8ej4

Electron Microscopy
3.4Å resolution

Cryo-EM structure of the active NLRP3 inflammasome disk

Released:
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Primary publication:
Cryo-EM structures of the active NLRP3 inflammasome disk.
Nature (2022)
PMID: 36442502
Related structures: EMD-28175

Function and Biology Details

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero icosamer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-186219 (preferred)
Entry contents:
2 distinct polypeptide molecules
Macromolecules (2 distinct):
NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
Length: 902 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 102.68 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Homo sapiens
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q96P20 (Residues: 133-1034; Coverage: 87%)
Gene names: C1orf7, CIAS1, NALP3, NLRP3, PYPAF1
Sequence domains:
Serine/threonine-protein kinase Nek7 Chains: K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
Molecule details ›
Chains: K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
Length: 278 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 32.04 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Homo sapiens
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q8TDX7 (Residues: 20-297; Coverage: 92%)
Gene name: NEK7
Sequence domains: Protein kinase domain

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.4Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-28175
Expression system: Homo sapiens