9WLS: Chlorophyll a-b binding protein 6, chloroplastic

PSI complex of A.thaliana isolated using DOC based Clear-Native-PAGE method. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.18 Å resolution. Released 17 Jun 2026.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.18 Å
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Chains
17
Atoms
36,141
Mol. weight
586.32 kDa
Ligands
CHL, CLA, XAT, A1LXP
Released
17 Jun 2026

Explore 9WLS in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9WLS contains 183 α-helices and 77 β-strands across 17 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 1: 7 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix77-10630
α-helix114-1163
α-helix118-1203
β-strand127-12821
β-strand131-13221
α-helix138-15720
α-helix181-21131
α-helix217-22610
α-helix234-2374
Chain 2: 8 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix59-624
α-helix84-11734
α-helix128-1303
α-helix137-16024
β-strand18012
β-strand18312
α-helix186-1894
α-helix199-23032
α-helix234-24310
α-helix250-2545
Chain 3: 10 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand5913
α-helix60-634
β-strand8814
β-strand9114
α-helix93-12230
α-helix134-1363
α-helix141-1433
α-helix152-17524
α-helix179-1813
α-helix189-1913
α-helix215-24632
α-helix250-25910
α-helix268-2714
Chain 4: 6 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix61-644
α-helix86-11934
α-helix139-16224
β-strand16915
β-strand17715
β-strand18216
β-strand18516
α-helix199-22628
α-helix230-23910
α-helix246-2483
Chain A: 44 helices, 20 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand14-1637
α-helix36-383
β-strand4218
α-helix44-518
α-helix56-594
α-helix63-9432
α-helix98-1036
β-strand111-11339
α-helix121-1244
β-strand126-127210
β-strand133-134210
β-strand135-13629
α-helix1371
α-helix141-1477
α-helix153-17927
β-strand181-18337
α-helix185-1895
α-helix191-1966
α-helix197-2048
α-helix205-2139
α-helix214-2185
α-helix219-2257
α-helix231-2333
α-helix235-2362
α-helix239-2424
α-helix244-2507
α-helix252-2565
α-helix259-2624
α-helix266-2694
β-strand279111
β-strand286111
α-helix288-30518
β-strand309112
β-strand317112
α-helix319-3257
α-helix338-3425
α-helix346-37025
α-helix381-41232
α-helix422-4287
α-helix431-44717
α-helix450-46112
α-helix465-4673
β-strand469113
β-strand474113
α-helix479-49012
β-strand492114
β-strand496114
β-strand513-515315
β-strand518-521415
α-helix528-55326
α-helix564-5674
α-helix586-61530
β-strand618-620315
β-strand626-628315
α-helix634-6374
α-helix641-6433
α-helix644-6507
α-helix651-6522
α-helix654-6574
α-helix665-68622
α-helix689-70517
β-strand71318
α-helix716-7183
α-helix719-74931
Chain B: 50 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix10-134
β-strand17116
α-helix19-268
α-helix31-333
α-helix39-7133
α-helix74-796
α-helix81-833
α-helix85-862
β-strand87-90417
α-helix98-1047
β-strand105118
β-strand112118
β-strand113-115317
α-helix1161
α-helix120-1267
α-helix132-15524
α-helix162-1643
α-helix165-1684
α-helix171-1777
α-helix178-1858
α-helix186-1938
α-helix194-1985
α-helix199-2024
α-helix212-2143
α-helix223-2275
α-helix230-2345
α-helix237-2393
α-helix242-2432
β-strand261119
β-strand268119
α-helix270-28718
β-strand291120
β-strand299120
α-helix301-3077
α-helix322-3287
α-helix330-35425
α-helix365-39632
α-helix401-4033
α-helix407-4137
α-helix415-44531
α-helix449-4513
β-strand455121
α-helix458-4669
α-helix477-4793
α-helix484-4896
α-helix494-5018
α-helix514-54027
α-helix550-5523
α-helix563-5653
α-helix572-60231
α-helix606-6127
α-helix616-6183
α-helix619-6257
α-helix626-6272
α-helix629-6324
β-strand635-636222
β-strand639-640222
α-helix644-66522
α-helix668-68417
α-helix688-6903
β-strand696116
α-helix699-7013
α-helix702-73332
Chain C: 3 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-8523
α-helix16-205
β-strand27-30424
β-strand38-41424
α-helix45-473
α-helix53-575
β-strand65-68423
Chain D: 10 helices, 9 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix65-673
α-helix72-754
β-strand76125
β-strand84126
α-helix87-904
β-strand93-100827
β-strand104-107425
β-strand113-116425
α-helix1171
β-strand119-125727
α-helix128-14215
β-strand146-151627
β-strand157-161527
α-helix175-1773
β-strand180-181223
α-helix185-1873
α-helix188-1903
α-helix191-1944
α-helix201-2033

9 more chain groups are not listed. Open the entry in the viewer and use the sequence panel to see them.

