9TZX | pdb_00009tzx

Cryo-EM structure of a tau filament

PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9TZX/pdb
EM Map EMD-56478: EMDB EMDataResource

Classification: PROTEIN FIBRIL
Organism(s): Homo sapiens
Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
Mutation(s): Yes

Deposited: 2026-01-25 Released: 2026-02-25
Deposition Author(s): Banerjee, V., Gorski, D., Baker, M., Soto, C.
Funding Organization(s): National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA)

Experimental Data Snapshot

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 2.75 Å
Aggregation State: FILAMENT
Reconstruction Method: HELICAL

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Literature

Cryo-EM structure of a tau filament

Banerjee, V., Gorski, D., Baker, M., Soto, C.

To be published.

Macromolecule Content

Total Structure Weight: 229.76 kDa
Atom Count: 2,700
Modeled Residue Count: 355
Deposited Residue Count: 2,205
Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Isoform Tau-F of Microtubule-associated protein tau	A, B [auth E], C [auth B], D, E [auth C]	441	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 1 Gene Names: MAPT, MAPTL, MTBT1, TAU
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P10636 (Homo sapiens) Go to UniProtKB: P10636
PHAROS: P10636 GTEx: ENSG00000186868
Entity Groups
Sequence Clusters	30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt Group	P10636-8
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Reference Sequence

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 2.75 Å
Aggregation State: FILAMENT
Reconstruction Method: HELICAL

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX
RECONSTRUCTION	RELION	5.0

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Released Date: 2026-02-25

Deposition Author(s):

Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA)	United States	--

Revision History (Full details and data files)

Version 1.0: 2026-02-25
Type: Initial release

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