CODSWALLOP

Amyloid-beta precursor protein

Homo sapiens · seed P05067 · 770 aa · family defined as ≥30% identity to that seed · compiled 07 October 2026

CATH and SCOP identifiers come from the RCSB's own structure annotations, which the Domains panel already reads, so these are looked up rather than guessed at.

380Entries 384Entities 178Constructs 23Organisms 25Ligand-bound
0.85 ÅBest res.
2.30 ÅMedian res.

Every figure here is counted over the whole family rather than quoted from one entry.

The reference structure

1CA0, the structure every other member of this family is superposed onto. Rendered by the RCSB and embedded here: the live app shows an interactive viewport, which a document that fetches nothing cannot.

Rendered structure of 1CA0
1CA0 at the RCSB · open it in the 3D viewer

Which residues anyone has ever seen

How many of this family's constructs contain each residue of the seed. A trough is a stretch nobody has put in a construct, which is a construct-design answer rather than a disorder one.

1385770188 constructs

Constructs, most-used first

178 distinct constructs across 380 entries. 364 polymer entities differ from the UniProt canonical sequence in some way, 6 carry a recognised expression tag and 0 carry a fusion partner.

"Differs from canonical" is not the same as "engineered". The canonical sequence is the full gene product, so a secreted protein whose structures all start after its signal peptide counts every one of them as different: lysozyme's most-used construct, residues 19–147 on 1,239 entities, is simply the mature protein. Read the construct column below for what was actually done, rather than this count.

EntitiesLengthBest (Å)Best entryWhat was made
53 40 1.50 3IFN residues 672-711
42 42 2.50 7Q4B residues 672-713
42 58 1.00 5PTI residues 36-93
8 770 3.00 8KF4 matches the canonical sequence
5 36 3.20 9FH1 residues 672-713; 1 internal deletion
5 58 1.30 4Y11 residues 36-93
5 59 0.85 2FMA residues 131-189; D131E, K132A
5 65 1.55 1F7Z residues 36-100
4 28 1.59 3BAE residues 672-699
4 34 2.60 9CZN residues 680-713
4 40 3.10 9UMH residues 672-711; D678N
4 42 2.80 8BFZ residues 672-713; E693G
4 58 0.95 1KTH residues 3108-3165
3 42 3.30 8OLN residues 672-713; E693Q, D694N
3 58 0.86 1G6X residues 36-93; T46A, P48A, K50R +1 more
3 58 1.65 1P2I residues 36-93; K50G, M87L
3 59 1.63 3BYB residues 25-83
3 71 1.75 35UI residues 116-180; 6-residue insertion after 177
3 211 2.00 3UMH residues 369-579; A369M, V576I, L577E +2 more
3 214 2.20 3Q7L residues 281-494; V281G, G282S, K283H +1 more
2 40 1.99 8BG0 residues 672-711; E693G
2 43 residues 684-726; H684G, H685S
2 55 2.10 4WXV residues 36-90
2 58 1.35 1P2J residues 36-93; K50L, M87L
2 58 1.37 4Y0Z residues 36-93; K50A

Showing the 25 most-used of 178.

Positions people deliberately mutate

Columns where the wild-type residue still dominates but a real minority carries something else, which is a different question from "what varies across species".

Y308F 68% R301K 65% G326A 60% N327K 60% M338L 43% T297V 29% R328A 29% E293L 24% G342A 24% I304F 23% A344V 22% P299R 21% G314K 21% A302G 20% E335K 11% N330R 11% R306S 10% E693G 7% F331Y 4% D694N 4% D678N 3% K687F 3% C291A 3% C300G 3% C316A 3% Y321F 3% G322S 3% C324S 3% C337A 3% H684G 3%

What it assembles into

Oligomeric stateChainsEntriesShare
dimeric2 122 32.1%
monomeric1 99 26.1%
decameric10 39 10.3%
trimeric3 24 6.3%
dodecameric12 19 5.0%
hexameric6 18 4.7%
pentameric5 12 3.2%
tetrameric4 11 2.9%

181 entries have the depositor's assembly corroborated by PISA, 185 carry the depositor's word alone and 12 were assigned by PISA where the depositor gave none. The middle figure is not a disagreement: PISA may have returned nothing or never run. 39 entries carry more than one assembly with different chain counts, so they have no single answer to quote: 1CBW, 1G6X, 1MTN, 1P2J, 1P2M, 1P2N, 1P2O, 1P2Q, 1T7C, 1T8L, 1T8M, 1T8N, 1T8O, 1TPA, 2FI3, 2FI4, 2FI5, 2FTL, 2FTM, 2HEX.

