5AV6: Human nucleosome core particle

human nucleosome core particle. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.2 Å resolution. Released 23 Dec 2015.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 2.2 Å
Organism: Homo sapiens
Chains: 10
Atoms: 12,530
Mol. weight: 203.17 kDa
Ligands: MN
Released: 23 Dec 2015

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

5AV6 contains 41 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

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	41-42	2
α-helix	45-56	12
α-helix	64-76	13
β-strand	83-84	2	1
α-helix	86-113	28
β-strand	118-119	2	2
α-helix	121-131	11

Chain B: 4 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	26-28	3
α-helix	31-40	10
β-strand	45-46	2	2
α-helix	50-75	26
β-strand	80-81	2	1
α-helix	83-92	10
β-strand	96-98	3	3

Chain C: 7 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	14-16	3
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-36	10
β-strand	42-43	2	4
α-helix	46-72	27
β-strand	77-78	2	5
α-helix	80-88	9
α-helix	91-96	6
β-strand	100-102	3	6
α-helix	113-115	3

Chain D: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	31-33	3
α-helix	38-48	11
β-strand	53-54	2	5
α-helix	56-83	28
β-strand	88-89	2	4
α-helix	91-101	11
α-helix	104-122	19

Chain E: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	41-42	2
α-helix	45-56	12
α-helix	64-78	15
β-strand	83-84	2	7
α-helix	86-113	28
β-strand	118-119	2	8
α-helix	121-131	11

Chain F: 5 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	19-22	4
α-helix	25-28	4
α-helix	31-40	10
β-strand	45-46	2	8
α-helix	50-75	26
β-strand	80-81	2	7
α-helix	83-92	10
β-strand	96-98	3	6

Chain G: 6 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-36	10
β-strand	42-43	2	9
α-helix	46-72	27
β-strand	77-78	2	10
α-helix	80-88	9
α-helix	91-96	6
β-strand	100-102	3	3
α-helix	113-115	3

Chain H: 4 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	38-48	11
β-strand	53-54	2	10
α-helix	56-83	28
β-strand	88-89	2	9
α-helix	91-101	11
α-helix	104-122	19

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Histone H3.1	A, E	protein	139	Homo sapiens	P68431 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H4	B, F	protein	104	Homo sapiens	P62805 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2A type 1-B/E	C, G	protein	133	Homo sapiens	P04908 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2B type 1-J	D, H	protein	129	Homo sapiens	P06899 (AlphaFold model)
DNA (147-mer)	I	DNA	147	Homo sapiens
DNA (147-mer)	J	DNA	147	Homo sapiens

Sequence of entity 1 (A, E), FASTA

>5AV6_1 Histone H3.1 (chains A, E)
GSHMARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQK
STELLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSSAVMALQEACEAYLVGLFEDTNLCAIHAKR
VTIMPKDIQLARRIRGERA

Sequence of entity 2 (B, F), FASTA

>5AV6_2 Histone H4 (chains B, F)
GMSGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVL
KVFLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG

Sequence of entity 3 (C, G), FASTA

>5AV6_3 Histone H2A type 1-B/E (chains C, G)
GSHMSGRGKQGGKARAKAKTRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYSERVGAGAPVYLAAVLE
YLTAEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLL
PKKTESHHKAKGK

Sequence of entity 4 (D, H), FASTA

>5AV6_4 Histone H2B type 1-J (chains D, H)
GSHMPEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKAQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISS
KAMGIMNSFVNDIFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTK
AVTKYTSAK

Sequence of entity 5 (I), FASTA

>5AV6_5 DNA (147-MER) (chains I)
ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGC
ATGTTCAGCTGGAATCCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTT
TGGTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

Sequence of entity 6 (J), FASTA

>5AV6_6 DNA (147-MER) (chains J)
ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGC
ATGTTCAGCTGGATTCCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTT
TGGTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
MN	Manganese (II) ion	Mn	14

Primary citation

Intra- and inter-nucleosomal interactions of the histone H4 tail revealed with a human nucleosome core particle with genetically-incorporated H4 tetra-acetylation. Wakamori, M., Fujii, Y., Suka, N. et al. Sci Rep (2015) 5:17204-17204. DOI 10.1038/srep17204 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P68431 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

5SVY 1.05 Å, MORC3 CW in complex with histone H3K4me1
2V89 1.1 Å, Crystal structure of RAG2-PHD finger in complex with H3K4me3 peptide at 1.1A resolution
5SZC 1.19 Å, Structure of human Dpf3 double-PHD domain bound to histone H3 tail peptide with…
5SZB 1.2 Å, Structure of human Dpf3 double-PHD domain bound to histone H3 tail peptide with…
6BHD 1.25 Å, Crystal structure of SETDB1 with a modified H3 peptide
4UP0 1.28 Å, Ternary crystal structure of the Pygo2 PHD finger in complex with the B9L HD1 domain and…
5WXH 1.3 Å, Crystal structure of TAF3 PHD finger bound to H3K4me3
5FFV 1.3 Å, Crystal structure of the bromodomain of human BRPF1 in complex with H3K14ac histone…
4L7X 1.35 Å, Crystal structure of the DIDO PHD finger in complex with H3K4me3
6BHE 1.35 Å, Crystal structure of SETDB1 with a modified H3 peptide
6BHI 1.4 Å, Crystal structure of SETDB1 with a modified H3 peptide
3ASL 1.41 Å, Structure of UHRF1 in complex with histone tail

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