7u46

Cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome (palindromic alpha satellite DNA) in complex with 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

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 9 DNA 2	Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A × 2 （Q93077） Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I × 2 （P62807） Centromere protein N × 1 （Q96H22） 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	CENPA_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 1–140； UniProt 1–140 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 1–140； 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 9 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 （P49450） Histone H2A × 2 （Q93077） Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I × 2 （P62807） Centromere protein N × 1 （Q96H22） 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	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 Q93077

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 9 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I × 2 （P62807） Centromere protein N × 1 （Q96H22） 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	H2A1C_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 type 1-C/E/F/G/I

Homo sapiens

UniProt P62807

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 9 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A × 2 （Q93077） Centromere protein N × 1 （Q96H22） 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	H2B1C_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

Centromere protein N

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q96H22

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 9 DNA 2	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A × 2 （P49450） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A × 2 （Q93077） Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I × 2 （P62807） 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	5
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain K； PDBConstruct 1–289； UniProt 1–289

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	7u46
Deposition date deposition_date	2022-02-28
Structure title title	Cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome (palindromic alpha satellite DNA) in complex with CENP-N
Keywords keywords	nucleosome, CENP-A, kinetochore, CENP-N, DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex; DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA
Experimental Method method	ELECTRON 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.

7u46__assembly_1__model_1

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

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7u46__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

7u46__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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

Rg（Guinier）	42.10 Å
Rg (electron density)	39.93 Å
Total Rg	40.51 Å
Atom count	24375
Residues	1215
Excluded volume	220080 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`7u46__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)

Entity 1 Entity 1 polymer

Description description	Histone H3-like centromeric protein A
Molecular weight formula_weight	16023.6 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	A,E
Atom count atom_count	24375

MGPRRRSRKPEAPRRRSPSPTPTPGPSRRGPSLGASSHQHSRRRQGWLKEIRKLQKSTHLLIRKLPFSRLAREICVKFTRGVDFNWQAQALLALQEAAEAFLVHLFEDAYLLTLHAGRVTLFPKDVQLARRIRGLEEGLG

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 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' ;

Entity 2 Entity 2 polymer

Description description	Histone H4
Molecular weight formula_weight	11394.4 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

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

MSGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLRDNIQGITKPAIRRLARRGGVKRISGLIYEETRGVLKVFLENVIRDAVTYTEHAKRKTVTAMDVVYALKRQGRTLYGFGG

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 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' ;

Entity 3 Entity 3 polymer

Description description	Histone H2A
Molecular weight formula_weight	14135.5 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

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

MSGRGKQGGKARAKAKSRSSRAGLQFPVGRVHRLLRKGNYAERVGAGAPVYLAAVLEYLTAEILELAGNAARDNKKTRIIPRHLQLAIRNDEELNKLLGRVTIAQGGVLPNIQAVLLPKKTESHHKAKGK

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-C/E/F/G/I
Molecular weight formula_weight	13937.2 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	2

Polymer Polymer

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

MPEPAKSAPAPKKGSKKAVTKAQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSVYVYKVLKQVHPDTGISSKAMGIMNSFVNDIFERIAGEASRLAHYNKRSTITSREIQTAVRLLLPGELAKHAVSEGTKAVTKYTSSK

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	Centromere protein N
Molecular weight formula_weight	34870.7 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	K

MDETVAEFIKRTILKIPMNELTTILKAWDFLSENQLQTVNFRQRKESVVQHLIHLCEEKRASISDAALLDIIYMQFHQHQKVWDVFQMSKGPGEDVDLFDMKQFKNSFKKILQRALKNVTVSFRETEENAVWIRIAWGTQYTKPNQYKPTYVVYYSQTPYAFTSSSMLRRNTPLLGQALTIASKHHQIVKMDLRSRYLDSLKAIVFKQYNQTFETHNSTTPLQERSLGLDINMDSRIIHENIVEKERVQRITQETFGDYPQPQLEFAQYKLETKFKSGLNGSILAEREEHHHHHH

Source Source

Source organism organism	Homo sapiens
Common name common_name	human
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	9606
Host organism host_organism	Insect cell expression vector pTIE1

Entity 6 Entity 6 polymer

Description description	DNA (147-MER)
Molecular weight formula_weight	45368.1 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polydeoxyribonucleotide
Chain IDs strand_id	I

ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGCATGTTCAGCTGGAATCCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTTGGTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

Entity 7 Entity 7 polymer

Description description	DNA (147-MER)
Molecular weight formula_weight	45359.0 kDa
Source method src_method	syn
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polydeoxyribonucleotide
Chain IDs strand_id	J

ATCAATATCCACCTGCAGATACTACCAAAAGTGTATTTGGAAACTGCTCCATCAAAAGGCATGTTCAGCTGGATTCCAGCTGAACATGCCTTTTGATGGAGCAGTTTCCAAATACACTTTTGGTAGTATCTGCAGGTGGATATTGAT

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Unit-cell length a length_a	1.000 Å
Unit-cell length b length_b	1.000 Å
Unit-cell length c length_c	1.000 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	—

Space group space_group	P 1
Space-group number int_tables_number	1
Crystal system crystal_system	—

Resolution resolution	2.68 Å
Resolution测定Method resolution_method	—
颗粒数 num_particles	314239

Cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome (palindromic alpha satellite DNA) in complex with CENP-N

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

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-C/E/F/G/I

State in the Current Structure

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

Monomer

Homodimer

Homotetramer

Other homooligomers

Heteromeric or nucleic-acid complex

Centromere protein N

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

7u46__assembly_1__model_1

7u46__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

7u46__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

Unit cell Unit Cell

Symmetry Symmetry

冷冻电镜 EM 3D

5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (7)

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

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Entity 6 Entity 6 polymer

Polymer Polymer

Entity 7 Entity 7 polymer

Polymer Polymer

7. Citations (1)