6cvj

Electron Microscopy
3.2Å resolution

Model of synthetic tau (four tandem repeats of first repeat sequence) bound to the microtubule

Released:
Source organisms:
Primary publication:
Near-atomic model of microtubule-tau interactions.
Science 360 1242-1246 (2018)
PMID: 29748322
Related structures: EMD-7769

Function and Biology Details

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero 120-mer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-135927 (preferred)
Entry contents:
3 distinct polypeptide molecules
Macromolecules (3 distinct):
Tubulin alpha-1B chain Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 451 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 50.2 KDa
Source organism: Sus scrofa
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q2XVP4 (Residues: 1-451; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: TUBA1B
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:
Tubulin beta chain Chains: B, C
Molecule details ›
Chains: B, C
Length: 445 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 49.91 KDa
Source organism: Sus scrofa
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P02554 (Residues: 1-445; Coverage: 100%)
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:
Microtubule-associated protein tau Chain: D
Molecule details ›
Chain: D
Length: 206 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 21.9 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P10636 (Residues: 514-599, 600-630, 631-661, 662-717; Coverage: 27%)
Gene names: MAPT, MAPTL, MTBT1, TAU
Sequence domains: Tau and MAP protein, tubulin-binding repeat

Ligands and Environments

3 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.2Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-7769
Expression system: Escherichia coli