23LX | pdb_000023lx

Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease P168 deletion mutant in complex with leritrelvir

PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb23LX/pdb

Classification: VIRAL PROTEIN
Organism(s): Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
Mutation(s): No

Deposited: 2026-02-11 Released: 2026-06-03
Deposition Author(s): Huang, X., Li, Q., Yang, Z., Zhong, N., Xiong, X.
Funding Organization(s): National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Experimental Data Snapshot

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution: 1.70 Å
R-Value Free:
0.231 (Depositor), 0.240 (DCC)
R-Value Work:
0.178 (Depositor), 0.185 (DCC)

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Superior Target Binding by Leritrelvir Induces Dimerization of Mpro Mutants and Mitigates Drug Resistance

Huang, X., Kuzmic, P., Zhang, S., Chen, X., Gui, J., Li, Q., Zou, B., Yan, S., Song, L., Niu, C., Zhao, Y., Lin, H., Wang, N., Chen, J., Chen, X., Chen, J., Zhong, N., Yang, Z., Xiong, X.

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Macromolecule Content

Total Structure Weight: 34.37 kDa
Atom Count: 2,596
Modeled Residue Count: 300
Deposited Residue Count: 305
Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
3C-like proteinase nsp5	A	305	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2	Mutation(s): 0 Gene Names: rep, 1a-1b EC: 3.4.22.69
UniProt
Find proteins for P0DTD1 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) Explore P0DTD1 Go to UniProtKB: P0DTD1
Entity Groups
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UniProt Group	P0DTD1
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Reference Sequence

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram	3D Interactions
7ON (Subject of Investigation/LOI) Query on 7ON Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain B [auth A] MOL2 format, chain B [auth A] mmCIF format, chain B [auth A]	B [auth A]	Leritrelvir bound form C₃₁ H₄₆ F₃ N₅ O₆ FMXUVDFVVNRAMG-IFCRGVKQSA-N		Interactions Focus chain B [auth A] Interactions & Density Focus chain B [auth A]

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Resolution: 1.70 Å
R-Value Free: 0.231 (Depositor), 0.240 (DCC)
R-Value Work: 0.178 (Depositor), 0.185 (DCC)

Space Group: C 1 2 1

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 114.267	α = 90
b = 53.048	β = 102.736
c = 46.225	γ = 90

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
REFMAC	refinement
XDS	data reduction
Aimless	data scaling
PHASER	phasing

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Entry History

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Deposition Data

Released Date: 2026-06-03

Deposition Author(s):

Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)	China	82341085

Revision History (Full details and data files)

Version 1.0: 2026-06-03
Type: Initial release

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