9PJA | pdb_00009pja

Cryo-EM structure of human NXPE1

PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9PJA/pdb
EM Map EMD-71685: EMDB EMDataResource

Classification: HYDROLASE
Organism(s): Homo sapiens
Expression System: Homo sapiens
Mutation(s): No

Deposited: 2025-07-12 Released: 2026-06-03
Deposition Author(s): Zhang, H., Li, F., Piper, D., Min, X.
Funding Organization(s): Other private

Experimental Data Snapshot

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 2.80 Å
Aggregation State: PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE

Starting Model: in silico
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Literature

Structure and function of human NXPE1, a sialic acid O-acetyltransferase

Zhang, H., Li, F., Zhang, M., Konno, H., Yu, W., Min, X., Paulchakrabarti, M., Choudhury, B., Simons, A., Piper, D., Hsu, H., Ouyang, W.

(2026) bioRxiv

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.20.726592

Macromolecule Content

Total Structure Weight: 129.66 kDa
Atom Count: 8,077
Modeled Residue Count: 970
Deposited Residue Count: 1,094
Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
NXPE family member 1	A [auth B], B [auth A]	547	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0 Gene Names: NXPE1, FAM55A
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q8N323 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q8N323 Go to UniProtKB: Q8N323
PHAROS: Q8N323 GTEx: ENSG00000095110
Entity Groups
Sequence Clusters	30% Identity 50% Identity 70% Identity 90% Identity 95% Identity 100% Identity
UniProt Group	Q8N323
Glycosylation
Glycosylation Sites: 2	Glycosylation Focus chain A [auth B] Focus chain B [auth A]	Go to GlyGen: Q8N323-1
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Reference Sequence

Oligosaccharides

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Length	2D Diagram	Glycosylation	D Interactions
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose	C, D	2		N-Glycosylation	Interactions Focus chain C Focus chain D Interactions & Density Focus chain C Focus chain D

Small Molecules

Ligands 2 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram	3D Interactions
ACO (Subject of Investigation/LOI) Query on ACO Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain H [auth A] SDF format, chain E [auth B] MOL2 format, chain H [auth A] MOL2 format, chain E [auth B] mmCIF format, chain H [auth A] mmCIF format, chain E [auth B]	E [auth B], H [auth A]	*ACETYL COENZYME A** C₂₃ H₃₈ N₇ O₁₇ P₃ S ZSLZBFCDCINBPY-ZSJPKINUSA-N		Interactions Focus chain E [auth B] Focus chain H [auth A] Interactions & Density Focus chain E [auth B] Focus chain H [auth A]
NAG Query on NAG Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain F [auth B] SDF format, chain G [auth B] SDF format, chain I [auth A] MOL2 format, chain F [auth B] MOL2 format, chain G [auth B] MOL2 format, chain I [auth A] mmCIF format, chain F [auth B] mmCIF format, chain G [auth B] mmCIF format, chain I [auth A]	F [auth B], G [auth B], I [auth A]	2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose C₈ H₁₅ N O₆ OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N		Interactions Focus chain F [auth B] Focus chain G [auth B] Focus chain I [auth A] Interactions & Density Focus chain F [auth B] Focus chain G [auth B] Focus chain I [auth A]

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 2.80 Å
Aggregation State: PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
RECONSTRUCTION	cryoSPARC
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX	1.19.2_4158

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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
Other private	United States	--

Revision History (Full details and data files)

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

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