9ZQC: Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL -2.8

Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL -2.8 in complex with human PARP2 and HPF1, Class 2. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.37 Å resolution. Released 25 Mar 2026.

Method: Electron microscopy
Resolution: 2.37 Å
Organisms: Drosophila melanogaster, Mus musculus, synthetic construct
Chains: 14
Atoms: 17,124
Mol. weight: 345.8 kDa
Released: 25 Mar 2026

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

Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9ZQC contains 64 α-helices and 75 β-strands across 11 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: 8 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	12-14	3
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-36	10
β-strand	42-43	2	1
α-helix	46-72	27
β-strand	77-78	2	2
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

Chain B: 8 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	12-14	3
α-helix	17-21	5
α-helix	27-35	9
β-strand	42-43	2	4
α-helix	46-72	27
β-strand	77-78	2	5
α-helix	80-88	9
α-helix	91-96	6
β-strand	100-102	3	6
α-helix	113-115	3
α-helix	117-118	2

Chain C: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	30-32	3
α-helix	37-47	11
β-strand	52-53	2	2
α-helix	55-82	28
β-strand	87-88	2	1
α-helix	90-100	11
α-helix	104-122	19

Chain D: 5 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	28-32	5
α-helix	37-47	11
β-strand	52-53	2	5
α-helix	55-82	28
β-strand	87-88	2	4
α-helix	90-100	11
α-helix	104-122	19

Chain E: 6 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	37-40	4
α-helix	42-43	2
α-helix	46-57	12
α-helix	65-76	12
β-strand	84-85	2	7
α-helix	87-114	28
β-strand	119-120	2	8
α-helix	122-132	11

Chain F: 6 helices, 2 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	38-40	3
α-helix	42-43	2
α-helix	46-57	12
α-helix	65-79	15
β-strand	84-85	2	9
α-helix	87-114	28
β-strand	119-120	2	10
α-helix	122-132	11

Chain G: 4 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	28-30	3
α-helix	33-42	10
β-strand	47-48	2	8
α-helix	52-77	26
β-strand	82-83	2	7
α-helix	85-93	9
β-strand	98-100	3	3

Chain H: 5 helices, 3 β-strands

Element	Residues	Length	Sheet
α-helix	21-23	3
α-helix	27-30	4
α-helix	33-42	10
β-strand	47-48	2	10
α-helix	52-77	26
β-strand	82-83	2	9
α-helix	85-94	10
β-strand	98-100	3	6

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Molecules and chains

Molecule	Chains	Type	Length	Organism	UniProt
Histone H2A	A, B	protein	124	Drosophila melanogaster	P84051 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H2B	C, D	protein	125	Drosophila melanogaster	P02283 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H3	E, F	protein	136	Drosophila melanogaster	P02299 (AlphaFold model)
Histone H4	G, H	protein	104	Drosophila melanogaster	P84040 (AlphaFold model)
mAb PL2-6 antibody	I, J	protein	274	Mus musculus
DNA (60-mer)	K	DNA	69	synthetic construct
DNA (128-mer)	L	DNA	128	synthetic construct
DNA (197-mer)	M	DNA	197	synthetic construct
Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 2	P	protein	494	Homo sapiens	Q9UGN5

Sequence of entity 1 (A, B), FASTA

>9ZQC_1 Histone H2A (chains A, B)
MSGRGKGGKVKGKAKSRSNRAGLQFPVGRIHRLLRKGNYAERVGAGAPVYLAAVMEYLAA
EVLELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLSGVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKKT
EKKA

Sequence of entity 2 (C, D), FASTA

>9ZQC_2 Histone H2B (chains C, D)
GMIPPKTSGKAAKKAGKAQKNITKTDKKKKRKRKESYAIYIYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMS
IMNSFVNDIFERIAAEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTK
YTSSK

Sequence of entity 3 (E, F), FASTA

>9ZQC_3 Histone H3 (chains E, F)
MARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTE
LLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSSAVMALQEASEAYLVGLFEDTNLSAIHAKRVTI
MPKDIQLARRIRGERA

Sequence of entity 4 (G, H), FASTA

>9ZQC_4 Histone H4 (chains G, H)
MITGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVL
KVFLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG

Sequence of entity 5 (I, J), FASTA

>9ZQC_5 mAb PL2-6 antibody (chains I, J)
MGSSHHHHHHSSGRENLYFQGNAMDIKMTQSPSSMHASLGERVTITCKASQDIRSYLSWY
QQKPWKSPKTLIYYATSLADGVPSRFSGSGSGQDFSLTINNLESDDTATYYCLQHGESPY
TFGSGTKLEIKRAGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSMEVQLQQSGPELVEPGTSVKMPCKASG
YTFTSYTIQWVKQTPRQGLEWIGYIYPYNAGTKYNEKFKGKATLTSDKSSSTVYMELSSL
TSEDSAVYYCARKSSRLRSTLDYWGQGTSVTVSS

Sequence of entity 6 (K), FASTA

>9ZQC_6 DNA (60-MER) (chains K)
GGACTGGACTCTATACGCGGCCATCCTGGAGAATCCCGGTGCCGAGGCCGCTCAATTGGT
CGTGTCTCC

Sequence of entity 7 (L), FASTA

>9ZQC_7 DNA (128-MER) (chains L)
CTCTAGCACCGCTTAAACGCACGTACGCGCTGTCCCCCGCGTTTTAACCGCCAAGGGGAT
TACTCCCTACTGACCAGGCACGTGTCAGATATATACATCCTGTGATTGTATTGAACAGCG
ACCACCCC

Sequence of entity 8 (M), FASTA

>9ZQC_8 DNA (197-MER) (chains M)
GGGGTGGTCGCTGTTCAATACAATCACAGGATGTATATATCTGACACGTGCCTGGTCAGT
AGGGAGTAATCCCCTTGGCGGTTAAAACGCGGGGGACAGCGCGTACGTGCGTTTAAGCGG
TGCTAGAGGGAGACACGACCAATTGAGCGGCCTCGGCACCGGGATTCTCCAGGATGGCCG
CGTATAGAGTCCAGTCC

Sequence of entity 9 (P), FASTA

>9ZQC_9 Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 2 (chains P)
GKAPVDPECTAKVGKAHVYCEGNDVYDVMLNQTNLQFNNNKYYLIQLLEDDAQRNFSVWM
RWGRVGKMGQHSLVACSGNLNKAKEIFQKKFLDKTKNNWEDREKFEKVPGKYDMLQMDYA
TNTQDEEETKKEESLKSPLKPESQLDLRVQELIKLICNVQAMEEMMMEMKYNTKKAPLGK
LTVAQIKAGYQSLKKIEDCIRAGQHGRALMEACNEFYTRIPHDFGLRTPPLIRTQKELSE
KIQLLEALGDIEIAIKLVKTELQSPEHPLDQHYRNLHCALRPLDHESYEFKVISQYLQST
HAPTHSDYTMTLLDLFEVEKDGEKEAFREDLHNRMLLWHGSRMSNWVGILSHGLRIAPPE
APITGYMFGKGIYFADMSSKSANYCFASRLKNTGLLLLSEVALGQCNELLEANPKAEGLL
QGKHSTKGLGKMAPSSAHFVTLNGSTVPLGPASDTGILNPDGYTLNYNEYIVYNPNQVRM
RYLLKVQFNFLQLW

Primary citation

High-Yield Production of Modified DNA Enables Structural Analysis of PARP2 Recognition of Nucleosomal Single-Strand Breaks. Jayathilake, C., Mewhinney, C.E., Gregory-Lott, E.R. et al. J Mol Biol (2026) 438:169753-169753. DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2026.169753 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P84051 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

9ZQB 2.1 Å, Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL -2.8 in complex with human PARP2 and HPF1, Class 1
2NQB 2.3 Å, Drosophila Nucleosome Structure
2PYO 2.43 Å, Drosophila nucleosome core
8UX1 2.5 Å, Cryo-EM structure of Ran bound to RCC1 and the nucleosome core particle
8PP7 2.91 Å, human RYBP-PRC1 bound to mononucleosome
6DZT 2.99 Å, Cryo-EM structure of nucleosome in complex with a single chain antibody fragment
8PP6 3.18 Å, human RYBP-PRC1 bound to H2AK118ub1 nucleosome
9ZQA 3.28 Å, Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL -2.8 in complex with the WGR domain of human PARP2, Class 2
9MU4 3.29 Å, Structure of a native Drosophila melanogaster octameric nucleosome
9ZQ9 3.3 Å, Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL -2.8 in complex with the WGR domain of human PARP2, Class 1
4X23 3.5 Å, Crystal structure of cenp-C in complex with the nucleosome core particle
4QLC 3.5 Å, Crystal structure of chromatosome at 3.5 angstrom resolution

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