8QEQ: RNA polymerase II

RNA polymerase II bound to minimal Alu RNA right arm in the alternative conformation. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.1 Å resolution. Released 11 Dec 2024.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.1 Å
Organisms
Sus scrofa domesticus, Homo sapiens
Chains
11
Atoms
29,242
Mol. weight
506.99 kDa
Ligands
MG, ZN
Released
11 Dec 2024

Explore 8QEQ in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8QEQ contains 187 α-helices and 218 β-strands across 10 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: 82 helices, 73 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand1511
β-strand20-2232
β-strand2513
α-helix28-347
β-strand4714
β-strand5214
α-helix531
β-strand86-95105
α-helix100-1078
β-strand11016
β-strand11716
α-helix124-1329
α-helix137-14812
β-strand15317
α-helix1861
β-strand18717
α-helix188-1892
β-strand190-19458
β-strand197-20158
β-strand213-21538
α-helix218-2269
α-helix240-2434
α-helix245-2484
β-strand249-25575
α-helix258-2603
β-strand26319
β-strand27319
α-helix275-29218
α-helix293-2975
α-helix300-31819
α-helix326-3283
β-strand329110
β-strand335110
α-helix3361
α-helix349-3546
β-strand357-359311
β-strand362-369812
β-strand377-381512
α-helix382-3876
β-strand389-393513
α-helix399-40810
β-strand416-420513
β-strand426-428313
α-helix435-4373
β-strand445-449513
α-helix450-4512
β-strand455-459512
α-helix466-4683
β-strand469-477912
β-strand482-484312
α-helix486-4883
α-helix489-4924
β-strand500-504512
α-helix509-5146
α-helix515-5195
β-strand520112
α-helix521-5244
β-strand526114
β-strand533114
α-helix540-5489
β-strand554-555215
α-helix557-5637
α-helix573-5742
β-strand575116
α-helix576-5772
β-strand579-581317
β-strand585117
β-strand586-587215
α-helix588-5958
β-strand602-605418
β-strand627-631518
β-strand634-637418
α-helix642-6454
α-helix652-6609
α-helix662-68322
α-helix689-6924
α-helix696-72126
α-helix727-7282
α-helix733-75826
α-helix765-7728
α-helix778-7858
β-strand789-790219
β-strand792-793220
β-strand796-797220
α-helix798-7992
β-strand802121
β-strand805121
α-helix8111
β-strand822-823219
α-helix833-85422
α-helix859-86810
β-strand872-873222
β-strand879-880222
β-strand886-888322
α-helix891-8933
β-strand896123
β-strand902-905424
α-helix913-9208
α-helix927-9337
β-strand934125
α-helix936-9438
α-helix946-96924
β-strand976-979424
α-helix983-99311
α-helix10011
β-strand1002125
α-helix1006-101712
α-helix1028-103710
α-helix1039-104810
α-helix1053-10564
α-helix1062-107716
β-strand1080123
α-helix1081-10822
α-helix1087-109610
α-helix1097-11004
α-helix1120-112910
β-strand1139-1142426
β-strand1143127
α-helix1146-11483
α-helix1151-116111
β-strand1162128
β-strand1164129
α-helix1166-11694
β-strand1170-1177830
α-helix1181-11833
α-helix1190-11934
α-helix1195-11984
β-strand1210-1216730
α-helix1218-12247
α-helix1228-123912
β-strand1243-1247530
β-strand1256-1261630
α-helix1263-12664
α-helix1281-129515
β-strand1299129
β-strand1301128
β-strand1306-1310526
