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Deposition Date 2020-04-20
Release Date 2021-02-10
Last Version Date 2024-03-27
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
7BXT
Keywords:
Title:
The cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome in complex with CENP-C peptide and CENP-N N-terminal domain
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
4.20 Å
Aggregation State:
PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method:
SINGLE PARTICLE
Macromolecular Entities
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Histone H3,Histone H3-like centromeric protein A
Gene (Uniprot):CENPA
Chain IDs:A, E
Chain Length:144
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Gallus gallus
Structures with similar UniProt ID
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Histone H4
Gene (Uniprot):H4C1, H4C2, H4C3, H4C4, H4C5, H4C6, H4C8, H4C9, H4C11, H4C12, H4C13, H4C14, H4C15, H4C16
Chain IDs:B, F
Chain Length:106
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Structures with similar UniProt ID
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Histone H2A type 1-B/E
Gene (Uniprot):H2AC4, H2AC8
Chain IDs:C, G
Chain Length:133
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Structures with similar UniProt ID
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Histone H2B type 2-E
Gene (Uniprot):H2BC21
Chain IDs:D, H
Chain Length:129
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
Polymer Type:polydeoxyribonucleotide
Molecule:DNA (145-mer)
Chain IDs:I
Chain Length:145
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:synthetic construct
Polymer Type:polydeoxyribonucleotide
Molecule:DNA (145-mer)
Chain IDs:J
Chain Length:145
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:synthetic construct
Structures with similar UniProt ID
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:CENP-C
Gene (Uniprot):centoromere protein C
Chain IDs:K, L
Chain Length:41
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:Gallus gallus
Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:Maltodextrin-binding protein,Centromere protein N
Gene (Uniprot):CENPN
Chain IDs:M, N
Chain Length:630
Number of Molecules:2
Biological Source:unidentified cloning vector, Gallus gallus
Ligand Molecules
Primary Citation
Cryo-EM structure of the CENP-A nucleosome in complex with phosphorylated CENP-C.
Embo J. 40 e105671 e105671 (2021)
PMID: 33463726 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020105671

Abstact

The CENP-A nucleosome is a key structure for kinetochore assembly. Once the CENP-A nucleosome is established in the centromere, additional proteins recognize the CENP-A nucleosome to form a kinetochore. CENP-C and CENP-N are CENP-A binding proteins. We previously demonstrated that vertebrate CENP-C binding to the CENP-A nucleosome is regulated by CDK1-mediated CENP-C phosphorylation. However, it is still unknown how the phosphorylation of CENP-C regulates its binding to CENP-A. It is also not completely understood how and whether CENP-C and CENP-N act together on the CENP-A nucleosome. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) in combination with biochemical approaches, we reveal a stable CENP-A nucleosome-binding mode of CENP-C through unique regions. The chicken CENP-C structure bound to the CENP-A nucleosome is stabilized by an intramolecular link through the phosphorylated CENP-C residue. The stable CENP-A-CENP-C complex excludes CENP-N from the CENP-A nucleosome. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the dynamic kinetochore assembly regulated by CDK1-mediated CENP-C phosphorylation.

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