9U6A: Tubulin-DARPin D1

Tubulin-DARPin D1 in complex with a flavone. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 1.92 Å resolution. Released 16 Apr 2025.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 1.92 Å
Organisms: Sus scrofa, synthetic construct
Chains: 3
Atoms: 8,438
Mol. weight: 118 kDa
Ligands: A1L8X, MG, GTP
Released: 16 Apr 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9U6A contains 64 α-helices and 36 β-strands across 3 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: 30 helices, 18 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	4-9	6	1
α-helix	10-28	19
β-strand	35	1	2
α-helix	48-51	4
β-strand	53-55	3	3
β-strand	60	1	2
β-strand	61-63	3	3
β-strand	65-69	5	1
α-helix	73-80	8
α-helix	89-91	3
β-strand	92-94	3	1
α-helix	103-104	2
α-helix	105-109	5
α-helix	111-113	3
α-helix	115-126	12
β-strand	134-140	7	1
α-helix	144	1
α-helix	145-149	5
α-helix	150-160	11
β-strand	165-172	8	1
α-helix	183-194	12
α-helix	195-197	3
β-strand	200-205	6	1
α-helix	206-216	11
α-helix	224-243	20
α-helix	252-259	8
α-helix	268	1
β-strand	269-273	5	4
β-strand	277	1	5
α-helix	283-287	5
α-helix	288-294	7
α-helix	298-300	3
β-strand	301	1	4
α-helix	307-309	3
β-strand	312-321	10	4
α-helix	325-338	14
α-helix	342	1
β-strand	343	1	4
α-helix	344	1
β-strand	352-356	5	4
α-helix	359-361	3
β-strand	368	1	5
α-helix	369-370	2
β-strand	373-381	9	4
α-helix	382-384	3
α-helix	385-400	16
α-helix	405-409	5
α-helix	416-435	20

Chain B: 24 helices, 18 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	4-9	6	6
α-helix	10-27	18
β-strand	30	1	7
β-strand	35	1	8
β-strand	36	1	7
α-helix	41-43	3
α-helix	47-49	3
β-strand	51-54	4	8
β-strand	58-61	4	8
β-strand	63-67	5	6
α-helix	71-77	7
α-helix	87-89	3
β-strand	90-92	3	6
α-helix	101-106	6
α-helix	108-125	18
β-strand	132-138	7	6
α-helix	143-147	5
α-helix	148-158	11
β-strand	163-170	8	6
α-helix	181-195	15
β-strand	198-203	6	6
α-helix	204-209	6
α-helix	210-214	5
α-helix	222-241	20
α-helix	250-257	8
β-strand	265-266	2	6
β-strand	267-271	5	9
α-helix	286-293	8
α-helix	296-298	3
β-strand	299	1	9
α-helix	305-307	3
β-strand	310-319	10	9
α-helix	323-336	14
α-helix	338-340	3
β-strand	341	1	9
β-strand	349-354	6	9
α-helix	357-358	2
β-strand	371-379	9	9
α-helix	380-382	3
α-helix	383-399	17
α-helix	404-407	4
α-helix	413-435	23

Chain F: 10 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length
α-helix	14-24	11
α-helix	27-35	9
α-helix	50-56	7
α-helix	60-68	9
α-helix	83-90	8
α-helix	93-101	9
α-helix	116-122	7
α-helix	126-134	9
α-helix	149-155	7
α-helix	159-165	7

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Tubulin alpha-1B chain	A	protein	451	Sus scrofa	Q2XVP4 (AlphaFold model)
Tubulin beta chain	B	protein	431	Sus scrofa	P02554 (AlphaFold model)
Designed Ankyrin Repeat Protein (DARPIN) D1	F	protein	169	synthetic construct

