8XRJ: DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1

RNA polymerase II elongation complex with upstream nucleosome extracted from human nuclei. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.6 Å resolution. Released 7 May 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
3.6 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
23
Atoms
43,082
Mol. weight
729.96 kDa
Ligands
ZN, MG
Released
7 May 2025

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

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8XRJ contains 221 α-helices and 245 β-strands across 20 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.

Chains a and e: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix41-422
α-helix45-5612
α-helix64-7613
β-strand83-84273
α-helix86-11328
β-strand118-119274
α-helix121-13111
Chain A: 72 helices, 74 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix141
β-strand1511
β-strand20-2232
β-strand2513
α-helix26-272
α-helix28-347
β-strand4314
β-strand4715
β-strand5215
α-helix531
β-strand5614
β-strand86-95106
α-helix100-10910
β-strand11017
β-strand11717
α-helix124-1329
α-helix137-14812
β-strand15318
β-strand18718
β-strand190-19459
β-strand197-20159
β-strand213-21539
α-helix218-2269
α-helix230-2367
α-helix245-2484
β-strand249-25576
β-strand264-266310
β-strand270-272310
α-helix275-29622
α-helix300-31819
β-strand329111
α-helix3341
β-strand335111
α-helix3361
α-helix339-3435
α-helix3491
α-helix350-3556
β-strand357-358212
β-strand362-369813
β-strand377-381513
α-helix382-3876
β-strand389-393514
α-helix399-40810
β-strand416-420514
β-strand426-428314
β-strand445-449514
α-helix4501
β-strand455-459513
α-helix466-4683
β-strand469-477913
β-strand482-484313
α-helix489-4924
β-strand500-504513
α-helix509-51810
β-strand520113
α-helix522-5243
β-strand526-527215
β-strand532-533215
α-helix540-54910
β-strand554-555216
α-helix557-5659
α-helix5741
β-strand575117
α-helix576-5772
β-strand579118
β-strand585118
β-strand586-587216
α-helix588-5958
β-strand602-605419
α-helix612-6154
β-strand627-630419
β-strand635-637319
α-helix642-6454
α-helix652-6609
α-helix662-68322
β-strand686120
α-helix696-72126
α-helix725-7284
α-helix733-75826
α-helix765-7717
α-helix778-7858
β-strand789-790221
β-strand792-793222
β-strand796-797222
α-helix8111
β-strand822-823221
α-helix833-86836
β-strand872-873223
β-strand879-880223
β-strand886-888323
α-helix891-8933
β-strand896124
β-strand902-905425
α-helix913-9208
α-helix928-9336
β-strand934126
α-helix936-9449
α-helix947-96923
α-helix971-9733
β-strand976-979425
α-helix983-99311
β-strand1002126
α-helix1006-101813
α-helix1028-104821
α-helix1051-10533
α-helix1054-10585
α-helix1062-107817
β-strand1080124
α-helix1081-10822
α-helix1087-110115
α-helix1121-11299
β-strand1138-1141427
β-strand1143128
α-helix1146-11494
α-helix1151-116111
β-strand1162129
β-strand1164130
α-helix1166-11694
β-strand1170-1177831
α-helix1190-11978
β-strand1210-1216731
α-helix1218-12236
α-helix1228-123912
β-strand1244-1247431
β-strand1256-1260531
α-helix1281-129515
β-strand1299130
β-strand1301129
β-strand1307-1310427
β-strand1319-1322432
β-strand1328-1331432
β-strand1335-1339527
α-helix1343-13486
β-strand1352128
β-strand1358-1359227
α-helix1362-13698
α-helix1371-138717
α-helix1395-140612
α-helix1416-14205
α-helix1426-14305
α-helix1435-144511
β-strand1448-144922
α-helix1454-14596
α-helix1467-14693
β-strand1472-1475433
α-helix1479-14813
Chains b and f: 4 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix26-283
α-helix31-4010
β-strand45-46274
α-helix50-7526
β-strand80-81273
α-helix83-9210
β-strand96-98375
Chain B: 54 helices, 76 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix22-3615
α-helix41-499
α-helix50-545
α-helix55-617
α-helix63-642
β-strand65-67334
β-strand84-931034
β-strand97135
β-strand107135
α-helix108-1092
α-helix110-1167
β-strand121-1321234
β-strand140-1531434
α-helix168-1736
β-strand185-187336
β-strand190-193436
α-helix194-1952
