4RR2: Human primase

Crystal structure of human primase. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.65 Å resolution. Released 21 Jan 2015.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.65 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
4
Atoms
11,896
Mol. weight
218.23 kDa
Ligands
ZN, SF4
Released
21 Jan 2015

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

4RR2 contains 91 α-helices and 34 β-strands across 4 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: 27 helices, 13 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-43
α-helix9-157
α-helix16-205
α-helix23-308
β-strand43-4861
β-strand54-5851
α-helix63-7311
β-strand77-8481
α-helix88-903
β-strand101-10331
β-strand106-11162
α-helix112-1154
α-helix132-14413
α-helix145-1495
β-strand155-15952
β-strand164-16962
α-helix179-18911
α-helix210-22314
α-helix224-2307
α-helix237-2448
α-helix249-2513
α-helix252-2609
α-helix265-28016
α-helix292-30110
α-helix307-3115
β-strand317-31821
α-helix3191
β-strand32313
β-strand32914
β-strand33013
α-helix3321
β-strand33312
α-helix3341
α-helix336-3383
α-helix344-3463
β-strand34914
α-helix350-3589
α-helix383-3853
α-helix389-40820
α-helix409-4135
Chain B: 11 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix39-6123
α-helix67-8014
α-helix96-11015
α-helix114-13421
α-helix137-1459
β-strand15315
α-helix154-1552
α-helix156-16914
β-strand183-18755
α-helix188-1914
α-helix192-1954
β-strand201-20225
β-strand206-21055
α-helix211-23525
α-helix238-2414
Chain C: 28 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix2-43
α-helix9-1911
α-helix23-308
β-strand43-4866
α-helix50-523
β-strand54-5856
α-helix63-7311
β-strand77-8486
α-helix88-903
β-strand101-10336
β-strand106-11167
α-helix112-1154
α-helix133-14412
α-helix145-1495
β-strand155-15957
β-strand164-16967
α-helix174-1763
α-helix179-18911
α-helix208-2092
α-helix210-22314
α-helix224-2307
α-helix237-2448
α-helix249-2513
α-helix252-26110
α-helix265-28117
α-helix292-30110
α-helix307-3115
β-strand317-31826
α-helix3191
β-strand32318
β-strand32919
β-strand33018
β-strand33317
α-helix336-3416
α-helix344-3463
α-helix3481
β-strand34919
α-helix350-3589
α-helix382-3854
α-helix389-40618
α-helix407-4115
Chain D: 25 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix39-6224
α-helix68-8013
α-helix93-10917
α-helix114-13421
α-helix137-14610
β-strand153110
α-helix156-1616
α-helix163-1697
β-strand183-187510
α-helix188-1914
α-helix192-1954
β-strand201-203310
β-strand206-210510
α-helix211-23525
α-helix238-2414
α-helix246-2516
α-helix276-2827
α-helix286-29813
α-helix303-31513
α-helix320-33314
α-helix338-3414
α-helix342-3465
α-helix347-3515
α-helix367-3715
α-helix385-3884
α-helix391-40010
α-helix405-41612
α-helix420-43213
α-helix444-45512

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA primase small subunitA, Cprotein420Homo sapiensP49642 (AlphaFold model)
DNA primase large subunitB, Dprotein509Homo sapiensP49643 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A, C), FASTA
>4RR2_1 DNA primase small subunit (chains A, C)
METFDPTELPELLKLYYRRLFPYSQYYRWLNYGGVIKNYFQHREFSFTLKDDIYIRYQSF
NNQSDLEKEMQKMNPYKIDIGAVYSHRPNQHNTVKLGAFQAQEKELVFDIDMTDYDDVRR
CCSSADICPKCWTLMTMAIRIIDRALKEDFGFKHRLWVYSGRRGVHCWVCDESVRKLSSA
VRSGIVEYLSLVKGGQDVKKKVHLSEKIHPFIRKSINIIKKYFEEYALVNQDILENKESW
DKILALVPETIHDELQQSFQKSHNSLQRWEHLKKVASRYQNNIKNDKYGPWLEWEIMLQY
CFPRLDINVSKGINHLLKSPFSVHPKTGRISVPIDLQKVDQFDPFTVPTISFICRELDAI
STNEEEKEENEAESDVKHRTRDYKKTSLAPYVKVFEHFLENLDKSRKGELLKKSDLQKDF
Sequence of entity 2 (B, D), FASTA
>4RR2_2 DNA primase large subunit (chains B, D)
MEFSGRKWRKLRLAGDQRNASYPHCLQFYLQPPSENISLIEFENLAIDRVKLLKSVENLG
VSYVKGTEQYQSKLESELRKLKFSYRENLEDEYEPRRRDHISHFILRLAYCQSEELRRWF
IQQEMDLLRFRFSILPKDKIQDFLKDSQLQFEAISDEEKTLREQEIVASSPSLSGLKLGF
ESIYKIPFADALDLFRGRKVYLEDGFAYVPLKDIVAIILNEFRAKLSKALALTARSLPAV
QSDERLQPLLNHLSHSYTGQDYSTQGNVGKISLDQIDLLSTKSFPPCMRQLHKALRENHH
LRHGGRMQYGLFLKGIGLTLEQALQFWKQEFIKGKMDPDKFDKGYSYNIRHSFGKEGKRT
DYTPFSCLKIILSNPPSQGDYHGCPFRHSDPELLKQKLQSYKISPGGISQILDLVKGTHY
QVACQKYFEMIHNVDDCGFSLNHPNQFFCESQRILNGGKDIKKEPIQPETPQPKPSVQKT
KDASSALASLNSSLEMDMEGLEDYFSEDS

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn2
SF4Iron/sulfur clusterFe4 S41

Primary citation

Crystal structure of the human primase. Baranovskiy, A.G., Zhang, Y., Suwa, Y. et al. J Biol Chem (2015) 290:5635-5646. DOI 10.1074/jbc.M114.624742 · PubMed

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