9T5H: RNA polymerase II

RNA polymerase II bound to Gdown1 and RPAP2. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.7 Å resolution. Released 15 Jul 2026.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.7 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
14
Atoms
29,315
Mol. weight
629.28 kDa
Ligands
ZN
Released
15 Jul 2026

Explore 9T5H in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9T5H contains 187 α-helices and 202 β-strands across 14 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: 57 helices, 53 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand364-36961
β-strand377-38151
α-helix382-3854
β-strand389-39352
α-helix3941
α-helix399-40810
β-strand416-42052
β-strand426-42832
α-helix435-4384
β-strand44213
β-strand44413
β-strand445-44952
α-helix4501
β-strand455-45951
α-helix466-4683
β-strand469-47791
β-strand482-48431
α-helix489-4924
β-strand500-50451
α-helix509-51810
β-strand52011
α-helix521-5244
β-strand526-52724
β-strand532-53324
α-helix539-54911
β-strand554-55525
α-helix557-5648
α-helix5741
β-strand57516
α-helix576-5772
β-strand579-58137
β-strand58517
β-strand586-58725
α-helix588-5958
β-strand602-60548
α-helix611-6155
β-strand627-63158
β-strand634-63748
α-helix642-6454
α-helix652-68332
α-helix689-6924
α-helix693-6953
α-helix696-72126
α-helix726-7283
α-helix733-75927
α-helix765-7717
α-helix778-7858
β-strand789-79029
β-strand792-793210
β-strand796-797210
α-helix798-7992
β-strand802111
β-strand805111
β-strand822-82329
α-helix833-86836
β-strand872-873212
β-strand879-880212
β-strand886-888312
α-helix891-8933
β-strand896113
α-helix898-9003
β-strand902-905414
α-helix913-9208
α-helix927-9337
β-strand934115
α-helix936-9449
α-helix946-96924
β-strand976-979414
α-helix983-99311
β-strand1002115
α-helix1006-101914
α-helix1028-103710
α-helix1039-104810
α-helix1051-10533
α-helix1054-10585
α-helix1062-107918
β-strand1080113
α-helix1081-10822
α-helix1087-109913
α-helix1121-11299
β-strand1139-1141316
β-strand1143117
α-helix1146-11483
α-helix1151-116111
β-strand1164-1165218
α-helix1166-11694
β-strand1170-1177819
α-helix1181-11833
α-helix1190-11989
α-helix1204-12063
β-strand1207-12161019
α-helix1218-12225
α-helix1228-123912
α-helix1240-12423
β-strand1243-1247519
β-strand1255-1262819
α-helix1281-129515
β-strand1297-1299318
β-strand1306-1310516
β-strand1319-1322420
β-strand1328-1331420
β-strand1335-1339516
α-helix1343-13464
β-strand1352117
β-strand1358-1359216
α-helix1362-13687
α-helix1371-138818
α-helix1395-140410
β-strand1471-1475521
α-helix1479-14813
Chain B: 50 helices, 67 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix22-3716
α-helix41-499
α-helix50-545
α-helix55-606
α-helix63-642
β-strand65-67322
β-strand84-931022
β-strand97-98223
β-strand106-107223
α-helix110-1156
β-strand121-1321222
β-strand140-1531422
α-helix154-1552
α-helix168-1736
β-strand185-187324
β-strand190-193424
α-helix1951
β-strand196-200525
α-helix2011
β-strand205-209526
β-strand215-223926
β-strand233-240826
α-helix247-2526
α-helix254-2552
β-strand256-259426
β-strand263127
β-strand268126
α-helix269-2757
α-helix281-2855
α-helix295-30713
α-helix314-3229
β-strand325127
α-helix332-34110
α-helix342-3465
α-helix349-3513
α-helix355-3573
α-helix358-37619
α-helix381-3844
α-helix388-3903
β-strand391-394425
α-helix396-42328
α-helix431-4344
α-helix438-45013
β-strand468-469224
α-helix470-4712
