7AE1: Human RNA Polymerase III elongation complex 1

Cryo-EM structure of human RNA Polymerase III elongation complex 1. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.8 Å resolution. Released 3 Feb 2021.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.8 Å
Organisms
Homo sapiens, synthetic construct
Chains
20
Atoms
42,608
Mol. weight
743.6 kDa
Ligands
ZN, MG, SF4
Released
3 Feb 2021

Explore 7AE1 in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

7AE1 contains 260 α-helices and 282 β-strands across 17 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: 78 helices, 66 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-521
α-helix61
β-strand1212
β-strand13-2193
α-helix25-317
β-strand34-3524
β-strand3815
β-strand4216
α-helix491
β-strand5016
α-helix511
β-strand5415
α-helix58-603
β-strand84-93104
α-helix98-10710
β-strand10817
β-strand11517
α-helix119-12810
α-helix136-15116
β-strand15518
β-strand16218
β-strand166-16839
β-strand174-17639
α-helix186-1872
α-helix188-1958
α-helix198-2036
α-helix207-2104
α-helix211-2133
β-strand216-21839
α-helix220-2278
α-helix236-2383
α-helix247-2504
β-strand251-25774
α-helix260-2623
α-helix278-29922
α-helix303-32119
α-helix341-3455
α-helix351-3577
β-strand359-361310
β-strand364-371811
β-strand379-383511
α-helix384-3874
β-strand391-395512
α-helix3961
α-helix401-41010
β-strand418-422512
β-strand430-431212
α-helix437-4426
β-strand449-453512
α-helix4541
β-strand459-464611
α-helix470-4723
β-strand473-481911
β-strand486-488311
α-helix490-4923
α-helix493-4964
β-strand504-508511
α-helix513-52311
β-strand524111
α-helix525-5273
β-strand530113
β-strand537113
β-strand541114
α-helix547-5526
β-strand558-559215
α-helix561-5688
α-helix569-5713
α-helix574-5785
α-helix583-5864
β-strand588116
β-strand592117
β-strand594116
β-strand595-596215
α-helix597-6059
β-strand616-620518
β-strand637-641518
β-strand644-647418
α-helix652-6554
β-strand656114
α-helix663-6719
α-helix673-69422
α-helix700-7023
α-helix704-7063
α-helix707-73226
α-helix738-7392
α-helix744-77027
α-helix771-7722
α-helix776-7838
α-helix789-7968
β-strand801119
β-strand804120
β-strand807120
α-helix809-8113
β-strand813121
β-strand816121
α-helix829-8313
β-strand833119
α-helix844-87936
β-strand883-884222
β-strand890-891222
β-strand897-899322
β-strand907123
α-helix909-9113
α-helix921-93111
α-helix938-9403
α-helix942-95211
α-helix956-9605
α-helix963-98725
α-helix998-10025
α-helix1008-102316
β-strand1026123
α-helix1033-104715
α-helix1067-10759
β-strand1085-1088424
β-strand1089125
α-helix1095-110511
β-strand1108-1109226
α-helix1110-11123
β-strand1114-1121827
β-strand1126-1132727
α-helix1134-11407
α-helix1146-11527
β-strand1165-1169527
β-strand1172-1175427
α-helix1189-11957
β-strand1200-1202326
β-strand1209-1214624
β-strand1223-1228624
α-helix1232-12354
β-strand1241125
α-helix1243-12453
β-strand1247-1248224
α-helix1251-12588
α-helix1260-127718
α-helix1284-129512
α-helix1305-13117
α-helix1315-13184
α-helix1324-133411
β-strand1337-133933
α-helix1343-13497
α-helix1356-13583
β-strand1361-136441
α-helix1372-13776
α-helix1382-13843
Chain B: 52 helices, 85 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix19-213
α-helix26-283
α-helix29-346
α-helix41-499
α-helix50-545
α-helix55-606
β-strand64-66328
β-strand74-81828
β-strand86-88329
β-strand94-96329
α-helix99-1057
β-strand110-1211228
β-strand123-1371528
α-helix138-1392
α-helix152-1554
β-strand169-171330
β-strand174-178530
α-helix1791
β-strand180-184531
α-helix1851
β-strand190-193432
β-strand199-204632
β-strand213-217532
β-strand224-226332
β-strand230133
β-strand234-235232
α-helix236-2427
α-helix248-2558
α-helix259-27214
α-helix280-2889
β-strand291133
α-helix292-2932
α-helix307-3159
α-helix329-34618
α-helix351-3533
β-strand360-363431
α-helix365-39127
α-helix402-4054
α-helix409-42113
β-strand424-426334
α-helix427-4293
