| Structural highlights
2rvq is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Human. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Gene: | HIST1H2AB, H2AFM, HIST1H2AE, H2AFA (HUMAN), HIST1H2BJ, H2BFR (HUMAN) |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[H2B1J_HUMAN] Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling.[1] [2] [3] Has broad antibacterial activity. May contribute to the formation of the functional antimicrobial barrier of the colonic epithelium, and to the bactericidal activity of amniotic fluid.[4] [5] [6]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
During chromatin-regulated processes, the histone H2A-H2B heterodimer functions dynamically in and out of the nucleosome. Although detailed crystal structures of nucleosomes have been established, that of the isolated full-length H2A-H2B heterodimer has remained elusive. Here, we have determined the solution structure of human H2A-H2B by NMR coupled with CS-Rosetta. H2A and H2B each contain a histone fold, comprising four alpha-helices and two beta-strands (alpha1-beta1-alpha2-beta2-alpha3-alphaC), together with the long disordered N- and C-terminal H2A tails and the long N-terminal H2B tail. The N-terminal alphaN helix, C-terminal beta3 strand, and 310 helix of H2A observed in the H2A-H2B nucleosome structure are disordered in isolated H2A-H2B. In addition, the H2A alpha1 and H2B alphaC helices are not well fixed in the heterodimer, and the H2A and H2B tails are not completely random coils. Comparison of hydrogen-deuterium exchange, fast hydrogen exchange, and {(1)H}-(15)N hetero-nuclear NOE data with the CS-Rosetta structure indicates that there is some conformation in the H2A 310 helical and H2B Lys11 regions, while the repression domain of H2B (residues 27-34) exhibits an extended string-like structure. This first structure of the isolated H2A-H2B heterodimer provides insight into its dynamic functions in chromatin.
Solution structure of the isolated histone H2A-H2B heterodimer.,Moriwaki Y, Yamane T, Ohtomo H, Ikeguchi M, Kurita J, Sato M, Nagadoi A, Shimojo H, Nishimura Y Sci Rep. 2016 May 16;6:24999. doi: 10.1038/srep24999. PMID:27181506[7]
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References
- ↑ Kim HS, Cho JH, Park HW, Yoon H, Kim MS, Kim SC. Endotoxin-neutralizing antimicrobial proteins of the human placenta. J Immunol. 2002 Mar 1;168(5):2356-64. PMID:11859126
- ↑ Tollin M, Bergman P, Svenberg T, Jornvall H, Gudmundsson GH, Agerberth B. Antimicrobial peptides in the first line defence of human colon mucosa. Peptides. 2003 Apr;24(4):523-30. PMID:12860195
- ↑ Howell SJ, Wilk D, Yadav SP, Bevins CL. Antimicrobial polypeptides of the human colonic epithelium. Peptides. 2003 Nov;24(11):1763-70. PMID:15019208 doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2003.07.028
- ↑ Kim HS, Cho JH, Park HW, Yoon H, Kim MS, Kim SC. Endotoxin-neutralizing antimicrobial proteins of the human placenta. J Immunol. 2002 Mar 1;168(5):2356-64. PMID:11859126
- ↑ Tollin M, Bergman P, Svenberg T, Jornvall H, Gudmundsson GH, Agerberth B. Antimicrobial peptides in the first line defence of human colon mucosa. Peptides. 2003 Apr;24(4):523-30. PMID:12860195
- ↑ Howell SJ, Wilk D, Yadav SP, Bevins CL. Antimicrobial polypeptides of the human colonic epithelium. Peptides. 2003 Nov;24(11):1763-70. PMID:15019208 doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2003.07.028
- ↑ Moriwaki Y, Yamane T, Ohtomo H, Ikeguchi M, Kurita J, Sato M, Nagadoi A, Shimojo H, Nishimura Y. Solution structure of the isolated histone H2A-H2B heterodimer. Sci Rep. 2016 May 16;6:24999. doi: 10.1038/srep24999. PMID:27181506 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep24999
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