2gls

REFINED ATOMIC MODEL OF GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE AT 3.5 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE

Salmonella typhimurium

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 12	MANGANESE (II) ION × 24 water × 12	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	GLNA_SALTY
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain I； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain J； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain K； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468 Author chain L； PDBConstruct 2–469； UniProt 1–468

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	2gls
Deposition date deposition_date	1989-05-19
Structure title title	REFINED ATOMIC MODEL OF GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE AT 3.5 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION
Keywords keywords	LIGASE(AMIDE SYNTHETASE); LIGASE(AMIDE SYNTHETASE)
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

2gls__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

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2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	54.71 Å
Rg (electron density)	54.30 Å
Total Rg	54.71 Å
Atom count	43656
Residues	5616
Excluded volume	773460 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`2gls__assembly_1__model_1`	dodecameric （12）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (3)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE
Molecular weight formula_weight	51875.6 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	6.3.1.2
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	12

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L
Atom count atom_count	43692

MSAEHVLTMLNEHEVKFVDLRFTDTKGKEQHVTIPAHQVNAEFFEEGKMFDGSSIGGWKGINESDMVLMPDASTAVIDPFFADSTLIIRCDILEPGTLQGYDRDPRSIAKRAEDYLRATGIADTVLFGPEPEFFLFDDIRFGASISGSHVAIDDIEGAWNSSTKYEGGNKGHRPGVKGGYFPVPPVDSAQDIRSEMCLVMEQMGLVVEAHHHEVATAGQNEVATRFNTMTKKADEIQIYKYVVHNVAHRFGKTATFMPKPMFGDNGSGMHCHMSLAKNGTNLFSGDKYAGLSEQALYYIGGVIKHAKAINALANPTTNSYKRLVPGYEAPVMLAYSARNRSASIRIPVVASPKARRIEVRFPDPAANPYLCFAALLMAGLDGIKNKIHPGEPMDKNLYDLPPEEAKEIPQVAGSLEEALNALDLDREFLKAGGVFTDEAIDAYIALRREEDDRVRMTPHPVEFELYYSV

Source Source

Source organism organism	Salmonella typhimurium
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	602

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Description description	MANGANESE (II) ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	54.9 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	24

Entity 3 Entity 3 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	36

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 48 domains

SCOP 2.08 (24 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsa1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsa2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsb1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsb2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsc1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsc2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsd1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsd2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glse1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glse2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsf1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsf2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsg1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsg2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsh1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsh2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsi1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsi2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsj1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsj2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsk1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsk2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsl1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.15 — beta-Grasp (ubiquitin-like)
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.15.9 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain
Family Family family	d.15.9.1 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	d2glsl2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.128 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.128.1 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase
Family Family family	d.128.1.1 — Glutamine synthetase catalytic domain

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	2glsA01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsA02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsB01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsB02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsC01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsC02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsD01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsD02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsE01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsE02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsF01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsF02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsG01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsG02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsH01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsH02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsI01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsI02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsJ01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsJ02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsK01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsK02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsL01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	590 — Creatine Kinase; Chain A, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Glutamine synthetase/guanido kinase, catalytic domain

Domain ID domain_id	2glsL02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	10 — Roll
Topology topology	20 — Ubiquitin-like (UB roll)
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	70 — Glutamine synthetase, N-terminal domain

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Unit-cell length a length_a	235.500 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	134.500 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	200.100 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	102.80 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	48

Space group space_group	C 1 2 1
Space-group number int_tables_number	5
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	3.500 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	— Å
R factor r_factor	0.2580
R_work r_work	—
R_free r_free	—

REFINED ATOMIC MODEL OF GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE AT 3.5 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

2gls__assembly_1__model_1

2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (3)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 48 domains

SCOP 2.08 (24 domains)

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

7. Citations (3)

REFINED ATOMIC MODEL OF GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE AT 3.5 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

2gls__assembly_1__model_1

2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

2gls__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (3)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 48 domains

SCOP 2.08 (24 domains)

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

7. Citations (3)