β-strand431-433334
β-strand437-439330
α-helix440-4412
α-helix445-4517
β-strand454-456331
α-helix473-4753
β-strand479135
β-strand493-495331
β-strand496135
β-strand497136
β-strand501-502237
α-helix509-5157
β-strand521138
α-helix523-5253
α-helix529-5324
β-strand537-541538
β-strand544-549638
α-helix552-56413
β-strand573-577538
β-strand582-586538
β-strand592-598737
β-strand599-600239
β-strand603-604239
α-helix608-6169
α-helix621-6266
β-strand630-634537
β-strand643-644237
α-helix647-6493
β-strand656-657237
α-helix661-6644
β-strand666136
α-helix669-6713
α-helix675-6773
α-helix680-69213
β-strand693140
β-strand695141
β-strand708-712541
β-strand716142
β-strand720-721243
α-helix723-7286
α-helix730-7323
β-strand737-743744
β-strand755-758444
α-helix759-7646
β-strand769-7791141
β-strand781145
β-strand787145
β-strand789-790246
β-strand795-796247
β-strand801-802247
α-helix804-8063
β-strand809148
β-strand814149
β-strand815148
α-helix8191
β-strand820-821241
β-strand825-828449
β-strand830-833446
β-strand851-853346
β-strand856-858349
β-strand864-8731041
β-strand879-8891141
β-strand896-898350
β-strand905-906250
β-strand907-911544
α-helix913-9153
β-strand918151
β-strand927-929344
α-helix933-9375
α-helix940-95314
β-strand959-960243
α-helix969-97810
β-strand986-987244
β-strand990151
β-strand997151
α-helix9981
β-strand1002-1009844
β-strand1010-1011250
β-strand1012140
α-helix1016-10183
β-strand1021-1023311
β-strand1028152
β-strand1035152
β-strand1045-1047310
α-helix1049-10579
α-helix1061-10655
α-helix1066-10705
β-strand1074-108072
β-strand1086-108722
β-strand1088153
β-strand1091153
β-strand1092154
β-strand1097154
β-strand1101-110772
α-helix1108-111912
β-strand1123-113083
Chain C: 12 helices, 23 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-108
β-strand13-16455
β-strand21-22255
β-strand33117
α-helix42-487
β-strand50-57855
β-strand60-66755
α-helix70-8213
β-strand86-94956
α-helix103-11210
β-strand115157
α-helix119-1213
α-helix123-1264
β-strand138-145856
β-strand147-148258
α-helix159-1624
β-strand163-164258
β-strand167-169359
α-helix170-1723
β-strand174-175256
α-helix181-1844
β-strand192157
β-strand198-201459
β-strand207-2171156
β-strand228-232555
β-strand235-237355
β-strand240-241260
β-strand246161
α-helix249-2546
β-strand262-266561
β-strand271-275561
α-helix278-2803
β-strand297-298260
β-strand300-3121355
α-helix318-34326
Chain D: 8 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-541
β-strand10-1121
α-helix13-2412
α-helix38-5316
α-helix63-7311
α-helix74-763
α-helix80-8910
α-helix95-1006
α-helix104-1074
α-helix110-12314
Chain E: 13 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix4-2320
α-helix30-334
α-helix37-437
β-strand58162
β-strand62-63263
β-strand67-71563
β-strand72-75462
β-strand81-82264
α-helix84-9714
β-strand101-106662
β-strand109-110264
α-helix112-1209
β-strand126-131662
α-helix132-1354
α-helix139-1413
β-strand147-150465
α-helix151-1522
α-helix153-16210
α-helix167-1693
α-helix1711
β-strand172-173265
α-helix178-1836
β-strand190-196765
α-helix1971
β-strand202-209865
Chain F: 5 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand56166
α-helix57-582
α-helix59-7416
α-helix77-793
α-helix89-9810
β-strand104-10961
β-strand115-11951
α-helix120-1223
β-strand124166
Chain G: 5 helices, 13 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-13121
α-helix15-173
α-helix22-3413
β-strand37-3931
β-strand43-54121
β-strand58-5921
β-strand66-77121
α-helix79-802
β-strand84-931067
β-strand96-101667
β-strand104-109667
α-helix111-1133
β-strand128-129268
β-strand139-140268
β-strand148-1571067
β-strand184-189667
β-strand196-197267
α-helix198-2003
Chain H: 1 helix, 8 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-141116
β-strand25-32816
β-strand38-44716
β-strand55-61716
α-helix85-873
β-strand90-1011216
β-strand111-118816
β-strand121-128816
β-strand139-1481016