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA

>9U6A_1 Tubulin alpha-1B chain (chains A)
MRECISIHVGQAGVQIGNACWELYCLEHGIQPDGQMPSDKTIGGGDDSFNTFFSETGAGK
HVPRAVFVDLEPTVIDEVRTGTYRQLFHPEQLITGKEDAANNYARGHYTIGKEIIDLVLD
RIRKLADQCTGLQGFLVFHSFGGGTGSGFTSLLMERLSVDYGKKSKLEFSIYPAPQVSTA
VVEPYNSILTTHTTLEHSDCAFMVDNEAIYDICRRNLDIERPTYTNLNRLISQIVSSITA
SLRFDGALNVDLTEFQTNLVPYPRIHFPLATYAPVISAEKAYHEQLSVAEITNACFEPAN
QMVKCDPRHGKYMACCLLYRGDVVPKDVNAAIATIKTKRSIQFVDWCPTGFKVGINYQPP
TVVPGGDLAKVQRAVCMLSNTTAIAEAWARLDHKFDLMYAKRAFVHWYVGEGMEEGEFSE
AREDMAALEKDYEEVGVDSVEGEGEEEGEEY

Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA

>9U6A_2 Tubulin beta chain (chains B)
MREIVHIQAGQCGNQIGAKFWEVISDEHGIDPTGSYHGDSDLQLERINVYYNEAAGNKYV
PRAILVDLEPGTMDSVRSGPFGQIFRPDNFVFGQSGAGNNWAKGHYTEGAELVDSVLDVV
RKESESCDCLQGFQLTHSLGGGTGSGMGTLLISKIREEYPDRIMNTFSVVPSPKVSDTVV
EPYNATLSVHQLVENTDETYCIDNEALYDICFRTLKLTTPTYGDLNHLVSATMSGVTTCL
RFPGQLNADLRKLAVNMVPFPRLHFFMPGFAPLTSRGSQQYRALTVPELTQQMFDAKNMM
AACDPRHGRYLTVAAVFRGRMSMKEVDEQMLNVQNKNSSYFVEWIPNNVKTAVCDIPPRG
LKMSATFIGNSTAIQELFKRISEQFTAMFRRKAFLHWYTGEGMDEMEFTEAESNMNDLVS
EYQQYQDATAD

Sequence of entity 3 (F), FASTA

>9U6A_3 Designed Ankyrin Repeat Protein (DARPIN) D1 (chains F)
MRGSHHHHHHGSDLGKKLLEAARAGQDDEVRILMANGADVNATDASGLTPLHLAATYGHL
EIVEVLLKHGADVNAIDIMGSTPLHLAALIGHLEIVEVLLKHGADVNAVDTWGDTPLHLA
AIMGHLEIVEVLLKHGADVNAQDKFGKTAFDISIDNGNEDLAEILQKLN

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
A1L8X	3-methoxy-2-(4-methoxy-3-oxidanyl-phenyl)-5,7-bis(oxidanyl)chromen-4-one	C17 H14 O7	1
MG	Magnesium ion	Mg	2
GTP	Guanosine-5'-triphosphate	C10 H16 N5 O14 P3	2

Primary citation

Structure of quercetin 3,4'-dimethyl ether in complex with tubulin provides a rationale for drug design. Su, Y., Yan, W., Yang, J. et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2025) 777:152245-152245. DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2025.152245 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt Q2XVP4 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

5EZY 2.05 Å, Crystal structure of T2R-TTL-taccalonolide AJ complex
5YL2 2.09 Å, Crystal structure of T2R-TTL-Y28 complex
7TTF 2.1 Å, Tubulin-RB3_SLD in complex with compound 12k
5XKG 2.2 Å, Crystal structure of T2R-TTL-CH1 complex
7L05 2.21 Å, Complex of novel maytansinoid M24 bound to T2R-TTL (two tubulin alpha/beta heterodimers,…
9M1M 2.21 Å, Cryo-EM structure of the TBC-DEC-Arl2-alpha-beta-tubulin complex with GDP-AlFx
5JQG 2.24 Å, An apo tubulin-RB-TTL complex structure used for side-by-side comparison
9M1N 2.24 Å, Cryo-EM structure of the TBC-DC-Arl2-alpha-beta-tubulin complex with GDP-AlFx
5XKH 2.25 Å, Crystal structure of T2R-TTL-CF1 complex
7TTD 2.27 Å, Tubulin-RB3_SLD in complex with compound 12e
5JCB 2.3 Å, Microtubule depolymerizing agent podophyllotoxin derivative YJTSF1
5XP3 2.3 Å, Crystal structure of apo T2R-TTL

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