43SN | pdb_000043sn

Alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor bound to inhibitory bicyclic peptide KP1877 in a resting state


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.71 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Screening, synthesis and structural characterization of a novel bicyclic peptide inhibiting alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

Yang, X.Cui, K.Cao, X.Chen, H.Tian, C.Sun, D.

(2026) Chem Commun (Camb) 

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc03853k
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    43SN

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Peptides targeting the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) represent promising candidates for therapeutic and chemical probe development. Here, we identified a novel bicyclic peptide KP1877 via phage-displayed peptide library screening followed by chemical synthesis of active analogs. Structural characterization reveals KP1877 adopts a unique bicyclic conformation distinct from known natural α7-nAChR-targeting peptides, and exerts potent inhibitory effect by stabilizing the closed, non-conducting state of the receptor via orthosteric binding.


  • Organizational Affiliation
    • Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Peptide Drugs, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei 230026, China. dmsun@ustc.edu.cn.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 296.17 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 17,045 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 2,080 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 2,595 
  • Unique protein chains: 2

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7
A, C, E, G, I
502Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CHRNA7NACHRA7
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Go to UniProtKB:  P36544
GTEx:  ENSG00000175344 
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UniProt GroupP36544
Glycosylation
Glycosylation Sites: 3Go to GlyGen: P36544-1
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Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
synthetic peptide KP1877
B, D, F, H, J
17synthetic constructMutation(s): 0 
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Oligosaccharides

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram GlycosylationD Interactions
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
K, L, M, N, O
K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T
2N-Glycosylation

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.71 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
MODEL REFINEMENTPHENIX1.20.1_4487
RECONSTRUCTIONcryoSPARC2.15

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Entry History 

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Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)China22227810

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2026-08-26
    Type: Initial release