5K5H: Transcriptional repressor CTCF

Homo sapiens CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) ZnF4-7 and DNA complex structure. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.11 Å resolution. Released 24 May 2017.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.11 Å
Organisms
Homo sapiens, synthetic construct
Chains
3
Atoms
1,443
Mol. weight
22.41 kDa
Ligands
ZN
Released
24 May 2017

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

5K5H contains 4 α-helices and 6 β-strands across 1 chain. 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: 4 helices, 6 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand35111
β-strand36011
α-helix364-37411
α-helix391-3988
β-strand407-40822
β-strand415-41622
α-helix419-42911
β-strand437-43823
β-strand445-44623
α-helix449-45911

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Transcriptional repressor CTCFAprotein122Homo sapiensP49711 (AlphaFold model)
DNA (5'-d(*cp*ap*gp*cp*ap*gp*gp*gp*gp*gp*cp*gp*c)-3')BDNA13synthetic construct
DNA (5'-d(*cp*gp*cp*cp*cp*cp*cp*tp*gp*cp*tp*gp*g)-3')CDNA13synthetic construct
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>5K5H_1 Transcriptional repressor CTCF (chains A)
GPLGSEKPFKCSMCDYASVEVSKLKRHIRSHTGERPFQCSLCSYASRDTYKLKRHMRTHS
GEKPYECYICHARFTQSGTMKMHILQKHTENVAKFHCPHCDTVIARKSDLGVHLRKQHSY
IE
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>5K5H_2 DNA (5'-D(*CP*AP*GP*CP*AP*GP*GP*GP*GP*GP*CP*GP*C)-3') (chains B)
CAGCAGGGGGCGC
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>5K5H_3 DNA (5'-D(*CP*GP*CP*CP*CP*CP*CP*TP*GP*CP*TP*GP*G)-3') (chains C)
CGCCCCCTGCTGG

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn4

Primary citation

Structural Basis for the Versatile and Methylation-Dependent Binding of CTCF to DNA. Hashimoto, H., Wang, D., Horton, J.R. et al. Mol Cell (2017) 66:711-720.e3. DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.05.004 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P49711 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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