β-strand196-200537
β-strand206-208338
β-strand215-223938
β-strand233-240838
β-strand256-259438
β-strand267-268238
α-helix269-2757
α-helix281-2888
α-helix295-30713
α-helix314-32310
α-helix332-34514
α-helix355-3573
α-helix358-37720
α-helix381-3844
α-helix388-3903
β-strand391-394437
α-helix396-42328
α-helix437-45014
β-strand453139
β-strand463139
β-strand468-469236
α-helix470-4712
α-helix475-4828
β-strand484-486337
α-helix497-4993
α-helix503-5053
β-strand509140
α-helix517-5193
β-strand523-525337
β-strand526140
α-helix5271
β-strand531-532241
α-helix539-5479
α-helix5501
β-strand551-552242
β-strand565-569542
β-strand572-577642
α-helix580-59314
β-strand602-606542
β-strand611-615542
β-strand621-627741
β-strand628-629243
β-strand632-633243
α-helix637-6448
α-helix653-6586
β-strand662-666541
α-helix670-6723
β-strand675-676241
α-helix679-6824
β-strand695-696241
α-helix700-7034
α-helix707-7104
α-helix714-7163
α-helix719-72810
α-helix729-7313
β-strand732144
β-strand748-751445
β-strand755146
β-strand759-760247
β-strand776-782748
β-strand783120
β-strand794-797448
α-helix798-8025
β-strand808-8171045
β-strand820149
β-strand826149
β-strand827-829350
β-strand853151
α-helix854-8552
β-strand859-860245
β-strand865-867351
β-strand869-872450
β-strand889-891350
β-strand894-895251
α-helix896-8972
β-strand902-9111045
β-strand917-9271145
β-strand934-937448
β-strand942-949848
β-strand956152
β-strand965-967348
α-helix971-9755
α-helix978-99316
β-strand997-998247
α-helix1008-10169
β-strand1025-1026248
β-strand1029152
α-helix10351
β-strand1036152
α-helix10371
α-helix10401
β-strand1041-10501048
β-strand1051144
α-helix1055-10573
β-strand1060-1062313
β-strand1067153
β-strand1074153
α-helix10751
α-helix1082-10843
β-strand1085-1086212
α-helix1088-109710
α-helix1100-11045
α-helix1105-11095
β-strand1115-111951
β-strand112511
β-strand1127-1129354
β-strand1134-1136354
β-strand1137155
β-strand1142155
β-strand1146-115051
α-helix1153-116311
β-strand116713
β-strand1170-117232
Chain c: 6 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix17-215
α-helix27-359
β-strand42-43276
α-helix46-7227
β-strand77-78277
α-helix80-889
α-helix91-966
β-strand100-102378
α-helix113-1153
Chain C: 12 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-14756
β-strand18-24756
α-helix28-4013
β-strand44-551257
α-helix61-7010
β-strand73158
α-helix82-843
β-strand99-106857
α-helix1121
β-strand113-116459
α-helix117-1193
β-strand121-122257
α-helix125-1273
β-strand129158
α-helix147-1482
β-strand149-153559
β-strand158-1681157
α-helix174-1763
β-strand179-186856
α-helix200-2023
α-helix204-2063
α-helix218-2203
β-strand228-235856
α-helix241-26727
Chain d: 4 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix38-4811
β-strand53-54277
α-helix56-8328
β-strand88-89276
α-helix91-10111
α-helix105-12218
Chain D: 9 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix17-193
α-helix26-283
β-strand30-31233
α-helix34-4916
α-helix54-585
α-helix59-7113
α-helix77-8913
α-helix94-10310
α-helix108-1147
β-strand119160
β-strand122160
α-helix124-13714

10 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 II subunit RPB1Aprotein1970Homo sapiensP24928 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2Bprotein1174Homo sapiensP30876 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3Cprotein292Homo sapiensP19387 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4Dprotein142Homo sapiensO15514 (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 II subunit RPB7Gprotein172Homo sapiensP62487
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3Hprotein150Homo sapiensP52434
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9Iprotein125Homo sapiensP36954
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5Jprotein67Homo sapiensP62875
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-aKprotein117Homo sapiensP52435
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4Lprotein58Homo sapiensP53803

7 more molecules are not listed.