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Chlorophyll a-b binding protein 6, chloroplastic1protein241Arabidopsis thalianaQ01667 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I chlorophyll a/b-binding protein 2, chloroplastic2protein257Arabidopsis thalianaQ9SYW8 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I chlorophyll a/b-binding protein 3-1, chloroplastic3protein273Arabidopsis thalianaQ9SY97 (AlphaFold model)
Chlorophyll a-b binding protein 4, chloroplastic4protein251Arabidopsis thalianaP27521 (AlphaFold model)
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1Aprotein750Arabidopsis thalianaP56766
Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2Bprotein734Arabidopsis thalianaP56767
Photosystem I iron-sulfur centerCprotein81Arabidopsis thalianaP62090
Photosystem I reaction center subunit II-2, chloroplasticDprotein204Arabidopsis thalianaQ9SA56
Photosystem I reaction center subunit IV A, chloroplasticEprotein143Arabidopsis thalianaQ9S831
Photosystem I reaction center subunit III, chloroplasticFprotein221Arabidopsis thalianaQ9SHE8
Photosystem I reaction center subunit V, chloroplasticGprotein160Arabidopsis thalianaQ9S7N7
Photosystem I reaction center subunit VI-2, chloroplasticHprotein145Arabidopsis thalianaQ9SUI6

5 more molecules are not listed.