Domain architecture

Every source's own domains on the seed axis, one row each. They are not merged: Pfam, CATH, SCOP and InterPro disagree about boundaries, and a merged track would state a consensus none of them gave.

CATHAmyloidogenic glycoproteinAmyloidogenic glycoproteinPancreatic trypsin inhibitAmyloid precursor protein,Trypsin-like serine proteaImmunoglobulinsSCOP2BA heparin-binding domainAmyloid beta a4 protein coBPTI-likeBPTI-likeTrypsin-like serine proteaBPTI-likeBPTI-likeBPTI-likeBPTI-likeCAPPD-likeCAPPD-like1385770
DomainSourceSpan (seed)Chains
Amyloidogenic glycoprotein, heparin-binding domainCATH 3.90.570.10 29–124 7
Amyloidogenic glycoprotein, copper-binding domainCATH 3.30.1490.140 131–189 10
Pancreatic trypsin inhibitor Kunitz domainCATH 4.10.410.10 289–346 101
Amyloid precursor protein, E2 domainCATH 1.20.120.770 384–578 16
Trypsin-like serine proteasesCATH 2.40.10.10 391–498 18
ImmunoglobulinsCATH 2.60.40.10 598–723 10
Amyloidogenic glycoprotein, amyloid-beta peptideCATH 4.10.230.10 672–713 4
Pleckstrin-homology domain (PH domain)/Phosphotyrosine-binding domain (PTB)CATH 2.30.29.30 749–770 3
A heparin-binding domainSCOP2B 8037154 29–124 4
Amyloid beta a4 protein copper binding domain (domain 2)SCOP2B 8041099 133–189 8
BPTI-likeSCOP2B 8038485 289–346 56
BPTI-likeSCOP2B 8038452 289–346 3

What binds it

NAG NAG9 entries VAL VAL3 entries GSH GSH3 entries FUC FUC2 entries 23Y 23Y2 entries ILE ILE2 entries ETX ETX1 entries GU4 GU41 entries BU4 BU41 entries 2PO 2PO1 entries VW6 VW61 entries BGC BGC1 entries
ComponentClassNameEntriesBest (Å)
SO4ion Sulfate Ion 83 0.86
CAion Calcium Ion 63 1.18
GOLcryoprotectant Glycerol 23 0.85
PO4ion Phosphate Ion 14 0.95
EDOcryoprotectant 1,2-Ethanediol 12 0.86
ZNion Zinc Ion 11 2.20
NAGcofactor 2-Acetamido-2-Deoxy-Beta-D-Glucopyranose 9 1.65
ACTcryoprotectant Acetate Ion 8 1.70
NAion Sodium Ion 6 1.58
CUion Copper (Ii) Ion 6 1.60
PG4cryoprotectant Tetraethylene Glycol 5 1.46
CLion Chloride Ion 4 1.06
CDion Cadmium Ion 4 2.00
PC1lipid/detergent 1,2-Diacyl-Sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine 4 2.60
CLRlipid/detergent Cholesterol 4 2.60
VALligand Valine 3 1.90
PGEcryoprotectant Triethylene Glycol 3 1.80
GSHligand Glutathione 3 2.01
MGion Magnesium Ion 3 2.20
UNXion Unknown Atom Or Ion 3 1.00

How it crystallises

Parsed from the free text 149 depositors typed into _exptl_crystal_grow.pdbx_details, out of 166 entries that recorded anything at all. Median pH 7.5 (range 3.3 to 9.0).

Precipitants

PEG × Ammonium sulfate × Sodium chloride × Lithium sulfate × Sodium citrate × Magnesium chloride × Isopropanol × Calcium chloride × Sodium formate × MPD × Tacsimate ×

Buffers

HEPES × Tris × Sodium acetate × Citrate × MES × Bis-Tris × Sodium cacodylate × Imidazole × ADA × Phosphate ×

Which entries to trust

374 entries carry a wwPDB validation report: 191 clean, 83 worth a check and 100 with something to explain. Median clashscore 6.17, median RSRZ outliers 2.86%, median R-free minus R-work 0.035. 345 have released structure factors.

