2nwc

A 3.02 angstrom crystal structure of wild-type apo GroEL in a monoclinic space group

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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

60 kDa chaperonin

Escherichia coli

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 14	No other associated polymer	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	CH60_ECOUT
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain I； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain J； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain K； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain L； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain M； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548 Author chain N； PDBConstruct 1–547； UniProt 2–548

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	2nwc
Deposition date deposition_date	2006-11-14
Structure title title	A 3.02 angstrom crystal structure of wild-type apo GroEL in a monoclinic space group
Keywords keywords	chaperonin, HSP60, CHAPERONE; CHAPERONE
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.

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1

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

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2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

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2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	64.40 Å
Rg (electron density)	63.22 Å
Total Rg	63.32 Å
Atom count	53970
Residues	7336
Excluded volume	966860 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`2nwc__assembly_1__model_1`	tetradecameric （14）	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 (1)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 42 domains

CATH v4.4 (42 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcA01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcA02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcA03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcB01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcB02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcB03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcC01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcC02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcC03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcD01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcD02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcD03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcE01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcE02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcE03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcF01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcF02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcF03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcG01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcG02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcG03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcH01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcH02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcH03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcI01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcI02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcI03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcJ01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcJ02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcJ03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcK01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcK02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcK03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcL01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcL02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcL03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcM01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcM02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcM03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcN01
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	560 — GROEL; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL-like equatorial domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcN02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	260 — GROEL; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — TCP-1-like chaperonin intermediate domain

Domain ID domain_id	2nwcN03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	50 — 3-Layer(bba) Sandwich
Topology topology	7 — GroEL
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — GroEL

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Unit-cell length a length_a	136.423 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	262.254 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	147.074 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	99.83 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	28

Space group space_group	P 1 21 1
Space-group number int_tables_number	4
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	3.020 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	30.000 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2284
R_work r_work	0.2266
R_free r_free	0.2627

Description description	60 kDa chaperonin
Molecular weight formula_weight	57260.5 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	3.6.4.9
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	14

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N
Atom count atom_count	53970

A 3.02 angstrom crystal structure of wild-type apo GroEL in a monoclinic space group

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

60 kDa chaperonin

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

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (1)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 42 domains

CATH v4.4 (42 domains)

7. Citations (1)

Source organism organism	Escherichia coli
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	562
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

A 3.02 angstrom crystal structure of wild-type apo GroEL in a monoclinic space group

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

60 kDa chaperonin

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

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

2nwc__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (1)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 42 domains

CATH v4.4 (42 domains)

7. Citations (1)