+
Open data
-
Basic information
| Entry | ![]() | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | CryoEM structure of P-Glycoprotein in Apo state | |||||||||
Map data | Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form | |||||||||
Sample |
| |||||||||
Keywords | multidrug resistance / ABC transporter / membrane protein / transporter / TRANSPORT PROTEIN | |||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationterpenoid transport / ceramide floppase activity / phosphatidylethanolamine floppase activity / carboxylic acid transmembrane transport / regulation of chloride transport / floppase activity / ceramide translocation / Abacavir transmembrane transport / carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity / phosphatidylethanolamine flippase activity ...terpenoid transport / ceramide floppase activity / phosphatidylethanolamine floppase activity / carboxylic acid transmembrane transport / regulation of chloride transport / floppase activity / ceramide translocation / Abacavir transmembrane transport / carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity / phosphatidylethanolamine flippase activity / phosphatidylcholine floppase activity / xenobiotic transport across blood-brain barrier / stem cell proliferation / external side of apical plasma membrane / Atorvastatin ADME / export across plasma membrane / P-type phospholipid transporter / transepithelial transport / xenobiotic detoxification by transmembrane export across the plasma membrane / ABC-type xenobiotic transporter / phospholipid translocation / Prednisone ADME / ABC-type xenobiotic transporter activity / efflux transmembrane transporter activity / xenobiotic transmembrane transporter activity / ATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activity / transport across blood-brain barrier / transmembrane transporter activity / xenobiotic metabolic process / G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle / ABC-family protein mediated transport / transmembrane transport / apical plasma membrane / response to xenobiotic stimulus / ubiquitin protein ligase binding / cell surface / ATP hydrolysis activity / extracellular exosome / ATP binding / membrane / plasma membrane / cytoplasm Similarity search - Function | |||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | |||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.3 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Culbertson A / Liao M | |||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1 items
| |||||||||
Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2025Title: Cryo-EM of human P-glycoprotein reveals an intermediate occluded conformation during active drug transport. Authors: Alan T Culbertson / Maofu Liao / ![]() Abstract: P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is an important human multidrug transporter that contributes to pharmacokinetics and multidrug resistance. Despite decades of study, the conformation transition cycle of Pgp ...P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is an important human multidrug transporter that contributes to pharmacokinetics and multidrug resistance. Despite decades of study, the conformation transition cycle of Pgp undergoing active drug transport is not defined, thus the precise relevance of all available Pgp structures to uninterrupted multidrug transport remains unclear. Here, we use cryo-EM of membrane-embedded human Pgp under continuous turnover conditions to analyze the conformational ensembles of Pgp transporting distinct substrates. These results delineate multiple conformations including inward-facing and closed conformations, highlighting the occluded conformation as a critical intermediate state between transporter closure and substrate release. A combination of structural, functional, and computational studies reveals the transmembrane helices 4 and 10 undergoing drastic rearrangement to coordinate substrate binding, occlusion, and release, and identifies a peripheral site involved in substrate capture and Pgp inhibition. Together, our results provide a set of snapshots of Pgp undergoing continuous drug transport, unveiling the intricate interplay between transporter dynamics and drug movement, and shed light on the mechanism of polyspecificity. | |||||||||
| History |
|
-
Structure visualization
| Supplemental images |
|---|
-
Downloads & links
-EMDB archive
| Map data | emd_40226.map.gz | 24.6 MB | EMDB map data format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Header (meta data) | emd-40226-v30.xml emd-40226.xml | 18.1 KB 18.1 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| Images | emd_40226.png | 111.6 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-40226.cif.gz | 6.5 KB | ||
| Others | emd_40226_half_map_1.map.gz emd_40226_half_map_2.map.gz | 20.6 MB 20.6 MB | ||
