6pwe

Cryo-EM structure of nucleosome core particle

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

Histone H3

Drosophila melanogaster

UniProt P02299

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 (A0A0B4KFZ9) Histone H2A × 2 (P84051) Histone H2B × 2 (P02283) 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 H3_DROME
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–136; UniProt 1–136 Author chain E; PDBConstruct 1–136; UniProt 1–136

Histone H4

Drosophila melanogaster

UniProt A0A0B4KFZ9

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 × 2 (P02299) Histone H2A × 2 (P84051) Histone H2B × 2 (P02283) 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 A0A0B4KFZ9_DROME
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

Drosophila melanogaster

UniProt P84051

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 × 2 (P02299) Histone H4 × 2 (A0A0B4KFZ9) Histone H2B × 2 (P02283) 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 H2A_DROME
Isoform —
PDB entities 3
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain C; PDBConstruct 1–124; UniProt 1–124 Author chain G; PDBConstruct 1–124; UniProt 1–124

Histone H2B

Drosophila melanogaster

UniProt P02283

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 × 2 (P02299) Histone H4 × 2 (A0A0B4KFZ9) Histone H2A × 2 (P84051) 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 H2B_DROME
Isoform —
PDB entities 4
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain D; PDBConstruct 1–123; UniProt 1–123 Author chain H; PDBConstruct 1–123; UniProt 1–123

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_id6pwe
Deposition date deposition_date2019-07-22
Structure title titleCryo-EM structure of nucleosome core particle
Keywords keywordsnucleosome, histone, DNA, DNA-binding protein, STRUCTURAL PROTEIN-DNA complex; 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.

6pwe__assembly_1__model_1

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

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6pwe__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.

6pwe__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

The new assembly/model P(r) has not been calculated yet This placeholder does not display legacy data r (Angstrom) P(r)
P(r) will be calculated and displayed separately for the same assembly/model.
Rg(Guinier)40.50 Å
Rg (electron density)37.74 Å
Total Rg38.46 Å
Atom count11923
Residues1038
Excluded volume193370 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 6pwe__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)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 8 domains

CATH v4.4 (8 domains)

Domain ID domain_id6pweA00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweB00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweC00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweD00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweE00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweF00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweG00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture10 — Orthogonal Bundle
Topology topology20 — Histone, subunit A
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily10 — Histone, subunit A
Domain ID domain_id6pweH00
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)