6LAB: Histone H3.1

169 bp nucleosome, harboring cohesive DNA termini, assembled with linker histone H1.0. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 3.2 Å resolution. Released 17 Feb 2021.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
3.2 Å
Organisms
Homo sapiens, other sequences
Chains
22
Atoms
27,249
Mol. weight
471.21 kDa
Ligands
CA
Released
17 Feb 2021

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

6LAB contains 81 α-helices and 44 β-strands across 18 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: 4 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
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-helix50-7627
β-strand80-8121
α-helix83-9210
β-strand96-9833
Chain C: 7 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix17-215
α-helix27-359
β-strand42-4324
α-helix46-7328
β-strand77-7825
α-helix80-8910
α-helix91-966
β-strand100-10236
α-helix107-1093
α-helix113-1153
Chains D, H and R: 4 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix38-4811
β-strand53-5425
α-helix56-8328
β-strand88-8924
α-helix91-10111
α-helix104-12421
Chain E: 4 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix45-5612
α-helix64-7815
β-strand83-8427
α-helix86-11328
β-strand118-11928
α-helix121-13010
Chain F: 4 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix25-284
α-helix31-4111
β-strand45-4628
α-helix49-7527
β-strand80-8127
α-helix83-9210
β-strand96-9836
Chain G: 6 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix17-204
α-helix27-3610
β-strand42-4329
α-helix47-7125
β-strand77-78210
α-helix80-889
α-helix91-966
β-strand100-10233
α-helix113-1153
Chain K: 4 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix45-5612
α-helix64-7613
β-strand83-84211
α-helix86-11328
β-strand118-119212
α-helix121-13010

8 more chain groups are not listed. Open the entry in the viewer and use the sequence panel to see them.

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Histone H3.1A, E, K, Oprotein136Homo sapiensP68431 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H4B, F, L, Pprotein103Homo sapiensP62805 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2A type 1-B/EC, G, M, Qprotein130Homo sapiensP04908 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2B type 1-JD, H, N, Rprotein126Homo sapiensP06899 (AlphaFold model)
DNA (169-mer)I, SDNA169other sequences
DNA (169-mer)J, TDNA169other sequences
Histone H1.0U, Vprotein194Homo sapiensP07305
Sequence of entity 1 (A, E, K, O), FASTA
>6LAB_1 Histone H3.1 (chains A, E, K, O)
MARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTE
LLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSSAVMALQEACEAYLVGLFEDTNLCAIHAKRVTI
MPKDIQLARRIRGERA
Sequence of entity 2 (B, F, L, P), FASTA
>6LAB_2 Histone H4 (chains B, F, L, P)
MSGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVLK
VFLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG
Sequence of entity 3 (C, G, M, Q), FASTA
>6LAB_3 Histone H2A type 1-B/E (chains C, G, M, Q)
MSGRGKQGGKARAKAKTRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYSERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLT
AEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKK
TESHHKAKGK
Sequence of entity 4 (D, H, N, R), FASTA
>6LAB_4 Histone H2B type 1-J (chains D, H, N, R)
MPEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKAQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAM
GIMNSFVNDIFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVT
KYTSAK
Sequence of entity 5 (I, S), FASTA
>6LAB_5 DNA (169-MER) (chains I, S)
GCTTTTTTTTTTCACAATCCCGGTGCCGAGGCCGCTCAATTGGTCGTAGACAGCTCTAGC
ACCGCTTAAACGCACGTACGGAATCCGTACGTGCGTTTAAGCGGTGCTAGAGCTGTCTAC
GACCAATTGAGCGGCCTCGGCACCGGGATTGTGAAAAAAAAAAGCTGCA
Sequence of entity 6 (J, T), FASTA
>6LAB_6 DNA (169-MER) (chains J, T)
GCTTTTTTTTTTCACAATCCCGGTGCCGAGGCCGCTCAATTGGTCGTAGACAGCTCTAGC
ACCGCTTAAACGCACGTACGGATTCCGTACGTGCGTTTAAGCGGTGCTAGAGCTGTCTAC
GACCAATTGAGCGGCCTCGGCACCGGGATTGTGAAAAAAAAAAGCTGCA
Sequence of entity 7 (U, V), FASTA
>6LAB_7 Histone H1.0 (chains U, V)
MTENSTSAPAAKPKRAKASKKSTDHPKYSDMIVAAIQAEKNRAGSSRQSIQKYIKSHYKV
GENADSQIKLSIKRLVTTGVLKQTKGVGASGSFRLAKSDEPKKSVAFKKTKKEIKKVATP
KKASKPKKAASKAPTKKPKATPVKKAKKKLAATPKKAKKPKTVKAKPVKASKPKKAKPVK
PKAKSSAKRAGKKK

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
CACalcium ionCa20

Water and common crystallization additives (K, CL) are not listed.

Primary citation

Engineering nucleosomes for generating diverse chromatin assemblies. Adhireksan, Z., Sharma, D., Lee, P.L. et al. Nucleic Acids Res (2021) 49:e52-e52. DOI 10.1093/nar/gkab070 · PubMed

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