α-helix475-4817
β-strand484-486325
α-helix503-5053
β-strand509128
α-helix517-5193
β-strand523-525325
β-strand526128
β-strand531-532229
α-helix539-5479
α-helix5501
β-strand551-552230
β-strand565-569530
β-strand572-577630
α-helix580-59314
β-strand602-606530
β-strand611-615530
β-strand621-627729
β-strand628-629231
β-strand632-633231
α-helix637-6448
α-helix645-6473
α-helix653-6586
β-strand662-666529
α-helix669-6713
β-strand675-676229
β-strand695-696229
α-helix700-7034
α-helix707-7093
α-helix714-7163
α-helix719-72810
β-strand732132
β-strand734133
β-strand747-751533
β-strand759-760234
α-helix762-7654
β-strand776-782735
β-strand794-797435
α-helix798-8025
β-strand808-8171033
β-strand819-820236
β-strand826-829436
β-strand837136
β-strand844137
β-strand853138
α-helix854-8552
β-strand859-860233
β-strand864137
β-strand865-867338
β-strand869-872436
β-strand889-891336
β-strand894-895238
β-strand902-9111033
β-strand917-9271133
β-strand934-936339
β-strand942-944339
β-strand945-949535
β-strand956140
β-strand965-967335
α-helix969-9713
α-helix978-99316
β-strand997-998234
α-helix1008-10169
β-strand1025-1026235
β-strand1029140
α-helix10351
β-strand1036140
α-helix10371
β-strand1041-1048835
β-strand1049-1050239
β-strand1051132
α-helix1055-10584
β-strand106011
Chain C: 13 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand8-14741
β-strand18-24741
α-helix28-4013
β-strand44-551242
α-helix61-7010
β-strand73143
α-helix78-814
α-helix82-843
β-strand99-106842
α-helix1121
β-strand113-116444
α-helix117-1193
β-strand121-122242
β-strand129143
α-helix130-1323
α-helix146-1483
β-strand149-153544
β-strand158-1681142
α-helix174-1763
β-strand179-186841
α-helix200-2023
α-helix204-2063
α-helix218-2203
β-strand228-235841
α-helix241-26828
Chain D: 10 helices, 3 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand16145
β-strand21145
α-helix24-274
β-strand30-31221
α-helix34-4916
α-helix541
α-helix56-583
α-helix59-7113
α-helix77-8812
α-helix94-10310
α-helix108-1147
α-helix116-1183
α-helix124-13512
Chain E: 13 helices, 12 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-2321
β-strand26146
α-helix30-334
α-helix37-448
α-helix55-584
β-strand60-63447
β-strand64146
β-strand71-75547
β-strand81-82248
α-helix84-9613
β-strand101-106647
β-strand109-110248
α-helix112-1198
β-strand126-131647
α-helix133-1364
α-helix139-1413
β-strand147-150449
α-helix151-1522
α-helix153-16311
α-helix167-1693
β-strand172-173249
α-helix178-1836
α-helix185-1862
β-strand190-197849
β-strand201-209949
Chain F: 4 helices, 4 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand56150
α-helix57-582
α-helix59-7416
α-helix89-9911
β-strand104-109621
α-helix1101
β-strand115-119521
β-strand124150
Chain G: 3 helices, 15 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand2-131221
α-helix15-173
α-helix22-3413
β-strand38-39251
β-strand43-44251
β-strand45-541021
β-strand58-59221
α-helix601
β-strand66-771221
β-strand84-931052
β-strand96-101652
β-strand104-109652
β-strand117-120453
β-strand127-130453
β-strand136-137253
β-strand142-1531252
β-strand156-162752
β-strand169-170252
Chain H: 3 helices, 11 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand4-14117
β-strand25-3287
β-strand38-4477
β-strand55-6177
β-strand65154
α-helix69-713
β-strand7416
β-strand83154
α-helix84-874
β-strand90-101127
β-strand111-11887
β-strand121-12887
α-helix129-1324
β-strand140-14787

