3ffn

Crystal structure of calcium-free human gelsolin

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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

Gelsolin

Homo sapiens

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein monomer	Monomer	Protein 1	water × 1	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein monomer	Monomer	Protein 1	water × 1	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	GELS_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–782； UniProt 1–782 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–782； UniProt 1–782

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	3ffn
Deposition date deposition_date	2008-12-04
Structure title title	Crystal structure of calcium-free human gelsolin
Keywords keywords	;Gelsolin, Actin, Ca-dependent, Actin capping, Actin-binding, Alternative initiation, Amyloid, Amyloidosis, Calcium, Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton, Disease mutation, Disulfide bond, Phosphoprotein, Polymorphism, Secreted, Actin binding Protein ;; Actin binding Protein
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.

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1

Assembly 2 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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3ffn__assembly_2__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	29.36 Å
Rg (electron density)	28.67 Å
Total Rg	29.38 Å
Atom count	5630
Residues	723
Excluded volume	99320 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3ffn__assembly_1__model_1`	monomeric （1）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`3ffn__assembly_2__model_1`	monomeric （1）	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 (2)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	Gelsolin
Molecular weight formula_weight	85798.4 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B
Atom count atom_count	11400

MAPHRPAPALLCALSLALCALSLPVRAATASRGASQAGAPQGRVPEARPNSMVVEHPEFLKAGKEPGLQIWRVEKFDLVPVPTNLYGDFFTGDAYVILKTVQLRNGNLQYDLHYWLGNECSQDESGAAAIFTVQLDDYLNGRAVQHREVQGFESATFLGYFKSGLKYKKGGVASGFKHVVPNEVVVQRLFQVKGRRVVRATEVPVSWESFNNGDCFILDLGNNIHQWCGSNSNRYERLKATQVSKGIRDNERSGRARVHVSEEGTEPEAMLQVLGPKPALPAGTEDTAKEDAANRKLAKLYKVSNGAGTMSVSLVADENPFAQGALKSEDCFILDHGKDGKIFVWKGKQANTEERKAALKTASDFITKMDYPKQTQVSVLPEGGETPLFKQFFKNWRDPDQTDGLGLSYLSSHIANVERVPFDAATLHTSTAMAAQHGMDDDGTGQKQIWRIEGSNKVPVDPATYGQFYGGDSYIILYNYRHGGRQGQIIYNWQGAQSTQDEVAASAILTAQLDEELGGTPVQSRVVQGKEPAHLMSLFGGKPMIIYKGGTSREGGQTAPASTRLFQVRANSAGATRAVEVLPKAGALNSNDAFVLKTPSAAYLWVGTGASEAEKTGAQELLRVLRAQPVQVAEGSEPDGFWEALGGKAAYRTSPRLKDKKMDAHPPRLFACSNKIGRFVIEEVPGELMQEDLATDDVMLLDTWDQVFVWVGKDSQEEEKTEALTSAKRYIETDPANRDRRTPITVVKQGFEPPSFVGWFLGWDDDYWSVDPLDRAMAELAA

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 water

Description description	water
Molecular weight formula_weight	18.0 kDa
Source method src_method	nat
Copy count entity_count	103

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 24 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna3
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna4
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna5
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffna6
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb1
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb2
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb3
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb4
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb5
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

Domain ID domain_id	d3ffnb6
Class class	d — Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold Fold fold	d.109 — Gelsolin-like
Superfamily Superfamily superfamily	d.109.1 — Actin depolymerizing proteins
Family Family family	d.109.1.1 — Gelsolin-like

CATH v4.4 (12 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA04
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA05
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnA06
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB03
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB04
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB05
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

Domain ID domain_id	3ffnB06
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology	20 — Severin
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Severin

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Unit-cell length a length_a	170.887 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	170.887 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	152.190 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	16

Space group space_group	P 4 21 2
Space-group number int_tables_number	90
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	3.000 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	24.840 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2220
R_work r_work	0.2200
R_free r_free	0.2710

Crystal structure of calcium-free human gelsolin

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

Gelsolin

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

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1 | I(q)

3ffn__assembly_2__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 (2)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 24 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

CATH v4.4 (12 domains)

7. Citations (1)

Crystal structure of calcium-free human gelsolin

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

Gelsolin

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

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1

3ffn__assembly_2__model_1 | I(q)

3ffn__assembly_2__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 (2)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 water

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 24 domains

SCOP 2.08 (12 domains)

CATH v4.4 (12 domains)

7. Citations (1)