β-strand1319-1322431
β-strand1328-1331431
β-strand1335-1339526
α-helix1343-13486
β-strand1352127
β-strand1358-1359226
α-helix1362-13687
α-helix1371-138717
α-helix1395-140410
α-helix1416-14194
α-helix1426-14305
α-helix1435-144410
β-strand1448-144922
α-helix1454-14596
α-helix1467-14693
β-strand1472-1475432
α-helix1479-14813
Chain B: 59 helices, 83 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix22-3615
α-helix41-499
α-helix50-545
α-helix55-617
α-helix63-642
β-strand65-67333
β-strand84-931033
β-strand97-99334
β-strand105-107334
α-helix110-1167
β-strand121-1321233
β-strand140-1531433
α-helix154-1552
α-helix168-1736
β-strand185-187335
β-strand190-193435
α-helix1951
β-strand196-200536
α-helix2011
β-strand205-208437
β-strand215-223937
α-helix231-2322
β-strand233-240837
α-helix247-2526
α-helix254-2552
β-strand256-259437
β-strand263138
β-strand267-268237
α-helix269-2757
α-helix281-2888
α-helix295-30713
α-helix314-3229
β-strand325138
α-helix332-34110
α-helix342-3465
α-helix349-3513
α-helix358-37619
α-helix381-3833
α-helix388-3903
β-strand391-394436
α-helix396-42328
α-helix431-4344
α-helix438-45013
β-strand468-469235
α-helix470-4712
α-helix475-4817
β-strand484-486336
α-helix503-5053
β-strand509139
α-helix517-5193
β-strand524-525236
β-strand526139
β-strand531-532240
α-helix539-5479
β-strand551-552241
β-strand565-569541
β-strand572-577641
α-helix580-59314
β-strand602-606541
β-strand611-615541
β-strand621-627740
β-strand628-629242
β-strand632-633242
α-helix637-6448
α-helix645-6473
α-helix653-6586
β-strand662-666540
β-strand675-676240
α-helix679-6824
β-strand695-696240
α-helix700-7034
α-helix706-7094
α-helix714-7163
β-strand717143
α-helix719-72810
α-helix729-7313
β-strand732144
β-strand734145
β-strand747-751545
β-strand755146
β-strand759-760247
α-helix762-7643
β-strand776-782748
β-strand794-797448
α-helix798-8025
β-strand808-8171045
β-strand820-821249
β-strand825-826249
β-strand827-829350
β-strand837150
β-strand853151
β-strand859-861345
β-strand865-867351
β-strand869-872450
β-strand889-891350
β-strand894-895251
α-helix896-8972
β-strand901-9111145
β-strand917-9271145
α-helix928-9303
β-strand934-936352
β-strand943-944252
β-strand945-949548
β-strand956-957253
α-helix961-9633
β-strand965-967348
α-helix969-9713
β-strand977143
α-helix978-99316
β-strand997-998247
α-helix1008-10169
β-strand1025-1026248
β-strand1028-1029253
α-helix10351
β-strand1036153
α-helix10371
β-strand1041-1048848
β-strand1049-1050252
β-strand1051144
α-helix1055-10584
β-strand1060-1062312
β-strand1067154
β-strand1074154
β-strand1076155
α-helix1078-10803
α-helix10821
β-strand1083155
β-strand1084-1086311
α-helix1088-10969
α-helix1100-11045
α-helix1105-11095
β-strand1115-111951
β-strand112511
α-helix11261
β-strand1127-1129356
β-strand1134-1136356
β-strand1137157
β-strand1142157
β-strand1146-115051
α-helix1153-116311
β-strand116713
β-strand1170-117232
Chain C: 13 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-14758
β-strand18-24758
