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Electron Microscopy
3.7Å resolution

Cryo-EM of the OmcS nanowires from Geobacter sulfurreducens

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb6ef8/pdb
PDB entry 6ef8 coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 6ef8 coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 6ef8 coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA
Primary publication:
Structure of Microbial Nanowires Reveals Stacked Hemes that Transport Electrons over Micrometers.
Wang F, Gu Y, O'Brien JP, Yi SM, Yalcin SE, Srikanth V, Shen C, Vu D, Ing NL, Hochbaum AI, Egelman EH, Malvankar NS
Cell 177 361-369.e10 (2019)
PMID: 30951668
Related structures: EMD-9046

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
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Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo heptamer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-181025 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
C-type cytochrome OmcS Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Length: 407 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 42.99 KDa
Source organism: Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q74A86 (Residues: 26-432; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: GSU2504, omcS

Ligands and Environments

1 bound ligand:
Ligand HEC 42 x HEC
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.7Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-9046

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Citations

30 review citations

The blind men and the filament: Understanding structures and functions of microbial nanowires.
Yalcin et al. (2020)
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8 mentions without citation

Living electronics: A catalogue of engineered living electronic components.
Atkinson et al. (2023)
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