3i6w

Structure and Activation Mechanism of the CHK2 DNA-Damage Checkpoint Kinase

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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

Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2

Homo sapiens

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	No other associated polymer	Consistent with protein count
2	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	No other associated polymer	Consistent with protein count
3	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	No other associated polymer	Consistent with protein count
4	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 2	No other associated polymer	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	CHK2_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 1–443； UniProt 70–512

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	3i6w
Deposition date deposition_date	2009-07-07
Structure title title	Structure and Activation Mechanism of the CHK2 DNA-Damage Checkpoint Kinase
Keywords keywords	;Ser/Thr protein kinase, FHA domain, ATP-binding, Cell cycle, Disease mutation, Kinase, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Magnesium, Metal-binding, Nucleotide-binding, Nucleus, Phosphoprotein, Proto-oncogene, Serine/threonine-protein kinase, Transferase ;; TRANSFERASE
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.

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3i6w__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	31.88 Å
Rg (electron density)	30.91 Å
Total Rg	31.55 Å
Atom count	6142
Residues	751
Excluded volume	110380 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3i6w__assembly_1__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
2	1	`3i6w__assembly_2__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
3	1	`3i6w__assembly_3__model_1`	dimeric （2）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download
4	1	`3i6w__assembly_4__model_1`	dimeric （2）	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) 24 domains

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wA01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wA02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wA03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wB01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wB02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wB03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wC01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wC02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wC03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wD01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wD02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wD03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wE01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wE02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wE03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wF01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wF02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wF03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wG01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wG02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wG03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wH01
Class class	2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture	60 — Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Tumour Suppressor Smad4
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 —

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wH02
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	200 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — Phosphorylase Kinase; domain 1

Domain ID domain_id	3i6wH03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	510 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase); domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Transferase(Phosphotransferase) domain 1

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Unit-cell length a length_a	76.200 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	114.700 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	123.000 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	84.10 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	81.20 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	80.70 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	8

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

Resolution resolution	3.250 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	30.000 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2520
R_work r_work	0.2510
R_free r_free	0.2870

Description description	Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2
Molecular weight formula_weight	50839.9 kDa
EC 编号 ec_number	2.7.11.1
Mutation mutation	K249A
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	8

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H
Atom count atom_count	24560

Structure and Activation Mechanism of the CHK2 DNA-Damage Checkpoint Kinase

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

Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2

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

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3i6w__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 (1)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 24 domains

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

7. Citations (1)

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

Structure and Activation Mechanism of the CHK2 DNA-Damage Checkpoint Kinase

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

Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2

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

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1

3i6w__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3i6w__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 (1)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 24 domains

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

7. Citations (1)