9UWQ: PDB entry 9UWQ

A combined Cryo_EM structure of Cagrilintide-AMY1R-Gs complex. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.1 Å resolution. Released 27 May 2026.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 3.1 Å
Organism: Homo sapiens
Chains: 6
Atoms: 8,883
Mol. weight: 160.02 kDa
Released: 27 May 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9UWQ contains 49 α-helices and 47 β-strands across 6 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: 9 helices, 6 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	7-30	24
β-strand	34-40	7	1
α-helix	46-56	11
β-strand	184-191	8	1
β-strand	194-201	8	1
α-helix	211-215	5
β-strand	220-226	7	1
α-helix	233-244	12
β-strand	254-259	6	1
α-helix	261-270	10
α-helix	275-277	3
α-helix	281-283	3
α-helix	299-317	19
β-strand	326-330	5	1
α-helix	338-357	20

Chain C: 3 helices, 28 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	4-25	22
α-helix	30-34	5
α-helix	38-39	2
β-strand	45-51	7	2
β-strand	58-63	6	3
β-strand	69-74	6	3
β-strand	78-83	6	3
β-strand	89-94	6	3
β-strand	100-105	6	4
β-strand	111-116	6	4
β-strand	121-125	5	4
β-strand	134-139	6	4
β-strand	146-151	6	5
β-strand	156-161	6	5
β-strand	165-170	6	5
β-strand	175-181	7	5
β-strand	187-192	6	6
β-strand	198-203	6	6
β-strand	207-212	6	6
β-strand	217-223	7	6
β-strand	229-234	6	7
β-strand	240-245	6	7
β-strand	250-254	5	7
β-strand	259-264	6	7
β-strand	273-278	6	8
β-strand	284-289	6	8
β-strand	294-298	5	8
β-strand	304-307	4	8
β-strand	315-320	6	2
β-strand	327-331	5	2
β-strand	336-341	6	2

Chain D: 3 helices, 1 β-strand

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	4	1	9
α-helix	5-7	3
α-helix	8-18	11
α-helix	28-30	3

Chain E: 7 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length
α-helix	34-44	11
α-helix	45-49	5
α-helix	54-56	3
α-helix	59-80	22
α-helix	87-99	13
α-helix	113-115	3
α-helix	116-141	26

Chain G: 3 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length
α-helix	8-23	16
α-helix	30-43	14
α-helix	53-55	3

Chain R: 24 helices, 12 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	42-61	20
α-helix	63-65	3
β-strand	71-72	2	10
α-helix	73-74	2
β-strand	75-76	2	11
β-strand	81-82	2	11
β-strand	85-86	2	10
β-strand	90-94	5	12
α-helix	95-96	2
β-strand	107-111	5	12
β-strand	112	1	13
β-strand	118	1	13
β-strand	120-121	2	14
β-strand	126-127	2	14
β-strand	130	1	12
α-helix	132-135	4
α-helix	138-172	35
α-helix	174-176	3
α-helix	179-200	22
α-helix	201-205	5
α-helix	211-214	4
α-helix	217-248	32
α-helix	259-263	5
α-helix	264-268	5
α-helix	271-280	10
α-helix	281-285	5
α-helix	288-290	3
α-helix	296-298	3
α-helix	299-329	31
α-helix	334-352	19
α-helix	355-358	4
β-strand	361	1	9
α-helix	366-381	16
α-helix	383-388	6
α-helix	389-393	5
α-helix	396-408	13

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein g(s) subunit alpha	A	protein	361	Homo sapiens	A0A5A9NRD5 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1	C	protein	366	Homo sapiens	P62873 (AlphaFold model)
Cagrilintide	D	protein	37	Homo sapiens	P10997 (AlphaFold model)
Receptor activity-modifying protein 1	E	protein	122	Homo sapiens	O60894 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2	G	protein	71	Homo sapiens	P59768
Calcitonin receptor	R	protein	450	Homo sapiens	P30988

