9R4W: SNX9 SH3

Solution NMR structure of SNX9 SH3 in complex with EspF. Determined by solution NMR. Released 22 Oct 2025.

Method
Solution NMR
Organisms
Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
852
Mol. weight
12.11 kDa
Released
22 Oct 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9R4W contains 5 α-helices and 6 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: 1 helix, 6 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix1-33
β-strand4-741
β-strand1911
β-strand27-3261
β-strand39-4351
β-strand49-5351
β-strand57-5931
Chain B: 4 helices, 0 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix123-1275
α-helix130-1323
α-helix137-1448
α-helix152-1554

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
LEE-encoded effector EspFBprotein48Escherichia coliA0A376PNR8 (AlphaFold model)
Sorting nexin-9Aprotein67Homo sapiensQ9Y5X1 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (B), FASTA
>9R4W_1 LEE-encoded effector EspF (chains B)
GTVNFKPTRPAPPPPTSGQASGASRPLPPIAQALKDHLAAYELSKASE
Sequence of entity 2 (A), FASTA
>9R4W_2 Sorting nexin-9 (chains A)
GSHMATKARVMYDFAAEPGNNELTVNEGEIITITNPDVGGGWLEGRNIKGERGLVPTDYV
EILPSDG

Primary citation

Intrinsically disordered enteropathogenic E. coli EspF exploits motif mimicry in high-affinity binding to neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein and sorting nexin 9. Tossavainen, H., Karjalainen, M., Antenucci, L. et al. Int J Biol Macromol (2025) 330:148227-148227. DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.148227 · PubMed

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