9J7M | pdb_00009j7m

Cryo-EM structure of TauT

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9J7M/pdb
• EM Map EMD-61207: EMDB EMDataResource

• Classification: STRUCTURAL PROTEIN
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Homo sapiens
• Mutation(s): No 
• Membrane Protein: Yes  PDBTMMemProtMDmpstruc


• Deposited: 2024-08-19 Released: 2025-04-02 
• Deposition Author(s): Zhao, Y., Xu, H.
• Funding Organization(s): National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 2.82 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Literature

Structural characterization reveals substrate recognition by the taurine transporter TauT.

Xu, H., Bai, Q., Wang, H., Zhao, J., Guo, A., Li, R., Chen, Q., Wei, Y., Li, N., Huang, Z., Zhao, Y.

(2025) Cell Discov 11: 28-28

• PubMed: 40108165 
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-025-00785-1
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  9J7M, 9J7N, 9J7O

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Organizational Affiliation: 
• Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences at Weifang, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. [e-mail].
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. [e-mail].
Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. [e-mail].
College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. [e-mail].

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Biological Assembly Evidence: electron microscopy

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 72.84 kDa 
• Atom Count: 4,552 
• Modeled Residue Count: 543 
• Deposited Residue Count: 620 
• Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Sodium- and chloride-dependent taurine transporter	A	620	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: SLC6A6 Membrane Entity: Yes
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P31641 (Homo sapiens) Explore P31641  Go to UniProtKB:  P31641
PHAROS:  P31641 GTEx:  ENSG00000131389

Small Molecules

Ligands 6 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
Y01 (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	K [auth A]	CHOLESTEROL HEMISUCCINATE C31 H50 O4 WLNARFZDISHUGS-MIXBDBMTSA-N
CLR (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	H [auth A], I [auth A], J [auth A]	CHOLESTEROL C27 H46 O HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
R16 (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	C [auth A], D [auth A], E [auth A], F [auth A], G [auth A]	HEXADECANE C16 H34 DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
TAU (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	B [auth A]	2-AMINOETHANESULFONIC ACID C2 H7 N O3 S XOAAWQZATWQOTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CL (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	M [auth A]	CHLORIDE ION Cl VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
NA (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	L [auth A]	SODIUM ION Na FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 2.82 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX

Structure Validation

Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2025-04-02 
Deposition Author(s): Zhao, Y., Xu, H.

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

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2025-04-02
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2025-05-14
  Changes: Data collection, Database references
• Version 1.2: 2025-07-16
  Changes: Data collection