1AOI: Histone H3

Complex between nucleosome core particle (H3,H4,H2A,H2B) and 146 bp long DNA fragment. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.8 Å resolution. Released 30 Sept 1998.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.8 Å
Organism
Xenopus laevis
Chains
10
Atoms
12,385
Mol. weight
184.55 kDa
Ligands
MN
Released
30 Sept 1998

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

1AOI contains 39 α-helices and 20 β-strands across 8 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain A: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix41-422
α-helix45-5612
α-helix64-7815
β-strand83-8421
α-helix86-11328
β-strand118-11922
α-helix121-13111
Chain B: 4 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix26-283
α-helix31-4010
β-strand45-4622
α-helix50-7526
β-strand80-8121
α-helix83-9311
β-strand97-9823
Chain C: 7 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix5-73
α-helix17-215
α-helix27-359
β-strand42-4324
α-helix46-7227
β-strand77-7825
α-helix80-8910
α-helix91-966
β-strand101-10226
α-helix113-1153
Chains D and H: 4 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix35-4511
β-strand50-5125
α-helix53-8028
β-strand85-8624
α-helix88-9811
α-helix101-11919
Chain E: 5 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix41-422
α-helix45-5612
α-helix64-7613
β-strand83-8427
α-helix86-11328
β-strand118-11928
α-helix121-13111
Chain F: 4 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix25-284
α-helix31-4010
β-strand45-4628
α-helix50-7526
β-strand80-8127
α-helix83-9210
β-strand97-9826
Chain G: 6 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix17-215
α-helix27-359
β-strand42-4329
α-helix47-7226
β-strand77-78210
α-helix80-889
α-helix91-966
β-strand101-10223
α-helix113-1153

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Palindromic 146 bp DNA repeat 8/9 from human X-chromosome alpha satellite DNAI, JDNA146
Histone H3A, Eprotein116Xenopus laevisP02302 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H4B, Fprotein87Xenopus laevisP62799 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2AC, Gprotein116Xenopus laevisP06897 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2BD, Hprotein99Xenopus laevisP02281 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (I, J), FASTA
>1AOI_1 PALINDROMIC 146 BP DNA REPEAT 8/9 FROM HUMAN X-CHROMOSOME ALPHA SATELLITE DNA (chains I, J)
ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATTCTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGC
ATGTTCAGCTGAATTCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTT
GGTAGAATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT
Sequence of entity 2 (A, E), FASTA
>1AOI_2 HISTONE H3 (chains A, E)
LATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTELLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFK
TDLRFQSSAVMALQEASEAYLVALFEDTNLCAIHAKRVTIMPKDIQLARRIRGERA
Sequence of entity 3 (B, F), FASTA
>1AOI_3 HISTONE H4 (chains B, F)
KRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVLKVFLENVIRDAVTYTEH
AKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG
Sequence of entity 4 (C, G), FASTA
>1AOI_4 HISTONE H2A (chains C, G)
GKQGGKTRAKAKTRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYAERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLTAEIL
ELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAVRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQSVLLPKK
Sequence of entity 5 (D, H), FASTA
>1AOI_5 HISTONE H2B (chains D, H)
KKRRKTRKESYAIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMSIMNSFVNDVFERIAGEASRLAHYNKR
STITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTKYTSAK

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MNManganese (II) ionMn6

Primary citation

Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 A resolution. Luger, K., Mader, A.W., Richmond, R.K. et al. Nature (1997) 389:251-260. DOI 10.1038/38444 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P02302 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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