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Electron Microscopy
4.6Å resolution

Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin protein (EncA)

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb4pt2/pdb
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Source organism: Myxococcus xanthus DK 1622
Primary publication:
A virus capsid-like nanocompartment that stores iron and protects bacteria from oxidative stress.
McHugh CA, Fontana J, Nemecek D, Cheng N, Aksyuk AA, Heymann JB, Winkler DC, Lam AS, Wall JS, Steven AC, Hoiczyk E
EMBO J 33 1896-911 (2014)
PMID: 25024436
Related structures: EMD-5917

Function and Biology Details

Biochemical function:
  • not assigned
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domain:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo 180-mer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-172805 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Type 1 encapsulin shell protein EncA Chains: A, B, P
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, P
Length: 287 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 31.69 KDa
Source organism: Myxococcus xanthus DK 1622
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q1D6H4 (Residues: 1-287; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: MXAN_3556, encA
Sequence domains: Encapsulating protein for peroxidase

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 4.6Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-5917
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21

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Citations

21 review citations

Ferritin, cellular iron storage and regulation.
Arosio et al. (2017)
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21 mentions without citation

Advances in encapsulin nanocompartment biology and engineering.
Jones et al. (2021)
20 more