α-helix28-4013
β-strand43-551359
α-helix61-7010
α-helix721
β-strand73160
α-helix741
α-helix83-842
β-strand99-106859
β-strand113-116461
α-helix117-1193
β-strand121-122259
β-strand129160
α-helix130-1323
α-helix146-1483
β-strand149-153561
β-strand158-1691259
α-helix174-1763
β-strand179-186858
α-helix200-2023
α-helix204-2063
α-helix218-2203
β-strand228-235858
α-helix241-27030
Chain E: 12 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-2422
β-strand26162
α-helix30-345
α-helix37-448
α-helix56-583
β-strand60-63463
β-strand64162
β-strand71-75563
β-strand81-82264
α-helix84-9714
β-strand101-106663
β-strand109-110264
α-helix112-12110
β-strand126-131663
α-helix132-1343
α-helix139-1413
β-strand147-150465
α-helix151-1522
α-helix153-16311
α-helix167-1693
β-strand172-173265
α-helix178-1825
β-strand190-197865
β-strand201-209965
Chain F: 5 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand56166
α-helix57-582
α-helix59-7416
α-helix77-793
α-helix89-9911
β-strand104-109632
β-strand115-119532
α-helix120-1223
β-strand124166
Chain H: 2 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-141117
β-strand25-32817
β-strand38-44717
β-strand55-61717
β-strand65167
β-strand74116
β-strand83167
α-helix84-874
β-strand90-1011217
β-strand111-118817
β-strand121-128817
α-helix129-1324
β-strand140-148917
Chain I: 4 helices, 10 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand16168
α-helix221
β-strand23168
β-strand24-29669
β-strand34-39669
β-strand45-47369
β-strand52-57630
α-helix64-663
α-helix70-745
β-strand80-81270
β-strand94-97470
α-helix109-1102
β-strand111-114470
β-strand122-124370
Chain J: 5 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand6171
β-strand13171
α-helix18-269
α-helix31-377
α-helix43-519
β-strand52146
α-helix56-594
α-helix63-642

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Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunitAprotein1970Sus scrofa domesticusA0A8D1DPV6
DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit betaBprotein1174Sus scrofa domesticusA0A0B8RVL1 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3Cprotein275Sus scrofa domesticusI3LCH3 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit EEprotein210Sus scrofa domesticusI3LSI7 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2Fprotein127Sus scrofa domesticusA0A4X1VEK9
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3Hprotein150Sus scrofa domesticusI3LCB2
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9Iprotein125Sus scrofa domesticusP60899
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5Jprotein67Sus scrofa domesticusA0A8W4F9W9
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-aKprotein117Sus scrofa domesticusF1RKE4
RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit KLprotein58Sus scrofa domesticusA0A4X1TRS6
Alu RNA Minimal Right ArmRRNA76Homo sapiens
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>8QEQ_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit (chains A)
