β-strand	71-72	2	11
β-strand	75-76	2	11
α-helix	79-87	9
α-helix	88-94	7
α-helix	98-100	3
β-strand	103-107	5	8
α-helix	113-125	13
β-strand	131-136	6	8
α-helix	137-144	8
β-strand	150-155	6	4
β-strand	160-166	7	4
β-strand	169-170	2	4
α-helix	172-174	3
β-strand	176-178	3	4
α-helix	182-192	11
α-helix	193-196	4
α-helix	203-216	14
α-helix	223-232	10
β-strand	238-241	4	12
β-strand	247-250	4	12
α-helix	253-259	7
α-helix	264-267	4
α-helix	272-273	2
α-helix	274-283	10
α-helix	287-289	3
α-helix	290-294	5
β-strand	297-300	4	4
α-helix	302-304	3
α-helix	309-320	12
β-strand	329-330	2	4
α-helix	335-337	3
α-helix	338-346	9
α-helix	350-352	3
β-strand	357-358	2	8
α-helix	359-363	5
α-helix	367-369	3
α-helix	370-373	4

Chains C, D and E: 26 helices, 22 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	8-12	5	1
β-strand	16-21	6	1
β-strand	22	1	2
β-strand	24	1	2
β-strand	29-32	4	1
β-strand	35-38	4	3
β-strand	42	1	4
β-strand	53-54	2	3
α-helix	56-60	5
α-helix	62-64	3
β-strand	65-68	4	3
β-strand	71-72	2	5
β-strand	75-76	2	5
α-helix	79-87	9
α-helix	88-94	7
α-helix	98-100	3
β-strand	103-107	5	1
α-helix	113-125	13
β-strand	131-136	6	1
α-helix	137-144	8
β-strand	150-155	6	6
β-strand	160-166	7	6
β-strand	169-170	2	6
α-helix	172-174	3
β-strand	176-178	3	6
α-helix	182-192	11
α-helix	193-196	4
α-helix	203-216	14
α-helix	223-232	10
β-strand	238-241	4	7
β-strand	247-250	4	7
α-helix	253-259	7
α-helix	264-267	4
α-helix	272-273	2
α-helix	274-283	10
α-helix	287-289	3
α-helix	290-294	5
β-strand	297-300	4	6
α-helix	302-304	3
α-helix	309-320	12
β-strand	329-330	2	6
α-helix	335-337	3
α-helix	338-346	9
α-helix	350-352	3
β-strand	357-358	2	1
α-helix	359-363	5
α-helix	367-369	3
α-helix	370-373	4

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Actin, cytoplasmic 1, N-terminally processed	A, B, C, D, E	protein	374	Homo sapiens	P60709 (AlphaFold model)

Sequence of entity 1 (A, B, C, D, E), FASTA

>9QEW_1 Actin, cytoplasmic 1, N-terminally processed (chains A, B, C, D, E)
DDDIAALVVDNGSGMCKAGFAGDDAPRAVFPSIVGRPRHQGVMVGMGQKDSYVGDEAQSK
RGILTLKYPIEHGIVTNWDDMEKIWHHTFYNELRVAPEEHPVLLTEAPLNPKANREKMTQ
IMFETFNTPAMYVAIQAVLSLYASGRTTGIVMDSGDGVTHTVPIYEGYALPHAILRLDLA
GRDLTDYLMKILTERGYSFTTTAEREIVRDIKEKLCYVALDFEQEMATAASSSSLEKSYE
LPDGQVITIGNERFRCPEALFQPSFLGMESAGIHETTFNSIMKCDVDIRKDLYANTVLSG
GTTMYPGIADRMQKEITALAPSTMKIKIIAPPERKYSVWIGGSILASLSTFQQMWISKQE
YDESGPSIVHRKCF

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
PO4	Phosphate ion	O4 P	5
MG	Magnesium ion	Mg	5
ADP	Adenosine-5'-diphosphate	C10 H15 N5 O10 P2	5

Primary citation

Choreography of rapid actin filament disassembly by coronin, cofilin, and AIP1. Oosterheert, W., Boiero Sanders, M., Hofnagel, O. et al. Cell (2025) 188:6845. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2025.09.016 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P60709 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

6MBK 1.69 Å, SETD3, a Histidine Methyltransferase, in Complex with an Actin Peptide and SAH, First…
6OX0 1.75 Å, SETD3 in Complex with an Actin Peptide with Sinefungin Replacing SAH as Cofactor
6MBJ 1.78 Å, SETD3, a Histidine Methyltransferase, in Complex with an Actin Peptide and SAH, P21…
6OX3 1.78 Å, SETD3 in Complex with an Actin Peptide with His73 Replaced with Lysine
7W28 1.79 Å, Crystal Structure of SETD3-SAH in complex with betaA-4PyrAla73 peptide
6OX1 1.95 Å, SETD3 in Complex with an Actin Peptide with Target Histidine Partially Methylated
6ICT 1.95 Å, Structure of SETD3 bound to SAH and methylated actin
6OX2 2.09 Å, SETD3in Complex with an Actin Peptide with the Target Histidine Fully Methylated
6OX5 2.1 Å, A SETD3 Mutant (N255A) in Complex with an Actin Peptide with His73 Replaced with Lysine
6ICV 2.15 Å, Structure of SETD3 bound to SAH and unmodified actin
6MBL 2.2 Å, SETD3, a Histidine Methyltransferase, in Complex with an Actin Peptide and SAH, Second…
3D2U 2.21 Å, Structure of UL18, a Peptide-Binding Viral MHC Mimic, Bound to a Host Inhibitory Receptor

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