Crystal structure of the macro-domain of human core histone variant macroH2A1.1 (form A)

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PDB ID 2fxk

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, resolution 2.54Å
Related: 1ZR5, 1ZR3


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OverviewOverview

Histone macroH2A is a hallmark of mammalian heterochromatin. Here we show that human macroH2A1.1 binds the SirT1-metabolite O-acetyl-ADP-ribose (OAADPR) through its macro domain. The 1.6-A crystal structure and mutants reveal how the metabolite is recognized. Mutually exclusive exon use in the gene H2AFY produces macroH2A1.2, whose tissue distribution differs. MacroH2A1.2 shows only subtle structural changes but cannot bind nucleotides. Alternative splicing may thus regulate the binding of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) metabolites to chromatin.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

2FXK is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 1ZQ0. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

Splicing regulates NAD metabolite binding to histone macroH2A., Kustatscher G, Hothorn M, Pugieux C, Scheffzek K, Ladurner AG, Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2005 Jul;12(7):624-5. Epub 2005 Jun 19. PMID:15965484

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