3jcf

Cryo-EM structure of the magnesium channel CorA in the closed symmetric magnesium-bound state

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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

Magnesium transport protein CorA

Thermotoga maritima

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein homooligomer	Homooligomer	Protein 5	MAGNESIUM ION × 13	Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	CORA_THEMA
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–351； UniProt 1–351 Author chain B； PDBConstruct 1–351； UniProt 1–351 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–351； UniProt 1–351 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 1–351； UniProt 1–351 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–351； UniProt 1–351

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	3jcf
Deposition date deposition_date	2015-12-11
Structure title title	Cryo-EM structure of the magnesium channel CorA in the closed symmetric magnesium-bound state
Keywords keywords	;membrane protein, ion channel, magnesium channel, pentameric complex, symmetry vs. asymmetry, conformational change, gating mechanism, direct electron detector, K2, TRANSPORT PROTEIN ;; TRANSPORT PROTEIN
Experimental Method method	ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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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.

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

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3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）	40.99 Å
Rg (electron density)	40.88 Å
Total Rg	41.04 Å
Atom count	14228
Residues	1745
Excluded volume	256870 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3jcf__assembly_1__model_1`	pentameric （5）	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)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 15 domains

CATH v4.4 (15 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfA01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	460 — Beta Polymerase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — CorA soluble domain-like

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfA02
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfA03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfB01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	460 — Beta Polymerase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — CorA soluble domain-like

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfB02
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfB03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfC01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	460 — Beta Polymerase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — CorA soluble domain-like

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfC02
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfC03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfD01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	460 — Beta Polymerase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — CorA soluble domain-like

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfD02
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfD03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfE01
Class class	3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture	30 — 2-Layer Sandwich
Topology topology	460 — Beta Polymerase; domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	20 — CorA soluble domain-like

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfE02
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

Domain ID domain_id	3jcfE03
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology	58 — Methane Monooxygenase Hydroxylase; Chain G, domain 1
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	340 — Magnesium transport protein CorA, transmembrane region

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Unit-cell length a length_a	1.000 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	1.000 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	1.000 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	1

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

Resolution resolution	3.80 Å
Resolution测定Method resolution_method	RELION
颗粒数 num_particles	46206

Description description	Magnesium transport protein CorA
Molecular weight formula_weight	41498.1 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	5

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,B,C,D,E
Atom count atom_count	14228

Cryo-EM structure of the magnesium channel CorA in the closed symmetric magnesium-bound state

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

Magnesium transport protein CorA

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

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

冷冻电镜 EM 3D

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (2)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 15 domains

CATH v4.4 (15 domains)

7. Citations (1)

Source organism organism	Thermotoga maritima
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	2336
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

Description description	MAGNESIUM ION
Molecular weight formula_weight	24.3 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	13

Cryo-EM structure of the magnesium channel CorA in the closed symmetric magnesium-bound state

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

Magnesium transport protein CorA

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

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3jcf__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

冷冻电镜 EM 3D

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (2)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 non-polymer

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 15 domains

CATH v4.4 (15 domains)

7. Citations (1)