6ur8

CryoEM structure of human alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in complex with varenicline

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Chimera of soluble cytochrome b562 (BRIL) and neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4

Homo sapiens

UniProt P0ABE7

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 5 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 × 3 (P17787) 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 8 VARENICLINE × 2 beta-D-mannopyranose × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name C562_ECOLX
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 343–443; UniProt 23–123 Author chain D; PDBConstruct 343–443; UniProt 23–123

Chimera of soluble cytochrome b562 (BRIL) and neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4

Homo sapiens

UniProt P43681

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 5 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 × 3 (P17787) 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 8 VARENICLINE × 2 beta-D-mannopyranose × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name ACHA4_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–338; UniProt 27–364 Author chain A; PDBConstruct 449–487; UniProt 589–627 Author chain D; PDBConstruct 1–338; UniProt 27–364 Author chain D; PDBConstruct 449–487; UniProt 589–627

Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2

Homo sapiens

UniProt P17787

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 5 Chimera of soluble cytochrome b562 (BRIL) and neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 × 2 (P0ABE7,P43681) 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose × 8 VARENICLINE × 2 beta-D-mannopyranose × 3 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name ACHB2_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain B; PDBConstruct 1–326; UniProt 26–351 Author chain B; PDBConstruct 327–387; UniProt 442–502 Author chain C; PDBConstruct 1–326; UniProt 26–351 Author chain C; PDBConstruct 327–387; UniProt 442–502 Author chain E; PDBConstruct 1–326; UniProt 26–351 Author chain E; PDBConstruct 327–387; UniProt 442–502

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_id6ur8
Deposition date deposition_date2019-10-22
Structure title titleCryoEM structure of human alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in complex with varenicline
Keywords keywordsacetylcholine receptor, nicotine, varenicline, MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN
Experimental Method methodELECTRON 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.

6ur8__assembly_1__model_1

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

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6ur8__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 106 107 108 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

6ur8__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)42.44 Å
Rg (electron density)41.82 Å
Total Rg42.05 Å
Atom count14880
Residues1798
Excluded volume270390 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 6ur8__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 (5)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 5 domains

CATH v4.4 (5 domains)

Domain ID domain_id6ur8A01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture70 — Distorted Sandwich
Topology topology170 — Acetylcholine Binding Protein; Chain: A,
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Domain ID domain_id6ur8B01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture70 — Distorted Sandwich
Topology topology170 — Acetylcholine Binding Protein; Chain: A,
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Domain ID domain_id6ur8C01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture70 — Distorted Sandwich
Topology topology170 — Acetylcholine Binding Protein; Chain: A,
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Domain ID domain_id6ur8D01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture70 — Distorted Sandwich
Topology topology170 — Acetylcholine Binding Protein; Chain: A,
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
Domain ID domain_id6ur8E01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture70 — Distorted Sandwich
Topology topology170 — Acetylcholine Binding Protein; Chain: A,
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding domain
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7. Citations (1)