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Electron Microscopy
3.7Å resolution

Nucleosome : Class 1

Released:
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Primary publication:
Histone octamer rearranges to adapt to DNA unwrapping.
Nat Struct Mol Biol 25 101-108 (2018)
PMID: 29323273
Related structures: EMD-3947

Function and Biology Details

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero decamer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-119861 (preferred)
Entry contents:
4 distinct polypeptide molecules
2 distinct DNA molecules
Macromolecules (6 distinct):
Histone H3.2 Chains: A, E
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, E
Length: 135 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 15.3 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P84233 (Residues: 2-136; Coverage: 99%)
Sequence domains: Core histone H2A/H2B/H3/H4
Structure domains: Histone, subunit A
Histone H4 Chains: B, F
Molecule details ›
Chains: B, F
Length: 102 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 11.26 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P62799 (Residues: 2-103; Coverage: 99%)
Sequence domains: Centromere kinetochore component CENP-T histone fold
Structure domains: Histone, subunit A
Histone H2A Chains: C, G
Molecule details ›
Chains: C, G
Length: 129 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 13.98 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q6AZJ8 (Residues: 2-130; Coverage: 99%)
Gene names: LOC494591, h2ac14.L, hist1h2aj, hist1h2aj.L
Sequence domains:
Structure domains: Histone, subunit A
Histone H2B 1.1 Chains: D, H
Molecule details ›
Chains: D, H
Length: 122 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 13.52 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P02281 (Residues: 5-126; Coverage: 97%)
Sequence domains: Core histone H2A/H2B/H3/H4
Structure domains: Histone, subunit A
DNA (147-MER) Chain: I
Molecule details ›
Chain: I
Length: 147 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 45.6 KDa
DNA (147-MER) Chain: J
Molecule details ›
Chain: J
Length: 147 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 45.15 KDa

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 3.7Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-3947
Expression system: Escherichia coli