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3tgx

IL-21:IL21R complex

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

Interleukin-21 receptor

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q9HBE5

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
2 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
3 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
4 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
5 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
6 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
7 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[alpha-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
8 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 × 1 （Q9HBE4） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 5 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

None

Homodimer

None

Homotetramer

None

Other homooligomers

None

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex
3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 4nzd 4nzd 4nzd 4nzd

22 assemblies; showing the first 12

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name IL21R_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain C； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain I； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain K； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain M； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232 Author chain O； PDBConstruct 1–213； UniProt 20–232

Interleukin-21

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q9HBE4

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
2 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
3 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
4 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
5 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
6 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 6 Consistent with protein count
7 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[alpha-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 SULFATE ION × 4 Consistent with protein count
8 Other combination Heteromer Protein 2 其他Polymer 1 Interleukin-21 receptor × 1 （Q9HBE5） ;alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-alpha-D-mannopyranose-(1-6)-beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose ; × 1 alpha-D-mannopyranose × 1 NICKEL (II) ION × 1 SULFATE ION × 5 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer
2oqp

1 assemblies

Homodimer

None

Homotetramer

None

Other homooligomers

None

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex
3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 3tgx 8ent 8ent 8ent 8ent

12 assemblies

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name IL21_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain B； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain D； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain J； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain L； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain N； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155 Author chain P； PDBConstruct 2–134； UniProt 23–155

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_id3tgx
Deposition date deposition_date2011-08-18
Structure title titleIL-21:IL21R complex
Keywords keywordsClass I cytokine, Class I cytokine Receptor, sugarbridge, Fibronectin domain, Signaling, CYTOKINE-CYTOKINE RECEPTOR complex; CYTOKINE/CYTOKINE RECEPTOR
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.

3tgx__assembly_1__model_1

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

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3tgx__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.

3tgx__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg（Guinier）24.63 Å
Rg (electron density)23.70 Å
Total Rg24.47 Å
Atom count2745
Residues323
Excluded volume48513 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 3tgx__assembly_1__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
2 1 3tgx__assembly_2__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
3 1 3tgx__assembly_3__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
4 1 3tgx__assembly_4__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
5 1 3tgx__assembly_5__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
6 1 3tgx__assembly_6__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
7 1 3tgx__assembly_7__model_1 dimeric （2） Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
8 1 3tgx__assembly_8__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 (8)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 32 domains

SCOP 2.08 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd3tgxb_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxd_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxf_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxh_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxj_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxl_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxn_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd3tgxp_
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines

CATH v4.4 (24 domains)

Domain ID domain_id3tgxA01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxA02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxB00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxC01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxC02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxD00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxE01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxE02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxF00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxG01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxG02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxH00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxI01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxI02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxJ00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxK01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxK02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxL00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxM01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxM02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxN00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id3tgxO01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxO02
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture60 — Sandwich
Topology topology40 — Immunoglobulin-like
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Immunoglobulins
Domain ID domain_id3tgxP00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
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7. Citations (1)