MHGGGPPSGDSACPLRTIKRVQFGVLSPDELKRMSVTEGGIKYPETTEGGRPKLGGLMDP
RQGVIERTGRCQTCAGNMTECPGHFGHIELAKPVFHVGFLVKTMKVLRCVCFFCSKLLVD
SNNPKIKDILAKSKGQPKKRLTHVYDLCKGKNICEGGEEMDNKFGVEQPEGDEDLTKEKG
HGGCGRYQPRIRRSGLELYAEWKHVNEDSQEKKILLSPERVHEIFKRISDEECFVLGMEP
RYARPEWMIVTVLPVPPLSVRPAVVMQGSARNQDDLTHKLADIVKINNQLRRNEQNGAAA
HVIAEDVKLLQFHVATMVDNELPGLPRAMQKSGRPLKSLKQRLKGKEGRVRGNLMGKRVD
FSARTVITPDPNLSIDQVGVPRSIAANMTFAEIVTPFNIDRLQELVRRGNSQYPGAKYII
RDNGDRIDLRFHPKPSDLHLQTGYKVERHMCDGDIVIFNRQPTLHKMSMMGHRVRILPWS
TFRLNLSVTTPYNADFDGDEMNLHLPQSLETRAEIQELAMVPRMIVTPQSNRPVMGIVQD
TLTAVRKFTKRDVFLERGEVMNLLMFLSTWDGKVPQPAILKPRPLWTGKQIFSLIIPGHI
NCIRTHSTHPDDEDSGPYKHISPGDTKVVVENGELIMGILCKKSLGTSAGSLVHISYLEM
GHDITRLFYSNIQTVINNWLLIEGHTIGIGDSIADSKTYQDIQNTIKKAKQDVIEVIEKA
HNNELEPTPGNTLRQTFENQVNRILNDARDKTGSSAQKSLSEYNNFKSMVVSGAKGSKIN
ISQVIAVVGQQNVEGKRIPFGFKHRTLPHFIKDDYGPESRGFVENSYLAGLTPTEFFFHA
MGGREGLIDTAVKTAETGYIQRRLIKSMESVMVKYDATVRNSINQVVQLRYGEDGLAGES
VEFQNLATLKPSNKAFEKKFRFDYTNERALRRTLQEDLVKDVLSNAHIQNELEREFERMR
EDREVLRVIFPTGDSKVVLPCNLLRMIWNAQKIFHINPRLPSDLHPIKVVEGVKELSKKL
VIVNGDDPLSRQAQENATLLFNIHLRSTLCSRRMAEEFRLSGEAFDWLLGEIESKFNQAI
AHPGEMVGALAAQSLGEPATQMTLNTFHYAGVSAKNVTLGVPRLKELINISKKPKTPSLT
VFLLGQSARDAERAKDILCRLEHTTLRKVTANTAIYYDPNPQSTVVAEDQEWVNVYYEMP
DFDVARISPWLLRVELDRKHMTDRKLTMEQIAEKINAGFGDDLNCIFNDDNAEKLVLRIR
IMNSDENKMQEEEEVVDKMDDDVFLRCIESNMLTDMTLQGIEQISKVYMHLPQTDNKKKI
IITEDGEFKALQEWILETDGVSLMRVLSEKDVDPVRTTSNDIVEIFTVLGIEAVRKALER
ELYHVISFDGSYVNYRHLALLCDTMTCRGHLMAITRHGVNRQDTGPLMKCSFEETVDVLM
EAAAHGESDPMKGVSENIMLGQLAPAGTGCFDLLLDAEKCKYGMEIPTNIPGLGAAGPTG
MFFGSAPSPMGGISPAMTPWNQGATPAYGAWSPSVGSGMTPGAAGFSPSAASDASGFSPG
YSPAWSPTPGSPGSPGPSSPYIPSPGGAMSPSYSPTSPAYEPRSPGGYTPQSPSYSPTSP
SYSPTSPSYSPTSPNYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSP
TSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPS
YSPTSPNYSPTSPNYTPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPTSPNYTPTSPNYSPTSPSYSPTSPSYSPT
SPSYSPSSPRYTPQSPTYTPSSPSYSPSSPSYSPTSPKYTPTSPSYSPSSPEYTPTSPKY
SPTSPKYSPTSPKYSPTSPTYSPTTPKYSPTSPTYSPTSPVYTPTSPKYSPTSPTYSPTS
PKYSPTSPTYSPTSPKGSTYSPTSPGYSPTSPTYSLTSPAISPDDSDEEN
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>8QEQ_2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit beta (chains B)
MYDADEDMQYDEDDDEITPDLWQEACWIVISSYFDEKGLVRQQLDSFDEFIQMSVQRIVE
DAPPIDLQAEAQHASGEVEEPPRYLLKFEQIYLSKPTHWERDGAPSPMMPNEARLRNLTY
SAPLYVDITKTVIKEGEEQLQTQHQKTFIGKIPIMLRSTYCLLNGLTDRDLCELNECPLD
PGGYFIINGSEKVLIAQEKMATNTVYVFAKKDSKYAYTGECRSCLENSSRPTSTIWVSML
ARGGQGAKKSAIGQRIVATLPYIKQEVPIIIVFRALGFVSDRDILEHIIYDFEDPEMMEM
VKPSLDEAFVIQEQNVALNFIGSRGAKPGVTKEKRIKYAKEVLQKEMLPHVGVSDFCETK
KAYFLGYMVHRLLLAALGRRELDDRDHYGNKRLDLAGPLLAFLFRGMFKNLLKEVRIYAQ
KFIDRGKDFNLELAIKTRIISDGLKYSLATGNWGDQKKAHQARAGVSQVLNRLTFASTLS
HLRRLNSPIGRDGKLAKPRQLHNTLWGMVCPAETPEGHAVGLVKNLALMAYISVGSQPSP
ILEFLEEWSMENLEEISPAAIADATKIFVNGCWVGIHKDPEQLMNTLRKLRRQMDIIVSE
VSMIRDIREREIRIYTDAGRICRPLLIVEKQKLLLKKRHIDQLKEREYNNYSWQDLVASG
VVEYIDTLEEETVMLAMTPDDLQEKEVAYCSTYTHCEIHPSMILGVCASIIPFPDHNQSP
