6i84

Electron Microscopy
4.4Å resolution

Structure of transcribing RNA polymerase II-nucleosome complex

Released:
Primary publication:
Structure of transcribing RNA polymerase II-nucleosome complex.
Nat Commun 9 5432 (2018)
PMID: 30575770
Related structures: EMD-4429

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed:
Nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1)
Biochemical function:
Cellular component:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero 23-mer (preferred)
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-120004 (preferred)
Entry contents:
16 distinct polypeptide molecules
2 distinct DNA molecules
1 distinct RNA molecule
Macromolecules (19 distinct):
Histone H3.2 Chains: M, S
Molecule details ›
Chains: M, S
Length: 136 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 15.44 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P84233 (Residues: 1-136; Coverage: 100%)
Sequence domains: Core histone H2A/H2B/H3/H4
Histone H2A type 1 Chains: Q, V
Molecule details ›
Chains: Q, V
Length: 130 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 14.11 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P06897 (Residues: 1-130; Coverage: 100%)
Sequence domains:
Histone H4 Chains: O, U
Molecule details ›
Chains: O, U
Length: 103 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 11.39 KDa
Source organism: Xenopus laevis
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P62799 (Residues: 1-103; Coverage: 100%)
Sequence domains: Centromere kinetochore component CENP-T histone fold
Histone H2B 1.1 Chains: R, W
Molecule details ›
Chains: R, W
Length: 123 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 13.66 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
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB1 Chain: A
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2 Chain: B
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB3 Chain: C
Molecule details ›
Chain: C
Length: 348 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 38.81 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P16370 (Residues: 1-318; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB3, YIL021W
Sequence domains:
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB4 Chain: D
Molecule details ›
Chain: D
Length: 221 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 25.45 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P20433 (Residues: 1-221; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: J0654, RPB4, YJL140W
Sequence domains: RNA polymerase Rpb4
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC1 Chain: E
Molecule details ›
Chain: E
Length: 215 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 25.12 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P20434 (Residues: 1-215; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPA7, RPB5, RPC9, YBR1204, YBR154C
Sequence domains:
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC2 Chain: F
Molecule details ›
Chain: F
Length: 155 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 17.93 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P20435 (Residues: 1-155; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: P9677.8, RPB6, RPO26, YPR187W
Sequence domains: RNA polymerase Rpb6
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB7 Chain: G
Molecule details ›
Chain: G
Length: 171 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 19.08 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P34087 (Residues: 1-171; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: D9509.22, RPB7, YDR404C
Sequence domains:
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC3 Chain: H
Molecule details ›
Chain: H
Length: 146 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 16.53 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P20436 (Residues: 1-146; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB8, YOR224C, YOR50-14
Sequence domains: RNA polymerase Rpb8
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB9 Chain: I
Molecule details ›
Chain: I
Length: 122 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 14.31 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P27999 (Residues: 1-122; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB9, YGL070C
Sequence domains:
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC5 Chain: J
Molecule details ›
Chain: J
Length: 70 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 8.29 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P22139 (Residues: 1-70; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB10, YOR210W
Sequence domains: RNA polymerases N / 8 kDa subunit
DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11 Chain: K
Molecule details ›
Chain: K
Length: 120 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 13.63 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P38902 (Residues: 1-120; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB11, YOL005C
Sequence domains:
DNA-directed RNA polymerases I, II, and III subunit RPABC4 Chain: L
Molecule details ›
Chain: L
Length: 70 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 7.73 KDa
Source organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P40422 (Residues: 1-70; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: RPB12, RPC10, YHR143BW, YHR143W-A
Sequence domains: DNA directed RNA polymerase, 7 kDa subunit
DNA (170-MER) Chain: T
Molecule details ›
Chain: T
Length: 169 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 52.04 KDa
DNA (158-MER) Chain: N
Molecule details ›
Chain: N
Length: 160 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 49.54 KDa
RNA Chain: P
Molecule details ›
Chain: P
Length: 10 nucleotides
Theoretical weight: 3.14 KDa

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
Resolution: 4.4Å
Relevant EMDB volumes: EMD-4429
Expression system: Escherichia coli