3egm

Structural basis of iron transport gating in Helicobacter pylori ferritin

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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

Ferritin

Helicobacter pylori

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 24	FE (III) ION × 60 GLYCEROL × 12 water × 24	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	FTN_HELPJ
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 15–181； UniProt 1–167

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	3egm
Deposition date deposition_date	2008-09-11
Structure title title	Structural basis of iron transport gating in Helicobacter pylori ferritin
Keywords keywords	iron storage, Iron, Metal-binding, Oxidoreductase; OXIDOREDUCTASE
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

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3egm__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3egm__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

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3egm__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	53.30 Å
Rg (electron density)	52.24 Å
Total Rg	52.56 Å
Atom count	33870
Residues	4128
Excluded volume	599940 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3egm__assembly_1__model_1`	24-meric （24）	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 (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	Ferritin
Molecular weight formula_weight	20916.4 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	1.16.3.1
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	6

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D,E,F
Atom count atom_count	9567

MGSSPHHHHHSQDPMLSKDIIKLLNEQVNKEMNSSNLYMSMSSWCYTHSLDGAGLFLFDHAAEEYEHAKKLIIFLNENNVPVQLTSISAPEHKFEGLTQIFQKAYEHEQHISESINNIVDHAIKSKDHATFNFLQWYVAEQHEEEVLFKDILDKIELIGNENHGLYLADQYVKGIAKSRKS

Source Source

Source organism organism	Helicobacter pylori
Common name common_name	Campylobacter pylori J99
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	85963
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Description description	FE (III) ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	55.8 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	15

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Description description	GLYCEROL
Molecular weight formula_weight	92.1 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	3

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	888

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 18 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d3egma1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egma2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmb1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmb2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmc1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmc2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmd1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmd2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d3egme1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egme2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmf1
Class class	a — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold fold	a.25 — Ferritin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	a.25.1 — Ferritin-like
Family Family family	a.25.1.1 — Ferritin

Domain ID domain_id	d3egmf2
Class class	l — Artifacts
Fold Fold fold	l.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	l.1.1 — Tags
Family Family family	l.1.1.1 — Tags

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3egmA00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

Domain ID domain_id	3egmB00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

Domain ID domain_id	3egmC00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

Domain ID domain_id	3egmD00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

Domain ID domain_id	3egmE00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

Domain ID domain_id	3egmF00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	1260 — Ferritin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Ferritin, core subunit, four-helix bundle

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Unit-cell length a length_a	128.528 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	128.528 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	165.380 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	48

Space group space_group	I 4
Space-group number int_tables_number	79
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	2.100 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	29.950 Å
R factor r_factor	0.1640
R_work r_work	0.1620
R_free r_free	0.2040

Structural basis of iron transport gating in Helicobacter pylori ferritin

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

Ferritin

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

3egm__assembly_1__model_1

3egm__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3egm__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 (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 18 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

7. Citations (1)

Structural basis of iron transport gating in Helicobacter pylori ferritin

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

Ferritin

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

3egm__assembly_1__model_1

3egm__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3egm__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 (4)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

Entity 3 Entity 3 non-polymer

Entity 4 Entity 4 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 18 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

7. Citations (1)