9RXU: Histone H3.2

RAPTA-C (Ruthenium[II]-cymene-phosphaadamantane) cancer drug binding to the nucleosome core. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.3 Å resolution. Released 22 Jul 2026.

Method: X-ray diffraction
Resolution: 2.3 Å
Organisms: Xenopus laevis, Homo sapiens
Chains: 10
Atoms: 12,126
Mol. weight: 199.62 kDa
Ligands: A1JKP, MG
Released: 22 Jul 2026

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9RXU contains 40 α-helices and 20 β-strands across 8 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: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	41-42	2
α-helix	45-56	12
α-helix	64-76	13
β-strand	83-84	2	1
α-helix	86-113	28
β-strand	118-119	2	2
α-helix	121-130	10

Chain B: 4 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	25-28	4
α-helix	31-40	10
β-strand	45-46	2	2
α-helix	50-75	26
β-strand	80-81	2	1
α-helix	83-92	10
β-strand	96-98	3	3

Chain C: 6 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-36	10
β-strand	42-43	2	4
α-helix	47-72	26
β-strand	77-78	2	5
α-helix	80-89	10
α-helix	91-96	6
β-strand	100-102	3	6
α-helix	113-115	3

Chains D and H: 4 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	35-45	11
β-strand	50-51	2	5
α-helix	53-80	28
β-strand	85-86	2	4
α-helix	88-98	11
α-helix	101-120	20

Chain E: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	41-42	2
α-helix	45-56	12
α-helix	64-78	15
β-strand	83-84	2	7
α-helix	86-113	28
β-strand	118-119	2	8
α-helix	121-130	10

Chain F: 5 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	20-22	3
α-helix	25-28	4
α-helix	31-40	10
β-strand	45-46	2	8
α-helix	50-75	26
β-strand	80-81	2	7
α-helix	83-92	10
β-strand	96-98	3	6

Chain G: 7 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-35	9
β-strand	42-43	2	9
α-helix	47-72	26
β-strand	77-78	2	10
α-helix	80-88	9
α-helix	91-96	6
β-strand	100-102	3	3
α-helix	113-115	3
α-helix	117-118	2

Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Histone H3.2	A, E	protein	135	Xenopus laevis	P84233 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H4	B, F	protein	102	Xenopus laevis	P62799 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2A	C, G	protein	128	Xenopus laevis	Q6AZJ8 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2B 1.1	D, H	protein	125	Xenopus laevis	P02281 (AlphaFold model)
DNA (145-mer)	I	DNA	145	Homo sapiens
DNA (145-mer)	J	DNA	145	Homo sapiens

Sequence of entity 1 (A, E), FASTA

>9RXU_1 Histone H3.2 (chains A, E)
ARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTEL
LIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSSAVMALQEASEAYLVALFEDTNLCAIHAKRVTIM
PKDIQLARRIRGERA

Sequence of entity 2 (B, F), FASTA

>9RXU_2 Histone H4 (chains B, F)
SGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVLKV
FLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG

Sequence of entity 3 (C, G), FASTA

>9RXU_3 Histone H2A (chains C, G)
SGRGKQGGKTRAKAKTRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYAERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLTA
EILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAVRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQSVLLPKKT
ESSKSKSK

Sequence of entity 4 (D, H), FASTA

>9RXU_4 Histone H2B 1.1 (chains D, H)
PEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKTQKKDGKKRRKTRKESYAIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMS
IMNSFVNDVFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTK
YTSAK

Sequence of entity 5 (I), FASTA

>9RXU_5 DNA (145-MER) (chains I)
ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGC
ATGTTCAGCTGAATCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTTG
GTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

Sequence of entity 6 (J), FASTA

>9RXU_6 DNA (145-MER) (chains J)
ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGC
ATGTTCAGCTGATTCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTTG
GTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

Ligands and cofactors

ID	Name	Formula	Copies
A1JKP	Ruthenium[II]-cymene-phosphaadamantane	C16 H26 N3 P Ru	3
MG	Magnesium ion	Mg	1

Water and common crystallization additives (SO4) are not listed.

Primary citation

RAPTA-C (Ruthenium[II]-cymene-phosphaadamantane) cancer drug binding to the nucleosome core. Davey, C.A. To be published.

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P84233 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

2HUE 1.7 Å, Structure of the H3-H4 chaperone Asf1 bound to histones H3 and H4
3GV6 1.76 Å, Crystal Structure of human chromobox homolog 6 (CBX6) with H3K9 peptide
1KX5 1.94 Å, X-Ray Structure of the Nucleosome Core Particle, NCP147, at 1.9 A Resolution
1KX3 2.0 Å, X-Ray Structure of the Nucleosome Core Particle, NCP146, at 2.0 A Resolution
4QEO 2.0 Å, crystal structure of KRYPTONITE in complex with mCHH DNA, H3(1-15) peptide and SAH
1S32 2.05 Å, Molecular Recognition of the Nucleosomal 'Supergroove'
3UTA 2.07 Å, Crystal Structure of Nucleosome Core Particle Assembled with an Alpha-Satellite Sequence…
3C1B 2.2 Å, The effect of H3 K79 dimethylation and H4 K20 trimethylation on nucleosome and chromatin…
3UT9 2.2 Å, Crystal Structure of Nucleosome Core Particle Assembled with a Palindromic Widom '601'…
3UTB 2.2 Å, Crystal Structure of Nucleosome Core Particle Assembled with the 146b Alpha-Satellite…
6WZ5 2.2 Å, Bridging of double-strand DNA break activates PARP2/HPF1 to modify chromatin
8RUQ 2.29 Å, Borealin N-terminus in complex with H3.T3p-nucleosome

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