7d20

Cryo-EM structure of SET8-CENP-A-nucleosome complexCryo-EM structure of SET8-CENP-A-nucleosome complex

Structural highlights

7d20 is a 11 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CENPA_HUMAN Histone H3-like variant which exclusively replaces conventional H3 in the nucleosome core of centromeric chromatin at the inner plate of the kinetochore. Required for recruitment and assembly of kinetochore proteins, mitotic progression and chromosome segregation. May serve as an epigenetic mark that propagates centromere identity through replication and cell division. The CENPA-H4 heterotetramer can bind DNA by itself (in vitro).^[1] ^[2]

References

↑ Sekulic N, Bassett EA, Rogers DJ, Black BE. The structure of (CENP-A-H4)(2) reveals physical features that mark centromeres. Nature. 2010 Aug 25. PMID:20739937 doi:10.1038/nature09323
↑ Hu H, Liu Y, Wang M, Fang J, Huang H, Yang N, Li Y, Wang J, Yao X, Shi Y, Li G, Xu RM. Structure of a CENP-A-histone H4 heterodimer in complex with chaperone HJURP. Genes Dev. 2011 May 1;25(9):901-6. Epub 2011 Apr 8. PMID:21478274 doi:10.1101/gad.2045111

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OCA

[1] Sekulic N, Bassett EA, Rogers DJ, Black BE. The structure of (CENP-A-H4)(2) reveals physical features that mark centromeres. Nature. 2010 Aug 25. PMID:20739937 doi:10.1038/nature09323

[2] Hu H, Liu Y, Wang M, Fang J, Huang H, Yang N, Li Y, Wang J, Yao X, Shi Y, Li G, Xu RM. Structure of a CENP-A-histone H4 heterodimer in complex with chaperone HJURP. Genes Dev. 2011 May 1;25(9):901-6. Epub 2011 Apr 8. PMID:21478274 doi:10.1101/gad.2045111

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