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>8XRJ_1 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1 (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
SPSYSPSSPRYTPQSPTYTPSSPSYSPSSPSYSPASPKYTPTSPSYSPSSPEYTPTSPKY
SPTSPKYSPTSPKYSPTSPTYSPTTPKYSPTSPTYSPTSPVYTPTSPKYSPTSPTYSPTS
PKYSPTSPTYSPTSPKGSTYSPTSPGYSPTSPTYSLTSPAISPDDSDEEN
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>8XRJ_2 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2 (chains B)
MYDADEDMQYDEDDDEITPDLWQEACWIVISSYFDEKGLVRQQLDSFDEFIQMSVQRIVE
DAPPIDLQAEAQHASGEVEEPPRYLLKFEQIYLSKPTHWERDGAPSPMMPNEARLRNLTY
SAPLYVDITKTVIKEGEEQLQTQHQKTFIGKIPIMLRSTYCLLNGLTDRDLCELNECPLD
PGGYFIINGSEKVLIAQEKMATNTVYVFAKKDSKYAYTGECRSCLENSSRPTSTIWVSML
ARGGQGAKKSAIGQRIVATLPYIKQEVPIIIVFRALGFVSDRDILEHIIYDFEDPEMMEM
VKPSLDEAFVIQEQNVALNFIGSRGAKPGVTKEKRIKYAKEVLQKEMLPHVGVSDFCETK
KAYFLGYMVHRLLLAALGRRELDDRDHYGNKRLDLAGPLLAFLFRGMFKNLLKEVRIYAQ
KFIDRGKDFNLELAIKTRIISDGLKYSLATGNWGDQKKAHQARAGVSQVLNRLTFASTLS
HLRRLNSPIGRDGKLAKPRQLHNTLWGMVCPAETPEGHAVGLVKNLALMAYISVGSQPSP
ILEFLEEWSMENLEEISPAAIADATKIFVNGCWVGIHKDPEQLMNTLRKLRRQMDIIVSE
VSMIRDIREREIRIYTDAGRICRPLLIVEKQKLLLKKRHIDQLKEREYNNYSWQDLVASG
VVEYIDTLEEETVMLAMTPDDLQEKEVAYCSTYTHCEIHPSMILGVCASIIPFPDHNQSP
RNTYQSAMGKQAMGVYITNFHVRMDTLAHVLYYPQKPLVTTRSMEYLRFRELPAGINSIV
AIASYTGYNQEDSVIMNRSAVDRGFFRSVFYRSYKEQESKKGFDQEEVFEKPTRETCQGM
RHAIYDKLDDDGLIAPGVRVSGDDVIIGKTVTLPENEDELESTNRRYTKRDCSTFLRTSE
TGIVDQVMVTLNQEGYKFCKIRVRSVRIPQIGDKFASRHGQKGTCGIQYRQEDMPFTCEG
ITPDIIINPHAIPSRMTIGHLIECLQGKVSANKGEIGDATPFNDAVNVQKISNLLSDYGY
HLRGNEVLYNGFTGRKITSQIFIGPTYYQRLKHMVDDKIHSRARGPIQILNRQPMEGRSR
DGGLRFGEMERDCQIAHGAAQFLRERLFEASDPYQVHVCNLCGIMAIANTRTHTYECRGC
RNKTQISLVRMPYACKLLFQELMSMSIAPRMMSV
Sequence of entity 3 (C), FASTA
>8XRJ_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 (chains C)
MHHHHHHDYKDDDDKGHMPYANQPTVRITELTDENVKFIIENTDLAVANSIRRVFIAEVP
IIAIDWVQIDANSSVLHDEFIAHRLGLIPLISDDIVDKLQYSRDCTCEEFCPECSVEFTL
DVRCNEDQTRHVTSRDLISNSPRVIPVTSRNRDNDPNDYVEQDDILIVKLRKGQELRLRA
YAKKGFGKEHAKWNPTAGVAFEYDPDNALRHTVYPKPEEWPKSEYSELDEDESQAPYDPN
GKPERFYYNVESCGSLRPETIVLSALSGLKKKLSDLQTQLSHEIQSDVLTIN
Sequence of entity 4 (D), FASTA
>8XRJ_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4 (chains D)
MAAGGSDPRAGDVEEDASQLIFPKEFETAETLLNSEVHMLLEHRKQQNESAEDEQELSEV
FMKTLNYTARFSRFKNRETIASVRSLLLQKKLHKFELACLANLCPETAEESKALIPSLEG
RFEDEELQQILDDIQTKRSFQY