6 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 subunitAprotein1970Homo sapiensP24928 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2Bprotein1174Homo sapiensP30876 (AlphaFold model)
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3Cprotein275Homo 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

2 more molecules are not listed.

Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9T5H_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
>9T5H_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
>9T5H_3 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 (chains C)
MPYANQPTVRITELTDENVKFIIENTDLAVANSIRRVFIAEVPIIAIDWVQIDANSSVLH
DEFIAHRLGLIPLISDDIVDKLQYSRDCTCEEFCPECSVEFTLDVRCNEDQTRHVTSRDL
ISNSPRVIPVTSRNRDNDPNDYVEQDDILIVKLRKGQELRLRAYAKKGFGKEHAKWNPTA
GVAFEYDPDNALRHTVYPKPEEWPKSEYSELDEDESQAPYDPNGKPERFYYNVESCGSLR
PETIVLSALSGLKKKLSDLQTQLSHEIQSDVLTIN
Sequence of entity 4 (D), FASTA
>9T5H_4 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4 (chains D)
MAAGGSDPRAGDVEEDASQLIFPKEFETAETLLNSEVHMLLEHRKQQNESAEDEQELSEV
FMKTLNYTARFSRFKNRETIASVRSLLLQKKLHKFELACLANLCPETAEESKALIPSLEG
RFEDEELQQILDDIQTKRSFQY
Sequence of entity 5 (E), FASTA
>9T5H_5 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1 (chains E)
MDDEEETYRLWKIRKTIMQLCHDRGYLVTQDELDQTLEEFKAQFGDKPSEGRPRRTDLTV
LVAHNDDPTDQMFVFFPEEPKVGIKTIKVYCQRMQEENITRALIVVQQGMTPSAKQSLVD
MAPKYILEQFLQQELLINITEHELVPEHVVMTKEEVTELLARYKLRENQLPRIQAGDPVA
RYFGIKRGQVVKIIRPSETAGRYITYRLVQ
Sequence of entity 6 (F), FASTA
>9T5H_6 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2 (chains F)
MSDNEDNFDGDDFDDVEEDEGLDDLENAEEEGQENVEILPSGERPQANQKRITTPYMTKY
ERARVLGTRALQIAMCAPVMVELEGETDPLLIAMKELKARKIPIIIRRYLPDGSYEDWGV
DELIITD
Sequence of entity 7 (G), FASTA
>9T5H_7 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB7 (chains G)
MFYHISLEHEILLHPRYFGPNLLNTVKQKLFTEVEGTCTGKYGFVIAVTTIDNIGAGVIQ
PGRGFVLYPVKYKAIVFRPFKGEVVDAVVTQVNKVGLFTEIGPMSCFISRHSIPSEMEFD
PNSNPPCYKTMDEDIVIQQDDEIRLKIVGTRVDKNDIFAIGSLMDDYLGLVS
Sequence of entity 8 (H), FASTA
>9T5H_8 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3 (chains H)
MAGILFEDIFDVKDIDPEGKKFDRVSRLHCESESFKMDLILDVNIQIYPVDLGDKFRLVI
ASTLYEDGTLDDGEYNPTDDRPSRADQFEYVMYGKVYRIEGDETSTEAATRLSAYVSYGG
LLMRLQGDANNLHGFEVDSRVYLLMKKLAF
Sequence of entity 9 (I), FASTA
>9T5H_9 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9 (chains I)
MEPDGTYEPGFVGIRFCQECNNMLYPKEDKENRILLYACRNCDYQQEADNSCIYVNKITH
EVDELTQIIADVSQDPTLPRTEDHPCQKCGHKEAVFFQSHSARAEDAMRLYYVCTAPHCG
HRWTE
Sequence of entity 10 (J), FASTA
>9T5H_10 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5 (chains J)
MIIPVRCFTCGKIVGNKWEAYLGLLQAEYTEGDALDALGLKRYCCRRMLLAHVDLIEKLL
NYAPLEK
Sequence of entity 11 (K), FASTA
>9T5H_11 DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11-a (chains K)
MNAPPAFESFLLFEGEKKITINKDTKVPNACLFTINKEDHTLGNIIKSQLLKDPQVLFAG
YKVPHPLEHKIIIRVQTTPDYSPQEAFTNAITDLISELSLLEERFRVAIKDKQEGIE
Sequence of entity 12 (L), FASTA
>9T5H_12 DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 (chains L)
MDTQKDVQPPKQQPMIYICGECHTENEIKSRDPIRCRECGYRIMYKKRTKRLVVFDAR

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
ZNZinc ionZn6

Primary citation

Structure of cytoplasmic RNA polymerase II. Hlavata, A., Neuditschko, B., Schellhaas, U. et al. Nat Commun (2026) 17. DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-75416-8 · PubMed

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