9VJE: 5-HT1AR-GoA

Cryo-EM structure of 5-HT1AR-GoA in complex with buspirone. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.47 Å resolution. Released 12 Nov 2025.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 2.47 Å
Organisms: Homo sapiens, Mus musculus, Escherichia coli
Chains: 5
Atoms: 8,698
Mol. weight: 177.07 kDa
Ligands: T7M, CLR, YLX
Released: 12 Nov 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9VJE contains 37 α-helices and 60 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.

Chain B: 9 helices, 6 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	7-30	24
β-strand	33-39	7	1
α-helix	46-53	8
β-strand	186-192	7	1
β-strand	195-201	7	1
α-helix	209-211	3
α-helix	213-216	4
β-strand	221-227	7	1
α-helix	243-255	13
α-helix	258-260	3
β-strand	264-270	7	1
α-helix	272-281	10
α-helix	297-309	13
β-strand	319-323	5	1
α-helix	331-351	21

Chain C: 4 helices, 28 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	8-25	18
α-helix	30-33	4
α-helix	34-36	3
α-helix	38-40	3
β-strand	47-51	5	2
β-strand	58-63	6	3
β-strand	69-74	6	3
β-strand	78-83	6	3
β-strand	88-94	7	3
β-strand	100-105	6	4
β-strand	111-116	6	4
β-strand	120-125	6	4
β-strand	134-140	7	4
β-strand	146-151	6	5
β-strand	156-161	6	5
β-strand	166-170	5	5
β-strand	175-180	6	5
β-strand	187-192	6	6
β-strand	198-203	6	6
β-strand	208-212	5	6
β-strand	217-222	6	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	304-308	5	8
β-strand	317-320	4	2
β-strand	327-330	4	2
β-strand	336-339	4	2

Chain D: 4 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length
α-helix	9-23	15
α-helix	30-43	14
α-helix	45-47	3
α-helix	53-55	3

Chain E: 5 helices, 26 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
β-strand	3-7	5	9
β-strand	10-12	3	10
β-strand	18-25	8	9
α-helix	29-31	3
β-strand	33-39	7	10
β-strand	45-51	7	10
β-strand	58-60	3	10
β-strand	65	1	11
β-strand	68	1	11
β-strand	69-73	5	9
β-strand	78-83	6	9
α-helix	88-90	3
β-strand	92-99	8	10
β-strand	111	1	10
β-strand	115-119	5	10
α-helix	125-127	3
β-strand	128-129	2	12
β-strand	135-136	2	13
β-strand	143-149	7	12
β-strand	154	1	14
β-strand	160	1	14
β-strand	162-167	6	13
β-strand	173-177	5	13
β-strand	183	1	13
α-helix	184	1
β-strand	191-196	6	12
β-strand	199-204	6	12
α-helix	209-211	3
β-strand	213-219	7	13
β-strand	227	1	13
β-strand	231-234	4	13

Chain R: 15 helices, 0 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length
α-helix	35-63	29
α-helix	65-67	3
α-helix	70-88	19
α-helix	90-99	10
α-helix	107-139	33
α-helix	141-146	6
α-helix	150-172	23
α-helix	193-200	8
α-helix	201-205	5
α-helix	206-229	24
α-helix	331-367	37
α-helix	368-370	3
α-helix	379-397	19
α-helix	398-402	5
α-helix	405-413	9

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha	B	protein	354	Homo sapiens	P09471 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1	C	protein	358	Homo sapiens	P62873 (AlphaFold model)
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2	D	protein	71	Homo sapiens	P59768 (AlphaFold model)
ScFv16	E	protein	251	Mus musculus
Soluble cytochrome b562,5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A	R	protein	549	Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens	P08908 (AlphaFold model), P0ABE7

Sequence of entity 1 (B), FASTA

>9VJE_1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha (chains B)
MGSTLSAEERAALERSKAIEKNLKEDGISAAKDVKLLLLGAGESGKNTIVKQMKIIHEDG
FSGEDVKQYKPVVYSNTIQSLAAIVRAMDTLGIEYGDKERKADAKMVCDVVSRMEDTEPF
SAELLSAMMRLWGDSGIQECFNRSREYQLNDSAKYYLDSLDRIGAADYQPTEQDILRTRV
KTTGIVETHFTFKNLHFRLFDVGAQRSERKKWIHCFEDVTAIIFCVALSGYDQVLHEDET
TNRMHASLKLFDSICNNKFFIDTSIILFLNKKDLFGEKIKKSPLTICFPEYTGPNTYEDA
AAYIQAQFESKNRSPNKEIYCHMTCSTDTNNIQVVFDAVTDIIIANNLRGCGLY

Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA

>9VJE_2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 (chains C)
MHHHHHHLEVLFQGPGSSGSELDQLRQEAEQLKNQIRDARKACADATLSQITNNIDPVGR
IQMRTRRTLRGHLAKIYAMHWGTDSRLLVSASQDGKLIIWDSYTTNKVHAIPLRSSWVMT
CAYAPSGNYVACGGLDNICSIYNLKTREGNVRVSRELAGHTGYLSCCRFLDDNQIVTSSG
DTTCALWDIETGQQTTTFTGHTGDVMSLSLAPDTRLFVSGACDASAKLWDVREGMCRQTF
TGHESDINAICFFPNGNAFATGSDDATCRLFDLRADQELMTYSHDNIICGITSVSFSKSG
RLLLAGYDDFNCNVWDALKADRAGVLAGHDNRVSCLGVTDDGMAVATGSWDSFLKIWN

Sequence of entity 3 (D), FASTA

>9VJE_3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2 (chains D)
MASNNTASIAQARKLVEQLKMEANIDRIKVSKAAADLMAYCEAHAKEDPLLTPVPASENP
FREKKFFCAIL

Sequence of entity 4 (E), FASTA

>9VJE_4 ScFv16 (chains E)
DVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSRKLSCSASGFAFSSFGMHWVRQAPEKGLEWVAYISSGSGTIYY
ADTVKGRFTISRDDPKNTLFLQMTSLRSEDTAMYYCVRSIYYYGSSPFDFWGQGTTLTVS
SGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQATSSVPVTPGESVSISCRSSKSLLHSNGNTYLYWFLQR
PGQSPQLLIYRMSNLASGVPDRFSGSGSGTAFTLTISRLEAEDVGVYYCMQHLEYPLTFG
AGTKLELKAAA

Sequence of entity 5 (R), FASTA

>9VJE_5 Soluble cytochrome b562,5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A (chains R)
DYKDDDDAKLQTMHHHHHHHHHHENLYFQGGTTMADLEDNWETLNDNLKVIEKADNAAQV
KDALTKMRAAALDAQKATPPKLEDKSPDSPEMKDFRHGFDILVGQIDDALKLANEGKVKE
AQAAAEQLKTTRNAYIQKYLGSTLEVLFQGPTTGISDVTVSYQVITSLLLGTLIFCAVLG
NACVVAAIALERSLQNVANYLIGSLAVTDLMVSVLVLPMAALYQVLNKWTLGQVTCDLFI
ALDVLCCTSSIWHLCAIALDRYWAITDPIDYVNKRTPRRAAALISLTWLIGFLISIPPML
GWRTPEDRSDPDACTISKDHGYTIYSTFGAFYIPLLLMLVLYGRIFRAARFRIRKTVKKV
EKTGADTRHGASPAPQPKKSVNGESGSRNWRLGVESKAGGALCANGAVRQGDDGAALEVI
EVHRVGNSKEHLPLPSEAGPTPCAPASFERKNERNAEAKRKMALARERKTVKTLGIIMGT
FILCWLPFFIVALVLPFCESSCHMPTLLGAIINWLGYSNSLLNPVIYAYFNKDFQNAFKK
IIKCKFCRQ

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
T7M	(2R)-1-(heptadecanoyloxy)-3-{[(R)-hydroxy{[(1R,2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-2,3,5,6-tetrahyd…	C46 H82 O16 P2	1
CLR	Cholesterol	C27 H46 O	2
YLX	Buspirone	C21 H31 N5 O2	1

Primary citation

Pathway-selective 5-HT 1A R agonist as a rapid antidepressant strategy. Wang, C., Zhang, N., Shao, Y. et al. Cell (2025) 188:7222-7237.e24. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.022 · PubMed

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8E9X 2.7 Å, CryoEM structure of miniGo-coupled hM4Di in complex with DCZ
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9KVP 2.79 Å, Structure of SB290157 bound to human C3aR in complex with Go (Full map)
7W2Z 2.8 Å, Cryo-EM structure of the ghrelin-bound human ghrelin receptor-Go complex
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