Sequence of entity 1 (1), FASTA
>9WLS_1 Chlorophyll a-b binding protein 6, chloroplastic (chains 1)
MASNSLMSCGIAAVYPSLLSSSKSKFVSAGVPLPNAGNVGRIRMAAHWMPGEPRPAYLDG
SAPGDFGFDPLGLGEVPANLERYKESELIHCRWAMLAVPGILVPEALGYGNWVKAQEWAA
LPGGQATYLGNPVPWGTLPTILAIEFLAIAFVEHQRSMEKDPEKKKYPGGAFDPLGYSKD
PKKLEELKVKEIKNGRLALLAFVGFCVQQSAYPGTGPLENLATHLADPWHNNIGDIVIPF
N
Sequence of entity 2 (2), FASTA
>9WLS_2 Photosystem I chlorophyll a/b-binding protein 2, chloroplastic (chains 2)
MASSLCASSAIAAISSPSFLGGKKLRLKKKLTVPAVSRPDASVRAVAADPDRPIWFPGST
PPEWLDGSLPGDFGFDPLGLSSDPDSLKWNVQAEIVHCRWAMLGAAGIFIPEFLTKIGIL
NTPSWYTAGEQEYFTDKTTLFVVELILIGWAEGRRWADIIKPGSVNTDPVFPNNKLTGTD
VGYPGGLWFDPLGWGSGSPAKLKELRTKEIKNGRLAMLAVMGAWFQHIYTGTGPIDNLFA
HLADPGHATIFAAFTPK
Sequence of entity 3 (3), FASTA
>9WLS_3 Photosystem I chlorophyll a/b-binding protein 3-1, chloroplastic (chains 3)
MAAQALVSSSLTSSVQTARQIFGSKPVASASQKKSSFVVKAAATPPVKQGANRPLWFASS
QSLSYLDGSLPGDYGFDPLGLSDPEGTGGFIEPRWLAYGEIINGRFAMLGAAGAIAPEIL
GKAGLIPAETALPWFQTGVIPPAGTYTYWADNYTLFVLEMALMGFAEHRRLQDWYNPGSM
GKQYFLGLEKGLAGSGNPAYPGGPFFNPLGFGKDEKSLKELKLKEVKNGRLAMLAILGYF
IQGLVTGVGPYQNLLDHLADPVNNNVLTSLKFH
Sequence of entity 4 (4), FASTA
>9WLS_4 Chlorophyll a-b binding protein 4, chloroplastic (chains 4)
MATVTTHASASIFRPCTSKPRFLTGSSGRLNRDLSFTSIGSSAKTSSFKVEAKKGEWLPG
LASPDYLTGSLAGDNGFDPLGLAEDPENLKWFVQAELVNGRWAMLGVAGMLLPEVFTKIG
IINVPEWYDAGKEQYFASSSTLFVIEFILFHYVEIRRWQDIKNPGSVNQDPIFKQYSLPK
GEVGYPGGIFNPLNFAPTQEAKEKELANGRLAMLAFLGFVVQHNVTGKGPFENLLQHLSD
PWHNTIVQTFN
Sequence of entity 5 (A), FASTA
>9WLS_5 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A1 (chains A)
MIIRSPEPEVKILVDRDPIKTSFEEWAKPGHFSRTIAKGPDTTTWIWNLHADAHDFDSHT
SDLEEISRKVFSAHFGQLSIIFLWLSGMYFHGARFSNYEAWLSDPTHIGPSAQVVWPIVG
QEILNGDVGGGFRGIQITSGFFQIWRASGITSELQLYCTAIGALVFAALMLFAGWFHYHK
AAPKLAWFQDVESMLNHHLAGLLGLGSLSWAGHQVHVSLPINQFLNAGVDPKEIPLPHEF
ILNRDLLAQLYPSFAEGATPFFTLNWSKYSEFLTFRGGLDPVTGGLWLTDIAHHHLAIAI
LFLIAGHMYRTNWGIGHGIKDILEAHKGPFTGQGHKGLYEILTTSWHAQLSLNLAMLGSL
TIIVAHHMYSMPPYPYLATDYATQLSLFTHHMWIGGFLIVGAAAHAAIFMVRDYDPTNRY
NDLLDRVLRHRDAIISHLNWVCIFLGFHSFGLYIHNDTMSALGRPQDMFSDTAIQLQPVF
AQWIQNTHALAPGVTAPGETASTSLTWGGGELVAVGGKVALLPIPLGTADFLVHHIHAFT
IHVTVLILLKGVLFARSSRLIPDKANLGFRFPCDGPGRGGTCQVSAWDHVFLGLFWMYNA
ISVVIFHFSWKMQSDVWGSISDQGVVTHITGGNFAQSSITINGWLRDFLWAQASQVIQSY
GSSLSAYGLFFLGAHFVWAFSLMFLFSGRGYWQELIESIVWAHNKLKVAPATQPRALSII
QGRAVGVTHYLLGGIATTWAFFLARIIAVG
Sequence of entity 6 (B), FASTA
>9WLS_6 Photosystem I P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein A2 (chains B)
MALRFPRFSQGLAQDPTTRRIWFGIATAHDFESHDDITEERLYQNIFASHFGQLAIIFLW
TSGNLFHVAWQGNFETWVQDPLHVRPIAHAIWDPHFGQPAVEAFTRGGALGPVNIAYSGV
YQWWYTIGLRTNEDLYTGALFLLFLSALSLIGGWLHLQPKWKPRVSWFKNAESRLNHHLS
GLFGVSSLAWTGHLVHVAIPASRGEYVRWNNFLNVLPHPQGLGPLFTGQWNLYAQNPDSS
SHLFGTSQGSGTAILTLLGGFHPQTQSLWLTDMAHHHLAIAILFLIAGHMYRTNFGIGHS