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

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC1Aprotein1390Homo sapiensO14802 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC2Bprotein1133Homo sapiensQ9NW08 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I and III subunit RPAC1Cprotein346Homo sapiensO15160 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC9Dprotein148Homo sapiensO75575 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1Eprotein210Homo sapiensP19388
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2Fprotein127Homo sapiensP61218
DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC8Gprotein204Homo sapiensQ9Y535
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3Hprotein150Homo sapiensP52434
DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC10Iprotein108Homo sapiensQ9Y2Y1
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5Jprotein67Homo sapiensP62875
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I and III subunit RPAC2Kprotein133Homo sapiensP0DPB6
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4Lprotein58Homo sapiensP53803

8 more molecules are not listed.

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>7AE1_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC1 (chains A)
MVKEQFRETDVAKKISHICFGMKSPEEMRQQAHIQVVSKNLYSQDNQHAPLLYGVLDHRM
GTSEKDRPCETCGKNLADCLGHYGYIDLELPCFHVGYFRAVIGILQMICKTCCHIMLSQE
EKKQFLDYLKRPGLTYLQKRGLKKKISDKCRKKNICHHCGAFNGTVKKCGLLKIIHEKYK
TNKKVVDPIVSNFLQSFETAIEHNKEVEPLLGRAQENLNPLVVLNLFKRIPAEDVPLLLM
NPEAGKPSDLILTRLLVPPLCIRPSVVSDLKSGTNEDDLTMKLTEIIFLNDVIKKHRISG
AKTQMIMEDWDFLQLQCALYINSELSGIPLNMAPKKWTRGFVQRLKGKQGRFRGNLSGKR
VDFSGRTVISPDPNLRIDEVAVPVHVAKILTFPEKVNKANINFLRKLVQNGPEVHPGANF
IQQRHTQMKRFLKYGNREKMAQELKYGDIVERHLIDGDVVLFNRQPSLHKLSIMAHLARV
KPHRTFRFNECVCTPYNADFDGDEMNLHLPQTEEAKAEALVLMGTKANLVTPRNGEPLIA
AIQDFLTGAYLLTLKDTFFDRAKACQIIASILVGKDEKIKVRLPPPTILKPVTLWTGKQI
FSVILRPSDDNPVRANLRTKGKQYCGKGEDLCANDSYVTIQNSELMSGSMDKGTLGSGSK
NNIFYILLRDWGQNEAADAMSRLARLAPVYLSNRGFSIGIGDVTPGQGLLKAKYELLNAG
YKKCDEYIEALNTGKLQQQPGCTAEETLEALILKELSVIRDHAGSACLRELDKSNSPLTM
ALCGSKGSFINISQMIACVGQQAISGSRVPDGFENRSLPHFEKHSKLPAAKGFVANSFYS
GLTPTEFFFHTMAGREGLVDTAVKTAETGYMQRRLVKSLEDLCSQYDLTVRSSTGDIIQF
IYGGDGLDPAAMEGKDEPLEFKRVLDNIKAVFPCPSEPALSKNELILTTESIMKKSEFLC
CQDSFLQEIKKFIKGVSEKIKKTRDKYGINDNGTTEPRVLYQLDRITPTQVEKFLETCRD
KYMRAQMEPGSAVGALCAQSIGEPGTQMTLKTFHFAGVASMNITLGVPRIKEIINASKAI