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA

>9UWQ_1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein g(s) subunit alpha (chains A)
MGCTLSAEDKAAVERSKMIEKQLQKDKQVYRATHRLLLLGADNSGKSTIVKQMRIYHVNG
YSEEECKQYKAVVYSNTIQSIIAIIRAMGRLKIDFGDSARADDARQLFVLAGAAEEGFMT
AELAGVIKRLWKDSGVQACFNRSREYQLNDSAAYYLNDLDRIAQPNYIPTQQDVLRTRVK
TSGIFETKFQVDKVNFHMFDVGAQRDERRKWIQCFNDVTAIIFVVDSSDYNRLQEALNDF
KSIWNNRWLRTISVILFLNKQDLLAEKVLAGKSKIEDYFPEFARYTTPEDATPEPGEDPR
VTRAKYFIRDEFLRISTASGDGRHYCYPHFTCSVDTENARRIFNDCRDIIQRMHLRQYEL
L

Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA

>9UWQ_2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 (chains C)
MSELDQLRQEAEQLKNQIRDARKACADATLSQITNNIDPVGRIQMRTRRTLRGHLAKIYA
MHWGTDSRLLVSASQDGKLIIWDSYTTNKVHAIPLRSSWVMTCAYAPSGNYVACGGLDNI
CSIYNLKTREGNVRVSRELAGHTGYLSCCRFLDDNQIVTSSGDTTCALWDIETGQQTTTF
TGHTGDVMSLSLAPDTRLFVSGACDASAKLWDVREGMCRQTFTGHESDINAICFFPNGNA
FATGSDDATCRLFDLRADQELMTYSHDNIICGITSVSFSKSGRLLLAGYDDFNCNVWDAL
KADRAGVLAGHDNRVSCLGVTDDGMAVATGSWDSFLKIWNGSSGGGGSGGGGSSGVSGWR
LFKKIS

Sequence of entity 3 (D), FASTA

>9UWQ_3 Cagrilintide (chains D)
KCNTATCATQRLAEFLRHSSNNFGPILPPTNVGSNTP

Sequence of entity 4 (E), FASTA

>9UWQ_4 Receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (chains E)
CQEANYGALLRELCLTQFQVDMEAVGETLWCDWGRTIRSYRELADCTWHMAEKLGCFWPN
AEVDRFFLAVHGRYFRSCPISGRAVRDPPGSILYPFIVVPITVTLLVTALVVWQSKRTEG
IV

Sequence of entity 5 (G), FASTA

>9UWQ_5 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2 (chains G)
MASNNTASIAQARKLVEQLKMEANIDRIKVSKAAADLMAYCEAHAKEDPLLTPVPASENP
FREKKFFCAIL

Sequence of entity 6 (R), FASTA

>9UWQ_6 Calcitonin receptor (chains R)
AFSNQTYPTIEPKPFLYVVGRKKMMDAQYKCYDRMQQLPAYQGEGPYCNRTWDGWLCWDD
TPAGVLSYQFCPDYFPDFDPSEKVTKYCDEKGVWFKHPENNRTWSNYTMCNAFTPEKLKN
AYVLYYLAIVGHSLSIFTLVISLGIFVFFRSLGCQRVTLHKNMFLTYILNSMIIIIHLVE
VVPNGELVRRDPVSCKILHFFHQYMMACNYFWMLCEGIYLHTLIVVAVFTEKQRLRWYYL
LGWGFPLVPTTIHAITRAVYFNDNCWLSVETHLLYIIHGPVMAALVVNFFFLLNIVRVLV
TKMRETHEAESHMYLKAVKATMILVPLLGIQFVVFPWRPSNKMLGKIYDYVMHSLIHFQG
FFVATIYCFCNNEVQTTVKRQWAQFKIQWNQRWGRRPSNRSARAAAAAAEAGDIPIYICH
QELRNEPANNQGEESAEIIPLNIIEQESSA

Primary citation

Structural and mechanistic insights into dual activation of cagrilintide in amylin and calcitonin receptors. Gu, Y.M., Yuan, Q.N., Li, X. et al. Acta Pharmacol Sin (2026) 47:162-172. DOI 10.1038/s41401-025-01635-2 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt A0A5A9NRD5 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

9JCO 2.36 Å, Cryo-EM structure of the proton-sensing GPCR (GPR4)-Gs protein complex at pH 6.5
9X3Z 2.54 Å, NPFF bound Mas1 Receptor Complex
27XK 2.64 Å, A cryo-EM structure of GLP1-Y11-GLP1R-Gs complex
9UWM 3.1 Å, A combined cryo_EM structure of Cagrilintide-CTR-Gs complex

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