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2bg9 » Acetylcholine receptor

2bg9 » Acetylcholine receptor
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Topology in Eukaryotic plasma membrane
Topologyextracellular side
cytoplasmic side
2bg9 » Acetylcholine receptor
Hydrophobic Thickness 31.0 ± 1.6 Å
Tilt Angle 3 ± 2°
ΔGtransfer -158.0 kcal/mol
Links to 2bg9 PDB Sum, SCOP, MSD, OCA, MMDB, Dali
Topology subunit A (N-terminus extracellular)
Resolution 4.00 Å
Related PDB Sum entries 1oed
Number of TM Secondary Structures 20
5 transmembrane subunits
A - Tilt: 16° - Segments: 1(212-234), 2(244-265), 3(276-297), 4(409-433)
B - Tilt: 13° - Segments: 1(220-241), 2(250-271), 3(282-303), 4(438-463)
C - Tilt: 9° - Segments: 1(229-249), 2(258-279), 3(290-313), 4(456-479)
D - Tilt: 9° - Segments: 1(214-235), 2(244-265), 3(278-300), 4(409-430)
E - Tilt: 15° - Segments: 1(221-242), 2(252-273), 3(285-308), 4(449-473)
Experimental Verification for 2bg9 » Acetylcholine receptor
The shallow location of Trp452 from the G subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (1.4 A° below the calculated hydrophobic boundary) is consistent with fluorescence studies (Chattopadhyay and McNamee 1991).
1 reference
Chattopadhyay A, and McNamee MG (1991) Average membrane penetration depth of tryptophan residues of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by the parallax method. Biochemistry 30: 7159-7164. PubMed