Sequence of entity 5 (E), FASTA
>8XRJ_5 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1 (chains E)
MDDEEETYRLWKIRKTIMQLCHDRGYLVTQDELDQTLEEFKAQSGDKPSEGRPRRTDLTV
LVAHNDDPTDQMFVFFPEEPKVGIKTIKVYCQRMQEENITRALIVVQQGMTPSAKQSLVD
MAPKYILEQFLQQELLINITEHELVPEHVVMTKEEVTELLARYKLRENQLPRIQAGDPVA
RYFGIKRGQVVKIIRPSETAGRYITYRLVQ
Sequence of entity 6 (F), FASTA
>8XRJ_6 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2 (chains F)
MSDNEDNFDGDDFDDVEEDEGLDDLENAEEEGQENVEILPSGERPQANQKRITTPYMTKY
ERARVLGTRALQIAMCAPVMVELEGETDPLLIAMKELKARKIPIIIRRYLPDGSYEDWGV
DELIITD
Sequence of entity 7 (G), FASTA
>8XRJ_7 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB7 (chains G)
MFYHISLEHEILLHPRYFGPNLLNTVKQKLFTEVEGTCTGKYGFVIAVTTIDNIGAGVIQ
PGRGFVLYPVKYKAIVFRPFKGEVVDAVVTQVNKVGLFTEIGPMSCFISRHSIPSEMEFD
PNSNPPCYKTMDEDIVIQQDDEIRLKIVGTRVDKNDIFAIGSLMDDYLGLVS
Sequence of entity 8 (H), FASTA
>8XRJ_8 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3 (chains H)
MAGILFEDIFDVKDIDPEGKKFDRVSRLHCESESFKMDLILDVNIQIYPVDLGDKFRLVI
ASTLYEDGTLDDGEYNPTDDRPSRADQFEYVMYGKVYRIEGDETSTEAATRLSAYVSYGG
LLMRLQGDANNLHGFEVDSRVYLLMKKLAF
Sequence of entity 9 (I), FASTA
>8XRJ_9 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9 (chains I)
MEPDGTYEPGFVGIRFCQECNNMLYPKEDKENRILLYACRNCDYQQEADNSCIYVNKITH
EVDELTQIIADVSQDPTLPRTEDHPCQKCGHKEAVFFQSHSARAEDAMRLYYVCTAPHCG
HRWTE
Sequence of entity 10 (J), FASTA
>8XRJ_10 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5 (chains J)
MIIPVRCFTCGKIVGNKWEAYLGLLQAEYTEGDALDALGLKRYCCRRMLLAHVDLIEKLL
NYAPLEK
Sequence of entity 11 (K), FASTA
>8XRJ_11 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-a (chains K)
MNAPPAFESFLLFEGEKKITINKDTKVPNACLFTINKEDHTLGNIIKSQLLKDPQVLFAG
YKVPHPLEHKIIIRVQTTPDYSPQEAFTNAITDLISELSLLEERFRVAIKDKQEGIE
Sequence of entity 12 (L), FASTA
>8XRJ_12 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 (chains L)
MDTQKDVQPPKQQPMIYICGECHTENEIKSRDPIRCRECGYRIMYKKRTKRLVVFDAR

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn8
MGMagnesium ionMg1

Primary citation

Multiple structures of RNA polymerase II isolated from human nuclei by ChIP-CryoEM analysis. Kujirai, T., Kato, J., Yamamoto, K. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:4724-4724. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-59580-x · PubMed

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