Across species

OrganismEntriesBest (Å)Ligand-boundSeed covered
Homo sapiens214 0.85 16 100%
Bos taurus109 0.86 4 7%
Unknown10 1.00 1 17%
Mus musculus10 2.20 1 61%
Dendroaspis angusticeps5 1.06 0 7%
Stichodactyla helianthus5 1.70 0 7%
Pseudonaja textilis textilis4 1.63 1 7%
Macaca fascicularis3 1.75 0 7%
Caenorhabditis elegans3 2.70 1 30%
Gallus gallus2 2.05 0 24%
Danio rerio2 2.46 0 23%
Equus caballus1 2.00 0 6%

Seed sequence

770 residues, numbered every ten. Every identity figure in this document is measured against this sequence.

active or binding site modified residue or glycosylation disulphide cysteine transmembrane or signal the 15 most-substituted positions

1MLPGLALLLL AAWTARALEV PTDGNAGLLA EPQIAMFCGR LNMHMNVQNG KWDSDPSGTK
61TCIDTKEGIL QYCQEVYPEL QITNVVEANQ PVTIQNWCKR GRKQCKTHPH FVIPYRCLVG
121EFVSDALLVP DKCKFLHQER MDVCETHLHW HTVAKETCSE KSTNLHDYGM LLPCGIDKFR
181GVEFVCCPLA EESDNVDSAD AEEDDSDVWW GGADTDYADG SEDKVVEVAE EEEVAEVEEE
241EADDDEDDED GDEVEEEAEE PYEEATERTT SIATTTTTTT ESVEEVVREV CSEQAETGPC
301RAMISRWYFD VTEGKCAPFF YGGCGGNRNN FDTEEYCMAV CGSAMSQSLL KTTQEPLARD
361PVKLPTTAAS TPDAVDKYLE TPGDENEHAH FQKAKERLEA KHRERMSQVM REWEEAERQA
421KNLPKADKKA VIQHFQEKVE SLEQEAANER QQLVETHMAR VEAMLNDRRR LALENYITAL
481QAVPPRPRHV FNMLKKYVRA EQKDRQHTLK HFEHVRMVDP KKAAQIRSQV MTHLRVIYER
541MNQSLSLLYN VPAVAEEIQD EVDELLQKEQ NYSDDVLANM ISEPRISYGN DALMPSLTET
601KTTVELLPVN GEFSLDDLQP WHSFGADSVP ANTENEVEPV DARPAADRGL TTRPGSGLTN
661IKTEEISEVK MDAEFRHDSG YEVHHQKLVF FAEDVGSNKG AIIGLMVGGV VIATVIVITL
721VMLKKKQYTS IHHGVVEVDA AVTPEERHLS KMQQNGYENP TYKFFEQMQN

Sites are UniProt's curated features where the seed is a UniProt accession; the substituted positions are measured from this family's own alignment rather than annotated, and only the fifteen most substituted are marked: every position carrying a minority substitution would be most of the protein, because the family holds orthologues. A residue can carry more than one and is drawn with the first that applies, in the order of the key above.

Primary citations

One record per paper, not per entry.