STPIITAQLDKDDDADYARLVKGRIEKTLLGEISEYIEEVFLPDDCFILVKLSLERIRLL
RLEVNAETVRYSICTSKLRVKPGDVAVHGEAVVCVTPRENSKSSMYYVLQFLKEDLPKVV
VQGIPEVSRAVIHIDEQSGKEKYKLLVEGDNLRAVMATHGVKGTRTTSNNTYEVEKTLGI
EAARTTIINEIQYTMVNHGMSIDRRHVMLLSDLMTYKGEVLGITRFGLAKMKESVLMLAS
FEKTADHLFDAAYFGQKDSVCGVSECIIMGIPMNIGTGLFKLLHKADRDPNPPKRPLIFD
TNEFHIPLVT
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>7AE1_2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC2 (chains B)
MDVLAEEFGNLTPEQLAAPIPTVEEKWRLLPAFLKVKGLVKQHIDSFNYFINVEIKKIMK
ANEKVTSDADPMWYLKYLNIYVGLPDVEESFNVTRPVSPHECRLRDMTYSAPITVDIEYT
RGSQRIIRNALPIGRMPIMLRSSNCVLTGKTPAEFAKLNECPLDPGGYFIVKGVEKVILI
QEQLSKNRIIVEADRKGAVGASVTSSTHEKKSRTNMAVKQGRFYLRHNTLSEDIPIVIIF
KAMGVESDQEIVQMIGTEEHVMAAFGPSLEECQKAQIFTQMQALKYIGNKVRRQRMWGGG
PKKTKIEEARELLASTILTHVPVKEFNFRAKCIYTAVMVRRVILAQGDNKVDDRDYYGNK
RLELAGQLLSLLFEDLFKKFNSEMKKIADQVIPKQRAAQFDVVKHMRQDQITNGMVNAIS
TGNWSLKRFKMDRQGVTQVLSRLSYISALGMMTRISSQFEKTRKVSGPRSLQPSQWGMLC
PSDTPEGEACGLVKNLALMTHITTDMEDGPIVKLASNLGVEDVNLLCGEELSYPNVFLVF
LNGNILGVIRDHKKLVNTFRLMRRAGYINEFVSISTNLTDRCVYISSDGGRLCRPYIIVK
KQKPAVTNKHMEELAQGYRNFEDFLHESLVEYLDVNEENDCNIALYEHTINKDTTHLEIE
PFTLLGVCAGLIPYPHHNQSPRNTYQCAMGKQAMGTIGYNQRNRIDTLMYLLAYPQKPMV
KTKTIELIEFEKLPAGQNATVAVMSYSGYDIEDALVLNKASLDRGFGRCLVYKNAKCTLK
RYTNQTFDKVMGPMLDAATRKPIWRHEILDADGICSPGEKVENKQVLVNKSMPTVTQIPL
EGSNVPQQPQYKDVPITYKGATDSYIEKVMISSNAEDAFLIKMLLRQTRRPEIGDKFSSR
HGQKGVCGLIVPQEDMPFCDSGICPDIIMNPHGFPSRMTVGKLIELLAGKAGVLDGRFHY
GTAFGGSKVKDVCEDLVRHGYNYLGKDYVTSGITGEPLEAYIYFGPVYYQKLKHMVLDKM
HARARGPRAVLTRQPTEGRSRDGGLRLGEMERDCLIGYGASMLLLERLMISSDAFEVDVC
GQCGLLGYSGWCHYCKSSCHVSSLRIPYACKLLFQELQSMNIIPRLKLSKYNE
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>7AE1_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I and III subunit RPAC1 (chains C)
MAASQAVEEMRSRVVLGEFGVRNVHTTDFPGNYSGYDDAWDQDRFEKNFRVDVVHMDENS
LEFDMVGIDAAIANAFRRILLAEVPTMAVEKVLVYNNTSIVQDEILAHRLGLIPIHADPR
LFEYRNQGDEEGTEIDTLQFRLQVRCTRNPHAAKDSSDPNELYVNHKVYTRHMTWIPLGN
QADLFPEGTIRPVHDDILIAQLRPGQEIDLLMHCVKGIGKDHAKFSPVATASYRLLPDIT
LLEPVEGEAAEELSRCFSPGVIEVQEVQGKKVARVANPRLDTFSREIFRNEKLKKVVRLA
RVRDHYIFSVESTGVLPPDVLVSEAIKVLMGKCRRFLDELDAVQMD
Sequence of entity 4 (D), FASTA
>7AE1_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC9 (chains D)
MEVKDANSALLSNYEVFQLLTDLKEQRKESGKNKHSSGQQNLNTITYETLKYISKTPCRH
QSPEIVREFLTALKSHKLTKAEKLQLLNHRPVTAVEIQLMVEESEERLTEEQIEALLHTV
TSILPAEPEAEQKKNTNSNVAMDEEDPA
