9NF8 | pdb_00009nf8

Cryo-EM structure of Ro60/La/truncated misfolded human pre-5S rRNA complex with Fab, composite map

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9NF8/pdb
• EM Map EMD-49355: EMDB EMDataResource

• Classification: RNA BINDING PROTEIN/RNA
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Spodoptera frugiperda, Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2025-02-21 Released: 2026-02-04 
• Deposition Author(s): Nam, H., Deme, J.C., Lea, S.M., Wolin, S.L.
• Funding Organization(s): National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 3.10 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Literature

Mechanistic insights into RNA chaperoning by Ro60 and La autoantigens

Nam, H., Deme, J.C., Sim, S., Boccitto, M., Lea, S.M., Wolin, S.L.

(2026) Cell 

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.12.030

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 2-mer - A1B1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors.

Biological Assembly Evidence: electron microscopy

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 134.93 kDa 
• Atom Count: 7,726 
• Modeled Residue Count: 889 
• Deposited Residue Count: 1,036 
• Unique protein chains: 2
• Unique nucleic acid chains: 1

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
RNA-binding protein RO60	A	538	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: RO60, SSA2, TROVE2

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Lupus La protein	B	416	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: SSB
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P05455 (Homo sapiens) Explore P05455  Go to UniProtKB:  P05455
PHAROS:  P05455 GTEx:  ENSG00000138385

Entity ID: 3
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism	Image
Truncated misfolded pre-5S rRNA	C	82	Homo sapiens

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 3.10 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: 2026-02-04 
Deposition Author(s): Nam, H., Deme, J.C., Lea, S.M., Wolin, S.L.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)	United States	CCR Core Funding for Lea Group
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)	United States	CCR Core Funding for Wolin Group

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-02-04
  Type: Initial release