SAXSdb — 3wtp

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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Histone H3-like centromeric protein A

Homo sapiens

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 8 DNA 2	Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） Histone H3.3 × 1 （P84243） DNA (146-MER) × 2	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	CENPA_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 4–143； UniProt 1–140

Histone H4

Homo sapiens

UniProt P62805

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 8 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 1 （P49450） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） Histone H3.3 × 1 （P84243） DNA (146-MER) × 2	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	H4_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	2
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain B； PDBConstruct 4–106； UniProt 1–103 Author chain F； PDBConstruct 4–106； UniProt 1–103

Histone H2A type 1-B/E

Homo sapiens

UniProt P04908

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 8 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 1 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） Histone H3.3 × 1 （P84243） DNA (146-MER) × 2	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	H2A1B_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	3
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain C； PDBConstruct 4–133； UniProt 1–130 Author chain G； PDBConstruct 4–133； UniProt 1–130

Histone H2B type 1-J

Homo sapiens

UniProt P06899

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 8 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 1 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H3.3 × 1 （P84243） DNA (146-MER) × 2	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	H2B1J_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	4
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain D； PDBConstruct 4–129； UniProt 1–126 Author chain H； PDBConstruct 4–129； UniProt 1–126

Histone H3.3

Homo sapiens

UniProt P84243

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 8 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 1 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） DNA (146-MER) × 2	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	H33_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	5
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain E； PDBConstruct 5–140； UniProt 1–136

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id	3wtp
Deposition date deposition_date	2014-04-14
Structure title title	Crystal Structure of the heterotypic nucleosome containing human CENP-A and H3.3
Keywords keywords	histone fold, DNA binding, chromatin formation, DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex; DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA
Experimental Method method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION

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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

3wtp__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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3wtp__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

3wtp__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

P(r) will be calculated and displayed separately for the same assembly/model.

Rg（Guinier）	39.70 Å
Rg (electron density)	36.92 Å
Total Rg	37.66 Å
Atom count	11916
Residues	1041
Excluded volume	194070 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`3wtp__assembly_1__model_1`	decameric （10）	Success	4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)	View Download

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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (6)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A
Molecular weight formula_weight	16305.9 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A
Atom count atom_count	11916

GSHMGPRRRSRKPEAPRRRSPSPTPTPGPSRRGPSLGASSHQHSRRRQGWLKEIRKLQKSTHLLIRKLPFSRLAREICVKFTRGVDFNWQAQALLALQEAAEAFLVHLFEDAYLLTLHAGRVTLFPKDVQLARRIRGLEEGLG

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Description description	Histone H4
Molecular weight formula_weight	11676.7 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	B,F

GSHMSGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVLKVFLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Description description	Histone H2A type 1-B/E
Molecular weight formula_weight	14447.8 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	C,G

GSHMSGRGKQGGKARAKAKTRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYSERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLTAEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKKTESHHKAKGK

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 4 Entity 4 polymer

Description description	Histone H2B type 1-J
Molecular weight formula_weight	14217.5 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	D,H

GSHMPEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKAQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSIYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMGIMNSFVNDIFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTKYTSAK

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 5 Entity 5 polymer

Description description	Histone H3.3
Molecular weight formula_weight	15710.4 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	E

GPGHMARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPSTGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTELLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSAAIGALQEASEAYLVGLFEDTNLCAIHAKRVTIMPKDIQLARRIRGERA

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 6 Entity 6 polymer

Description description	DNA (146-MER)
Molecular weight formula_weight	45053.9 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polydeoxyribonucleotide
Chain IDs strand_id	I,J

ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATTCTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGCATGTTCAGCTGAATTCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTTGGTAGAATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpA00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpB00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpC00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpD00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpE00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpF00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpG00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

Domain ID domain_id	3wtpH00
Class class	1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture	10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology	20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily	10 — Histone, subunit A

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Unit-cell length a length_a	98.117 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	107.667 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	168.143 Å
Unit-cell angle α angle_alpha	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle β angle_beta	90.00 °
Unit-cell angle γ angle_gamma	90.00 °
Molecules per unit cell Z z_pdb	8

Space group space_group	P 21 21 21
Space-group number int_tables_number	19
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	2.670 Å
Low-resolution limit resolution_low	48.667 Å
R factor r_factor	0.2306
R_work r_work	0.2285
R_free r_free	0.2699

Crystal Structure of the heterotypic nucleosome containing human CENP-A and H3.3

1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Histone H3-like centromeric protein A

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Histone H4

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Histone H2A type 1-B/E

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Histone H2B type 1-J

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Histone H3.3

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

3wtp__assembly_1__model_1

3wtp__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

3wtp__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

Refinement Refinement

Diffraction experiment Diffraction

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (6)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Polymer Polymer

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Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Polymer Polymer

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Entity 4 Entity 4 polymer

Polymer Polymer

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Entity 5 Entity 5 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Source Source

Entity 6 Entity 6 polymer

Polymer Polymer

6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

7. Citations (1)