Sequence of entity 5 (E), FASTA
>7AE1_5 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1 (chains E)
MDDEEETYRLWKIRKTIMQLCHDRGYLVTQDELDQTLEEFKAQSGDKPSEGRPRRTDLTV
LVAHNDDPTDQMFVFFPEEPKVGIKTIKVYCQRMQEENITRALIVVQQGMTPSAKQSLVD
MAPKYILEQFLQQELLINITEHELVPEHVVMTKEEVTELLARYKLRENQLPRIQAGDPVA
RYFGIKRGQVVKIIRPSETAGRYITYRLVQ
Sequence of entity 6 (F), FASTA
>7AE1_6 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2 (chains F)
MSDNEDNFDGDDFDDVEEDEGLDDLENAEEEGQENVEILPSGERPQANQKRITTPYMTKY
ERARVLGTRALQIAMCAPVMVELEGETDPLLIAMKELKARKIPIIIRRYLPDGSYEDWGV
DELIITD
Sequence of entity 7 (G), FASTA
>7AE1_7 DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC8 (chains G)
MFVLVEMVDTVRIPPWQFERKLNDSIAEELNKKLANKVVYNVGLCICLFDITKLEDAYVF
PGDGASHTKVHFRCVVFHPFLDEILIGKIKGCSPEGVHVSLGFFDDILIPPESLQQPAKF
DEAEQVWVWEYETEEGAHDLYMDTGEEIRFRVVDESFVDTSPTGPSSADATTSSEELPKK
EAPYTLVGSISEPGLGLLSWWTSN
Sequence of entity 8 (H), FASTA
>7AE1_8 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3 (chains H)
MAGILFEDIFDVKDIDPEGKKFDRVSRLHCESESFKMDLILDVNIQIYPVDLGDKFRLVI
ASTLYEDGTLDDGEYNPTDDRPSRADQFEYVMYGKVYRIEGDETSTEAATRLSAYVSYGG
LLMRLQGDANNLHGFEVDSRVYLLMKKLAF
Sequence of entity 9 (I), FASTA
>7AE1_9 DNA-directed RNA polymerase III subunit RPC10 (chains I)
MLLFCPGCGNGLIVEEGQRCHRFSCNTCPYVHNITRKVTNRKYPKLKEVDDVLGGAAAWE
NVDSTAESCPKCEHPRAYFMQLQTRSADEPMTTFYKCCNAQCGHRWRD
Sequence of entity 10 (J), FASTA
>7AE1_10 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5 (chains J)
MIIPVRCFTCGKIVGNKWEAYLGLLQAEYTEGDALDALGLKRYCCRRMLLAHVDLIEKLL
NYAPLEK
Sequence of entity 11 (K), FASTA
>7AE1_11 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I and III subunit RPAC2 (chains K)
MEEDQELERKISGLKTSMAEGERKTALEMVQAAGTDRHCVTFVLHEEDHTLGNSLRYMIM
KNPEVEFCGYTTTHPSESKINLRIQTRGTLPAVEPFQRGLNELMNVCQHVLDKFEASIKD
YKDQKASRNESTF
Sequence of entity 12 (L), FASTA
>7AE1_12 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 (chains L)
MDTQKDVQPPKQQPMIYICGECHTENEIKSRDPIRCRECGYRIMYKKRTKRLVVFDAR

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn7
MGMagnesium ionMg1
SF4Iron/sulfur clusterFe4 S41

Primary citation

Cryo-EM structures of human RNA polymerase III in its unbound and transcribing states. Girbig, M., Misiaszek, A.D., Vorlander, M.K. et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2021) 28:210-219. DOI 10.1038/s41594-020-00555-5 · PubMed

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