3fey

Crystal structure of the CBC-importin alpha complex.

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 1

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q09161

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 3 Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 2 × 1 (P52298) Importin subunit alpha-2 × 1 (P52292) water × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name NCBP1_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–790; UniProt 1–790

Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 2

Homo sapiens

UniProt P52298

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 3 Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 1 × 1 (Q09161) Importin subunit alpha-2 × 1 (P52292) water × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name NCBP2_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–156; UniProt 1–156

Importin subunit alpha-2

Homo sapiens

UniProt P52292

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 3 Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 1 × 1 (Q09161) Nuclear cap-binding protein subunit 2 × 1 (P52298) water × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name IMA2_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 3
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain C; PDBConstruct 2–461; UniProt 70–529

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_id3fey
Deposition date deposition_date2008-12-01
Structure title titleCrystal structure of the CBC-importin alpha complex.
Keywords keywords;Cap binding complex, importin alpha, nuclear transport, mRNA transport, Nucleus, Phosphoprotein, RNA-binding, Host-virus interaction, TRANSLATION, PROTEIN TRANSPORT ;; TRANSLATION, PROTEIN TRANSPORT
Experimental Method methodX-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.

3fey__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3fey__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 106 107 108 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3fey__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)43.30 Å
Rg (electron density)43.60 Å
Total Rg43.74 Å
Atom count10269
Residues1286
Excluded volume183930 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 3fey__assembly_1__model_1 trimeric (3) 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)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

SCOP 2.08 (3 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd3feyb_
Class classd — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold foldd.58 — Ferredoxin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyd.58.7 — RNA-binding domain, RBD, aka RNA recognition motif (RRM)
Family Family familyd.58.7.1 — Canonical RBD
Domain ID domain_idd3feyc1
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.118 — alpha-alpha superhelix
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.118.1 — ARM repeat
Family Family familya.118.1.0 — automated matches
Domain ID domain_idd3feyc2
Class classl — Artifacts
Fold Fold foldl.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyl.1.1 — Tags
Family Family familyl.1.1.1 — Tags

CATH v4.4 (5 domains)

Domain ID domain_id3feyA01
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture25 — Alpha Horseshoe
Topology topology40 — Serine Threonine Protein Phosphatase 5, Tetratricopeptide repeat
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily180 —
Domain ID domain_id3feyA02
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture25 — Alpha Horseshoe
Topology topology40 — Serine Threonine Protein Phosphatase 5, Tetratricopeptide repeat
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily180 —
Domain ID domain_id3feyA03
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture25 — Alpha Horseshoe
Topology topology40 — Serine Threonine Protein Phosphatase 5, Tetratricopeptide repeat
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily180 —
Domain ID domain_id3feyB00
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology70 — Alpha-Beta Plaits
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily330 — RRM (RNA recognition motif) domain
Domain ID domain_id3feyC00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture25 — Alpha Horseshoe
Topology topology10 — Leucine-rich Repeat Variant
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Leucine-rich Repeat Variant
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7. Citations (1)