YearCitation
2026 Discovery and optimization of marstacimab, a human monoclonal antibody targeting tissue factor pathway inhibitor for the treatment of hemophilia A and B. Mabs doi:10.1080/19420862.2026.2685362
2026 Distinct amyloid-beta filament fold in individuals with APP Flemish mutation. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1038/s41594-026-01855-y
2026 Polymorphic structures of rapidly twisting 40-residue amyloid-beta fibrils. Biorxiv doi:10.64898/2026.04.10.717728
2026 De novo design of metalloproteases for targeted amyloid-beta cleavage Vita doi:10.15302/vita.2026.07.0055
2026 High-resolution structure of monomorphic A beta 1-40 fibrils. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA doi:10.1073/pnas.2603575123
2025 Inactive structures of the vasopressin V2 receptor reveal distinct binding modes for Tolvaptan and Mambaquaretin toxin. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-025-59114-5
2025 Impacts of D-aspartate on the Aggregation Kinetics and Structural Polymorphism of Amyloid beta Peptide 1-42. J.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169092
2025 An O-glycopeptide participates in the formation of distinct A beta 42 fibril structures and attenuates A beta 42 neurotoxicity. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-025-60978-w
2025 Anle138b binds predominantly to the central cavity in lipidic A beta 40 fibrils and modulates fibril formation. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-025-64443-6
2025 Microgravity-Assisted Exploration of the Conformational Space of Amyloid beta Affected by Tottori-Type Familial Mutation D7N. Acs Chem Neurosci doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.5c00217
2025 Cryo-EM studies of amyloid-beta fibrils from human and murine brains carrying the Uppsala APP mutation ( Delta 690-695). Acta Neuropathol Commun doi:10.1186/s40478-025-02120-x
2025 Elucidating the Unique J-Shaped Protomer Structure of Amyloid-beta (1-40) Fibril with Cryo-Electron Microscopy. Int J Mol Sci doi:10.3390/ijms26031179
2025 Cryo-EM structure of the tissue factor/factor VIIa complex with a factor X mimetic reveals a novel allosteric mechanism. Blood doi:10.1182/blood.2025029430
2025 Collagen VI microfibril structure reveals mechanism for molecular assembly and clustering of inherited pathogenic mutations. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-025-62923-3
2025 Transient interactions between the fuzzy coat and the cross-beta core of brain-derived amyloid-beta 42 filaments Sci Adv doi:10.1126/sciadv.adr7008
2024 Fusion of amyloid beta with ferritin yields an isolated oligomeric beta-sheet-rich aggregate inside the ferritin cage. Biomater Sci doi:10.1039/d4bm00173g
2024 E22G A beta 40 fibril structure and kinetics illuminate how A beta 40 rather than A beta 42 triggers familial Alzheimer's. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51294-w
2024 Cryo-EM structures of cotton wool plaques' amyloid beta and of tau filaments in dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease. Acta Neuropathol doi:10.1007/s00401-024-02786-y
2024 An electrostatic cluster guides A beta 40 fibril formation in sporadic and Dutch-type cerebral amyloid angiopathy. J.Struct.Biol. doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2024.108092
2024 Cryo-EM structures of lipidic fibrils of amyloid-beta (1-40). Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43822-x
2024 Molecular mechanism of substrate recognition and cleavage by human gamma-secretase. Science doi:10.1126/science.adn5820
2024 Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta and tau filaments in Down syndrome. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1038/s41594-024-01252-3
2024 Sea Anemone Kunitz Peptide HCIQ2c1: Structure, Modulation of TRPA1 Channel, and Suppression of Nociceptive Reaction In Vivo. Mar Drugs doi:10.3390/md22120542
2023 Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta filaments with the Arctic mutation (E22G) from human and mouse brains. Acta Neuropathol doi:10.1007/s00401-022-02533-1
2023 Cryo-EM structures of A beta 40 filaments from the leptomeninges of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Acta Neuropathol Commun doi:10.1186/s40478-023-01694-8
2023 Cryo-EM Analysis of the Effect of Seeding with Brain-derived A beta Amyloid Fibrils. J.Mol.Biol. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168422
2023 Structures of brain-derived 42-residue amyloid-beta fibril polymorphs with unusual molecular conformations and intermolecular interactions. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA doi:10.1073/pnas.2218831120
2023 Abundant A beta fibrils in ultracentrifugal supernatants of aqueous extracts from Alzheimer's disease brains. Neuron doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.007
2023 The in-tissue molecular architecture of beta-amyloid pathology in the mammalian brain. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38495-5
2023 Cryo-EM of A beta fibrils from mouse models find tg-APP ArcSwe fibrils resemble those found in patients with sporadic Alzheimer's disease. Nat.Neurosci. doi:10.1038/s41593-023-01484-4
2023 Tau filaments from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex adopt the CTE fold. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA doi:10.1073/pnas.2306767120
2023 The Double-Layered Structure of Amyloid-beta Assemblage on GM1-Containing Membranes Catalytically Promotes Fibrillization. Acs Chem Neurosci doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00192
2022 Water Network in the Binding Pocket of Fluorinated BPTI-Trypsin Complexes─Insights from Simulation and Experiment. J.Phys.Chem.B doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c05496
2022 Fluorine-induced polarity increases inhibitory activity of BPTI towards chymotrypsin. Rsc Chem Biol doi:10.1039/d2cb00018k
2022 Cryo-EM structures of amyloid-beta 42 filaments from human brains. Science doi:10.1126/science.abm7285
2022 Structural basis of FPR2 in recognition of A beta 42 and neuroprotection by humanin. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29361-x
2022 TFPI is a colonic crypt receptor for TcdB from hypervirulent clade 2 C. difficile. Cell doi:10.1016/j.cell.2022.02.010
2022 Structural basis for the mechanisms of human presequence protease conformational switch and substrate recognition. Nat Commun doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29322-4
2022 Molecular Structure of Cu(II)-Bound Amyloid-beta Monomer Implicated in Inhibition of Peptide Self-Assembly in Alzheimer's Disease. Jacs Au doi:10.1021/jacsau.2c00438
2021 Members of the vertebrate contactin and amyloid precursor protein families interact through a conserved interface. J.Biol.Chem. doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101541