RNTYQSAMGKQAMGVYITNFHVRMDTLAHVLYYPQKPLVTTRSMEYLRFRELPAGINSIV
AIASYTGYNQEDSVIMNRSAVDRGFFRSVFYRSYKEQESKKGFDQEEVFEKPTRETCQGM
RHAIYDKLDDDGLIAPGVRVSGDDVIIGKTVTLPENEDELEGTNRRYTKRDCSTFLRTSE
TGIVDQVMVTLNQEGYKFCKIRVRSVRIPQIGDKFASRHGQKGTCGIQYRQEDMPFTCEG
ITPDIIINPHAIPSRMTIGHLIECLQGKVSANKGEIGDATPFNDAVNVQKISNLLSDYGY
HLRGNEVLYNGFTGRKITSQIFIGPTYYQRLKHMVDDKIHSRARGPIQILNRQPMEGRSR
DGGLRFGEMERDCQIAHGAAQFLRERLFEASDPYQVHVCNLCGIMAIANTRTHTYECRGC
RNKTQISLVRMPYACKLLFQELMSMSIAPRMMSV
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>8QEQ_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 (chains C)
MPYANQPTVRITELTDENVKFIIENTDLAVANSIRRVFIAEVPIIAIDWVQIDANSSVLH
DEFIAHRLGLIPLTSDDIVDKLQYSRDCTCEEFCPECSVEFTLDVRCNEDQTRHVTSRDL
ISNSPRVIPVTSRNRDNDPSDYVEQDDILIVKLRKGQELRLRAYAKKGFGKEHAKWNPTA
GVAFEYDPDNALRHTVYPKPEEWPKSEYSELDEDESQAPYDPNGKPERFYYNVESCGSLR
PETIVLSALSGLKKKLSDLQTQLSHEIQSDVLTIN
Sequence of entity 4 (E), FASTA
>8QEQ_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit E (chains E)
MDDEEETYRLWKIRKTIMQLCHDRGYLVTQDELDQTLEEFKAQFGDKPSEGRPRRTDLTV
LVAHNDDPTDQMFVFFPEEPKVGIKTIKVYCQRMQEENITRALIVVQQGMTPSAKQSLVD
MAPKYILEQFLQQELLINITEHELVPEHVVMTKEEVTELLARYKLRENQLPRIQAGDPVA
RYFGIKRGQVVKIIRPSETAGRYITYRLVQ
Sequence of entity 5 (F), FASTA
>8QEQ_5 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2 (chains F)
MSDNEDNFDGDDFDDVEEDEGLDDLENAEEEGQENVEILPSGERPQANQKRITTPYMTKY
ERARVLGTRALQIAMCAPVMVELEGETDPLLIAMKELKARKIPIIIRRYLPDGSYEDWGV
DELIISD
Sequence of entity 6 (H), FASTA
>8QEQ_6 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3 (chains H)
MAGILFEDIFDVKDIDPEGKKFDRVSRLHCESESFKMDLILDVNIQIYPVDLGDKFRLVI
ASTLYEDGTLDDGEYNPTDDRPSRADQFEYVMYGKVYRIEGDETSTEAATRLSAYVSYGG
LLMRLQGDANNLHGFEVDSRVYLLMKKLAF
Sequence of entity 7 (I), FASTA
>8QEQ_7 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9 (chains I)
MEPDGTYEPGFVGIRFCQECNNMLYPKEDKENRILLYACRNCDYQQEADNSCIYVNKITH
EVDELTQIIADVSQDPTLPRTEDHPCQKCGHKEAVFFQSHSARAEDAMRLYYVCTAPHCG
HRWTE
Sequence of entity 8 (J), FASTA
>8QEQ_8 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5 (chains J)
MIIPVRCFTCGKIVGNKWEAYLGLLQAEYTEGDALDALGLKRYCCRRMLLAHVDLIEKLL
NYAPLEK
Sequence of entity 9 (K), FASTA
>8QEQ_9 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-a (chains K)
MNAPPAFESFLLFEGEKKITINKDTKVPNACLFTINKEDHTLGNIIKSQLLKDPQVLFAG
YKVPHPLEHKIIIRVQTTPDYSPQEAFTNAITDLISELSLLEERFRVAIKDKQEGIE
Sequence of entity 10 (L), FASTA
>8QEQ_10 RNA polymerase II, I and III subunit K (chains L)
MDTQKDVQPPKQQPMIYICGECHTENEIKSRDPIRCRECGYRIMYKKRTKRLVVFDAR
Sequence of entity 11 (R), FASTA
>8QEQ_11 Alu RNA Minimal Right Arm (chains R)
GAGGCAGGAGAAUGGCGUGAACCCGGGAGGUGGACGAGAUCGCUCCAGCCUGGGUGACAG
AGCGAGACUCUGUCUC

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg1
ZNZinc ionZn7

Primary citation

Mechanism of mammalian transcriptional repression by noncoding RNA. Tluckova, K., Kaczmarek, B., Salmazo, A. et al. Nat Struct Mol Biol (2025) 32:607-612. DOI 10.1038/s41594-024-01448-7 · PubMed

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