9SI4: Human neutrophil elastase

Structure of human neutrophil elastase in complex with a 5,8-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidin-3(2H)-one inhibitor. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.14 Å resolution. Released 10 Dec 2025.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
1.14 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
1
Atoms
1,908
Mol. weight
25.06 kDa
Ligands
NAG, FUC, A1JN2
Released
10 Dec 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9SI4 contains 9 α-helices and 23 β-strands across 1 chain. 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: 9 helices, 23 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand1711
β-strand20-2122
α-helix22-232
β-strand30-3563
β-strand38-47103
β-strand50-5343
α-helix55-584
α-helix63-653
β-strand67-7043
β-strand7414
β-strand83-92103
β-strand9615
β-strand10115
β-strand105-10953
β-strand11616
β-strand11916
α-helix121-1233
α-helix125-1262
α-helix130-1323
β-strand136-14162
β-strand14417
β-strand15117
β-strand15414
β-strand156-16382
β-strand172-17542
β-strand18211
β-strand191-19442
β-strand197-20482
α-helix2151
β-strand216-22052
α-helix221-2244
α-helix225-2328

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Neutrophil elastaseAprotein218Homo sapiensP08246 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9SI4_1 Neutrophil elastase (chains A)
IVGGRRARPHAWPFMVSLQLRGGHFCGATLIAPNFVMSAAHCVANVNVRAVRVVLGAHNL
SRREPTRQVFAVQRIFENGYDPVNLLNDIVILQLNGSATINANVQVAQLPAQGRRLGNGV
QCLAMGWGLLGRNRGIASVLQELNVTVVTSLCRRSNVCTLVRGRQAGVCFGDSGSPLVCN
GLIHGIASFVRGGCASGLYPDAFAPVAQFVNWIDSIIQ

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O63
FUCalpha-L-fucopyranoseC6 H12 O51
A1JN2methyl (5~{R})-5-[4-cyano-2-[2-(trimethyl-$l^{4}-azanyl)ethyl]phenyl]-7-methyl-…C27 H28 F3 N6 O31

Primary citation

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of the Novel Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor CHF-6333 for the Inhaled Treatment of Bronchiectasis. Armani, E., Rizzi, A., Miglietta, D. et al. J Med Chem (2025) 68:24869-24889. DOI 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c02638 · PubMed

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