6buz

Cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome in complex with kinetochore protein CENP-N

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Histone H3-like centromeric protein A

Homo sapiens

UniProt P49450

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H4 × 2 (P62805) Histone H2A × 2 (P04908) Histone H2B × 2 (P06899) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera × 1 (P0AEY0,Q96H22) 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 21–160; UniProt 1–140 Author chain E; PDBConstruct 21–160; 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 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 (P49450) Histone H2A × 2 (P04908) Histone H2B × 2 (P06899) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera × 1 (P0AEY0,Q96H22) 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 1–103; UniProt 1–103 Author chain F; PDBConstruct 1–103; UniProt 1–103

Histone H2A

Homo sapiens

UniProt P04908

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 (P49450) Histone H4 × 2 (P62805) Histone H2B × 2 (P06899) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera × 1 (P0AEY0,Q96H22) 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 1–130; UniProt 1–130 Author chain G; PDBConstruct 1–130; UniProt 1–130

Histone H2B

Homo sapiens

UniProt P06899

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 (P49450) Histone H4 × 2 (P62805) Histone H2A × 2 (P04908) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera × 1 (P0AEY0,Q96H22) 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 1–126; UniProt 1–126 Author chain H; PDBConstruct 1–126; UniProt 1–126

Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera

Homo sapiens

UniProt P0AEY0

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 (P49450) Histone H4 × 2 (P62805) Histone H2A × 2 (P04908) Histone H2B × 2 (P06899) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name MALE_ECO57
Isoform —
PDB entities 7
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain N; PDBConstruct 12–380; UniProt 26–394

Maltose-binding periplasmic protein, Centromere protein N chimera

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q96H22

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Insufficient information Heteromer Protein 9 DNA 2 Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 (P49450) Histone H4 × 2 (P62805) Histone H2A × 2 (P04908) Histone H2B × 2 (P06899) DNA (147-MER) × 1 DNA (147-MER) × 1 Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name CENPN_HUMAN
Isoform —
PDB entities 7
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain N; PDBConstruct 383–668; UniProt 1–286

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_id6buz
Deposition date deposition_date2017-12-11
Structure title titleCryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome in complex with kinetochore protein CENP-N
Keywords keywordsSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN-DNA complex, Histone fold, Centromeric nucleosome, Kinetochore; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN/DNA
Experimental Method methodELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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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.

6buz__assembly_1__model_1

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

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6buz__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 106 107 108 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

6buz__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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P(r) will be calculated and displayed separately for the same assembly/model.
Rg(Guinier)40.93 Å
Rg (electron density)38.28 Å
Total Rg38.93 Å
Atom count12509
Residues1168
Excluded volume203200 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 6buz__assembly_1__model_1 undecameric (11) 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 (7)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_id6buzA00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzB00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzC00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzD00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzE00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzF00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzG00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6buzH00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
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7. Citations (1)