| Archive directory | https://data.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-40226 ftp://data.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-40226 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 8gmgMC ![]() 8gmjC ![]() 8sa0C ![]() 8sa1C ![]() 8sb7C ![]() 8sb8C ![]() 8sb9C ![]() 8sbaC C: citing same article ( M: atomic model generated by this map |
|---|---|
| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
-
Links
| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
|---|---|
| Related items in Molecule of the Month |
-
Map
| File | Download / File: emd_40226.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 27 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation | Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Projections & slices | Image control
Images are generated by Spider. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.06 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Density |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | EMDB XML:
|
-Supplemental data
-Half map: Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form
| File | emd_40226_half_map_1.map | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation | Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form | ||||||||||||
| Projections & Slices |
| ||||||||||||
| Density Histograms |
-Half map: Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form
| File | emd_40226_half_map_2.map | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annotation | Pgp in lipid nanodiscs in Apo form | ||||||||||||
| Projections & Slices |
| ||||||||||||
| Density Histograms |
-
Sample components
-Entire : CryoEM structure of P-Glycoprotein in Apo state
| Entire | Name: CryoEM structure of P-Glycoprotein in Apo state |
|---|---|
| Components |
|
-Supramolecule #1: CryoEM structure of P-Glycoprotein in Apo state
| Supramolecule | Name: CryoEM structure of P-Glycoprotein in Apo state / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
|---|---|
| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
-Macromolecule #1: ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1
| Macromolecule | Name: ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO / EC number: ABC-type xenobiotic transporter |
|---|---|
| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 141.644781 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Sequence | String: MDLEGDRNGG AKKKNFFKLN NKSEKDKKEK KPTVSVFSMF RYSNWLDKLY MVVGTLAAII HGAGLPLMML VFGEMTDIFA NAGNLEDLM SNITNRSDIN DTGFFMNLEE DMTRYAYYYS GIGAGVLVAA YIQVSFWCLA AGRQIHKIRK QFFHAIMRQE I GWFDVHDV ...String: MDLEGDRNGG AKKKNFFKLN NKSEKDKKEK KPTVSVFSMF RYSNWLDKLY MVVGTLAAII HGAGLPLMML VFGEMTDIFA NAGNLEDLM SNITNRSDIN DTGFFMNLEE DMTRYAYYYS GIGAGVLVAA YIQVSFWCLA AGRQIHKIRK QFFHAIMRQE I GWFDVHDV GELNTRLTDD VSKINEGIGD KIGMFFQSMA TFFTGFIVGF TRGWKLTLVI LAISPVLGLS AAVWAKILSS FT DKELLAY AKAGAVAEEV LAAIRTVIAF GGQKKELERY NKNLEEAKRI GIKKAITANI SIGAAFLLIY ASYALAFWYG TTL VLSGEY SIGQVLTVFF SVLIGAFSVG QASPSIEAFA NARGAAYEIF KIIDNKPSID SYSKSGHKPD NIKGNLEFRN VHFS YPSRK EVKILKGLNL KVQSGQTVAL VGNSGCGKST TVQLMQRLYD PTEGMVSVDG QDIRTINVRF LREIIGVVSQ EPVLF ATTI AENIRYGREN VTMDEIEKAV KEANAYDFIM KLPHKFDTLV GERGAQLSGG QKQRIAIARA LVRNPKILLL DEATSA LDT ESEAVVQVAL DKARKGRTTI VIAHRLSTVR NADVIAGFDD GVIVEKGNHD ELMKEKGIYF KLVTMQTAGN EVELENA AD ESKSEIDALE MSSNDSRSSL IRKRSTRRSV RGSQAQDRKL STKEALDESI PPVSFWRIMK LNLTEWPYFV VGVFCAII N GGLQPAFAII FSKIIGVFTR IDDPETKRQN SNLFSLLFLA LGIISFITFF LQGFTFGKAG EILTKRLRYM VFRSMLRQD VSWFDDPKNT TGALTTRLAN DAAQVKGAIG SRLAVITQNI ANLGTGIIIS FIYGWQLTLL LLAIVPIIAI AGVVEMKMLS GQALKDKKE LEGSGKIATE AIENFRTVVS LTQEQKFEHM YAQSLQVPYR NSLRKAHIFG ITFSFTQAMM YFSYAGCFRF G AYLVAHKL MSFEDVLLVF SAVVFGAMAV GQVSSFAPDY AKAKISAAHI IMIIEKTPLI DSYSTEGLMP NTLEGNVTFG EV VFNYPTR PDIPVLQGLS LEVKKGQTLA LVGSSGCGKS TVVQLLERFY DPLAGKVLLD GKEIKRLNVQ WLRAHLGIVS QEP ILFDCS IAENIAYGDN SRVVSQEEIV RAAKEANIHA FIESLPNKYS TKVGDKGTQL SGGQKQRIAI ARALVRQPHI LLLD EATSA LDTESEKVVQ EALDKAREGR TCIVIAHRLS TIQNADLIVV FQNGRVKEHG THQQLLAQKG IYFSMVSVQA GTKRQ UniProtKB: ATP-dependent translocase ABCB1 |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
|---|---|
Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
-
Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.4 Component:
| ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
-
Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
|---|---|
| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Number grids imaged: 2 / Number real images: 8983 / Average exposure time: 3.5 sec. / Average electron dose: 51.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Cs: 2.7 mm / Nominal defocus max: 2.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.0 µm / Nominal magnification: 81000 |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
Movie
Controller
About Yorodumi




Keywords
Homo sapiens (human)
Authors
United States, 1 items
Citation






















Z (Sec.)
Y (Row.)
X (Col.)




































Processing
FIELD EMISSION GUN