IKDLLEAHIPPGGRLGRGHKGLYDTINNSIHFQLGLALASLGVITSLVAQHMYSLPAYAF
IAQDFTTQAALYTHHQYIAGFIMTGAFAHGAIFFIRDYNPEQNEDNVLARMLDHKEAIIS
HLSWASLFLGFHTLGLYVHNDVMLAFGTPEKQILIEPIFAQWIQSAHGKTSYGFDVLLSS
TSGPAFNAGRSIWLPGWLNAINENSNSLFLTIGPGDFLVHHAIALGLHTTTLILVKGALD
ARGSKLMPDKKDFGYSFPCDGPGRGGTCDISAWDAFYLAVFWMLNTIGWVTFYWHWKHIT
LWQGNVSQFNESSTYLMGWLRDYLWLNSSQLINGYNPFGMNSLSVWAWMFLFGHLVWATG
FMFLISWRGYWQELIETLAWAHERTPLANLIRWKDKPVALSIVQARLVGLAHFSVGYIFT
YAAFLIASTSGKFG
Sequence of entity 7 (C), FASTA
>9WLS_7 Photosystem I iron-sulfur center (chains C)
MSHSVKIYDTCIGCTQCVRACPTDVLEMIPWDGCKAKQIASAPRTEDCVGCKRCESACPT
DFLSVRVYLWHETTRSMGLAY
Sequence of entity 8 (D), FASTA
>9WLS_8 Photosystem I reaction center subunit II-2, chloroplastic (chains D)
MATQAAGIFSPAITTTTSAVKKLHLFSSSHRPKSLSFTKTAIRAEKTESSSAAPAVKEAP
VGFTPPQLDPNTPSPIFAGSTGGLLRKAQVEEFYVITWNSPKEQIFEMPTGGAAIMREGP
NLLKLARKEQCLALGTRLRSKYKITYQFYRVFPNGEVQYLHPKDGVYPEKANPGREGVGL
NMRSIGKNVSPIEVKFTGKQSYDL
Sequence of entity 9 (E), FASTA
>9WLS_9 Photosystem I reaction center subunit IV A, chloroplastic (chains E)
MAMTTASTVFVLPANVTSVAGASSSRSSVSFLPMRNAGSRLVVRAAEDPAPASSSSKDSP
AAAAAPDGATATKPKPPPIGPKRGSKVKILRRESYWFKNVGSVVAVDQDPKTRYPVVVRF
AKVNYANISTNNYALDEVEEVAA
Sequence of entity 10 (F), FASTA
>9WLS_10 Photosystem I reaction center subunit III, chloroplastic (chains F)
MSLTIPANLVLNPRSNKSLTQSVPKSSARFVCSDDKSSSSTPQSMKAFSAAVALSSILLS
APMPAVADISGLTPCKDSKQFAKREKQQIKKLESSLKLYAPESAPALALNAQIEKTKRRF
DNYGKYGLLCGSDGLPHLIVNGDQRHWGEFITPGILFLYIAGWIGWVGRSYLIAISGEKK
PAMKEIIIDVPLASRIIFRGFIWPVAAYREFLNGDLIAKDV
Sequence of entity 11 (G), FASTA
>9WLS_11 Photosystem I reaction center subunit V, chloroplastic (chains G)
MATSASALLSPTTFSTAISHKNPNSISFHGLRPLRLGGSSSALPKLSTTGRKSSSAVVRA
ELSPSIVISLSTGLSLFLGRFVFFNFQRENVAKQGLPEQNGKTHFEAGDDRAKEYVSLLK
SNDPIGFNIVDVLAWGSIGHIVAYYILATSSNGYDPSFFG
Sequence of entity 12 (H), FASTA
>9WLS_12 Photosystem I reaction center subunit VI-2, chloroplastic (chains H)
MASFATIAAVQPSAAVKGLGGSSLAGAKLFIKPSRQSFKTKSTRAGAVVAKYGDKSVYFD
LEDLGNTTGQWDVYGSDAPSPYNPLQSKFFETFAAPFTKRGLLLKFLILGGGSLLTYVSA
NSTGDVLPIKRGPQEPPKLGPRGKL

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
CHLChlorophyll BC55 H70 Mg N4 O69
CLAChlorophyll aC55 H72 Mg N4 O5117
XAT(3S,5R,6S,3'S,5'R,6'S)-5,6,5',6'-diepoxy-5,6,5',6'-…C40 H56 O43
A1LXPLuteinC40 H56 O28
LHG1,2-dipalmitoyl-phosphatidyl-glyceroleC38 H75 O10 P4
BCRBeta-caroteneC40 H5623
LMG1,2-distearoyl-monogalactosyl-diglycerideC45 H86 O106
SF4Iron/sulfur clusterFe4 S43
CL0Chlorophyll a isomerC55 H72 Mg N4 O51
PQNPhylloquinoneC31 H46 O22
DGDDigalactosyl diacyl glycerol (DGDG)C51 H96 O151

Water and common crystallization additives (UNL) are not listed.

Primary citation

A novel method for cryo-EM protein sample preparation based on Clear-Native-PAGE. Yang, Z., Kameo, S., Seki, S. et al. To be published.

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