PDB ID or protein name

Features

The OPM database currently includes all unique structures of transmembrane protein complexes and selected monotopic, peripheral proteins and membrane-bound peptides from PDB with their calculated membrane boundaries. OPM explores orientations of quaternary complexes formed by a number of interacting proteins, rather than orientations of individual subunits or domains. Different crystal structures of the same protein, including mutants, conformational states, or complexes with different ligands are indicated as related PDB enries. Some NMR models, low-resolution structures and theoretical models are temporarily excluded.

More peripheral proteins and antimicrobial peptides will be included in future releases of the database.

Coordinate files of the proteins with calculated membrane boundaries are available for downloading separately for each protein or for a whole dataset. The coordinate files differ from original PDB entries:

  1. The original PDB coordinates are transformed so that the calculated membrane normal coincides with the Z axis, and the origin of coordinates corresponds to the middle of membrane.
  2. The calculated "IN" and "OUT" membrane boundary planes are marked as dummy atoms ("N" for IN and "O" for OUT sides) for TM and peripheral proteins, according to the topology definitions.
  3. The number and names of subunits may differ from those in PDB. Most of the coordinate files are taken from the PQS database to include all symmetric subunits in the complexes.
  4. Some missing side-chain atoms were added and side-chain conformers of some flexible charged residues at the lipid-water interface were adjusted. Such modifications are kept to a minimum.