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Crystal structure of (CENP-A/H4)2 heterotetramer

Structural highlights

3nqj is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.1Å
Ligands:
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]

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Centromeres are specified epigenetically, and the histone H3 variant CENP-A is assembled into the chromatin of all active centromeres. Divergence from H3 raises the possibility that CENP-A generates unique chromatin features to mark physically centromere location. Here we report the crystal structure of a subnucleosomal heterotetramer, human (CENP-A-H4)(2), that reveals three distinguishing properties encoded by the residues that comprise the CENP-A targeting domain (CATD; ref. 2): (1) a CENP-A-CENP-A interface that is substantially rotated relative to the H3-H3 interface; (2) a protruding loop L1 of the opposite charge as that on H3; and (3) strong hydrophobic contacts that rigidify the CENP-A-H4 interface. Residues involved in the CENP-A-CENP-A rotation are required for efficient incorporation into centromeric chromatin, indicating specificity for an unconventional nucleosome shape. DNA topological analysis indicates that CENP-A-containing nucleosomes are octameric with conventional left-handed DNA wrapping, in contrast to other recent proposals. Our results indicate that CENP-A marks centromere location by restructuring the nucleosome from within its folded histone core.

The structure of (CENP-A-H4)(2) reveals physical features that mark centromeres.,Sekulic N, Bassett EA, Rogers DJ, Black BE Nature. 2010 Aug 25. PMID:20739937^[3]

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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
↑ 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

1 Structural highlights
2 Function
3 Evolutionary Conservation
4 Publication Abstract from PubMed
5 See Also
6 References

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Categories: Homo sapiens | Large Structures | Black BE | Sekulic N

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 ==Crystal structure of (CENP-A/H4)2 heterotetramer==
-<StructureSection load='3nqj' size='340' side='right' caption='[[3nqj]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.10&Aring;' scene=''>
+<StructureSection load='3nqj' size='340' side='right'caption='[[3nqj]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.10&Aring;' scene=''>
 == Structural highlights ==
-<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3nqj]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3NQJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3NQJ FirstGlance]. <br>
+<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3nqj]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3NQJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3NQJ FirstGlance]. <br>
-</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</scene></td></tr>
+</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.1&#8491;</td></tr>
-<tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[3nqu|3nqu]]</td></tr>
+<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=PO4:PHOSPHATE+ION'>PO4</scene></td></tr>
-<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">CENPA ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=9606 HUMAN]), HIST1H4A, H4/A, H4FA ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=9606 HUMAN])</td></tr>
+<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3nqj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3nqj OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3nqj PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3nqj RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3nqj PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3nqj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
-<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3nqj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3nqj OCA], [http://pdbe.org/3nqj PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3nqj RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3nqj PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3nqj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
 </table>
 == Function ==
-[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CENPA_HUMAN 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).<ref>PMID:20739937</ref> <ref>PMID:21478274</ref>
+[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CENPA_HUMAN 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).<ref>PMID:20739937</ref> <ref>PMID:21478274</ref>
 == Evolutionary Conservation ==
 [[Image:Consurf_key_small.gif|200px|right]]
 Check<jmol>
   <jmolCheckbox>
-    <scriptWhenChecked>select protein; define ~consurf_to_do selected; consurf_initial_scene = true; script "/wiki/ConSurf/nq/3nqj_consurf.spt"</scriptWhenChecked>
+    <scriptWhenChecked>; select protein; define ~consurf_to_do selected; consurf_initial_scene = true; script "/wiki/ConSurf/nq/3nqj_consurf.spt"</scriptWhenChecked>
     <scriptWhenUnchecked>script /wiki/extensions/Proteopedia/spt/initialview01.spt</scriptWhenUnchecked>
     <text>to colour the structure by Evolutionary Conservation</text>
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 ==See Also==
-*[[Centromere protein|Centromere protein]]
+*[[Centromere protein 3D structure|Centromere protein 3D structure]]
-*[[Histone|Histone]]
+*[[Histone 3D structures|Histone 3D structures]]
 == References ==
 <references/>
 __TOC__
 </StructureSection>
-[[Category: Human]]
+[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
-[[Category: Black, B E]]
+[[Category: Large Structures]]
-[[Category: Sekulic, N]]
+[[Category: Black BE]]
-[[Category: Alpha helix]]
+[[Category: Sekulic N]]
-[[Category: Centromere]]
-[[Category: Dna binding protein]]
-[[Category: Histone fold]]

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Crystal structure of (CENP-A/H4)2 heterotetramer

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