3kqk

Three Conformational Snapshots of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Helicase Reveal a Ratchet Translocation Mechanism

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

Serine protease/NTPase/helicase NS3

Hepatitis C virus

UniProt Q9WMX2

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein–DNA Monomer Protein 1 DNA 1 5'-D(*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*T)-3' × 1 water × 2 Consistent with all polymers
2 Protein–DNA Monomer Protein 1 DNA 1 5'-D(*TP*TP*TP*TP*TP*T)-3' × 1 water × 2 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name POLG_HCVCO
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–436; UniProt 1215–1650 Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–436; UniProt 1215–1650

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_id3kqk
Deposition date deposition_date2009-11-17
Structure title titleThree Conformational Snapshots of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Helicase Reveal a Ratchet Translocation Mechanism
Keywords keywordshelicase-substrate binary complex, HCV, NS3 protein, helicase, DNA-binding, HYDROLASE-DNA complex; HYDROLASE/DNA
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.

3kqk__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3kqk__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 105 106 107 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3kqk__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

The new assembly/model P(r) has not been calculated yet This placeholder does not display legacy data r (Angstrom) P(r)
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Rg(Guinier)23.95 Å
Rg (electron density)23.30 Å
Total Rg24.06 Å
Atom count3392
Residues442
Excluded volume60176 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 3kqk__assembly_1__model_1 dimeric (2) Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
2 1 3kqk__assembly_2__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 (3)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 10 domains

SCOP 2.08 (4 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd3kqka1
Class classc — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold foldc.37 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyc.37.1 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Family Family familyc.37.1.14 — RNA helicase
Domain ID domain_idd3kqka2
Class classc — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold foldc.37 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyc.37.1 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Family Family familyc.37.1.14 — RNA helicase
Domain ID domain_idd3kqkb1
Class classc — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold foldc.37 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyc.37.1 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Family Family familyc.37.1.14 — RNA helicase
Domain ID domain_idd3kqkb2
Class classc — Alpha and beta proteins (a/b)
Fold Fold foldc.37 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyc.37.1 — P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases
Family Family familyc.37.1.14 — RNA helicase

CATH v4.4 (6 domains)

Domain ID domain_id3kqkA01
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology50 — Rossmann fold
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily300 — P-loop containing nucleotide triphosphate hydrolases
Domain ID domain_id3kqkA02
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology50 — Rossmann fold
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily300 — P-loop containing nucleotide triphosphate hydrolases
Domain ID domain_id3kqkA03
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology820 — RNA Helicase; Chain A, domain 3
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — RNA Helicase Chain A , domain 3
Domain ID domain_id3kqkB01
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology50 — Rossmann fold
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily300 — P-loop containing nucleotide triphosphate hydrolases
Domain ID domain_id3kqkB02
Class class3 — Alpha Beta
Architecture architecture40 — 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology topology50 — Rossmann fold
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily300 — P-loop containing nucleotide triphosphate hydrolases
Domain ID domain_id3kqkB03
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology820 — RNA Helicase; Chain A, domain 3
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — RNA Helicase Chain A , domain 3
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