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Structure analysis
The ‘Structure analysis’ section of the entry overview page provides a quick summary about the macromolecules present in the entry (Figure 19). This section includes:
- type and number of chemically distinct polymers (‘Entry contents’)
- in this example, the entry ‘4KGC’ contains four unique proteins and two unique DNA molecules
- the protein histone H3.2 is one of the four unique proteins present in the entry. There are two copies of this molecule, chains B and F
- type of assemblies that can be formed by the macromolecules
- length of each chemically distinct protein/nucleic acid
- source of each of the chemically distinct macromolecules
- relevant UniProt accession number for proteins (where sequence information is available in the UniProt)
- PDBe-KB link for each Uniprot accession is available which provides aggregated views for that protein
- sequence domain information as annotated by Pfam, CATH and SCOP
The ‘Entry contents’ section reveals the chemically distinct macromolecules present in the entry. You can explore each macromolecule further by clicking on ‘Molecule details’ link.