8xbu

The cryo-EM structure of the decameric RAD51 ring bound to the nucleosome with the linker DNA binding

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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

Histone H3.1

Homo sapiens

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 18 DNA 2	Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） DNA (156-MER) × 1 DNA (153-MER) × 1 DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 × 10 （Q06609）	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	H31_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	1
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain A； PDBConstruct 4–139； UniProt 1–136 Author chain E； PDBConstruct 4–139； UniProt 1–136

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 18 DNA 2	Histone H3.1 × 2 （P68431） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） DNA (156-MER) × 1 DNA (153-MER) × 1 DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 × 10 （Q06609）	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 18 DNA 2	Histone H3.1 × 2 （P68431） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） DNA (156-MER) × 1 DNA (153-MER) × 1 DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 × 10 （Q06609）	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 18 DNA 2	Histone H3.1 × 2 （P68431） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） DNA (156-MER) × 1 DNA (153-MER) × 1 DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 × 10 （Q06609）	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

DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1

Homo sapiens

UniProt Q06609

State in the Current Structure

Assembly	Physical composition	Protein state	Molecular copy count	Associated components	Data consistency
1	Protein–DNA	Heteromer	Protein 18 DNA 2	Histone H3.1 × 2 （P68431） Histone H4 × 2 （P62805） Histone H2A type 1-B/E × 2 （P04908） Histone H2B type 1-J × 2 （P06899） DNA (156-MER) × 1 DNA (153-MER) × 1	Consistent with all polymers

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence

UniProt name	RAD51_HUMAN
Isoform	—
PDB entities	7
Chains and sequence ranges	Author chain K； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain L； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain M； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain N； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain O； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain P； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain Q； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain R； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain S； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339 Author chain T； PDBConstruct 4–342； UniProt 1–339

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	8xbu
Deposition date deposition_date	2023-12-07
Structure title title	The cryo-EM structure of the decameric RAD51 ring bound to the nucleosome with the linker DNA binding
Keywords keywords	Nucleosome, Recombinase, 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.

8xbu__assembly_1__model_1

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

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8xbu__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

8xbu__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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

Rg（Guinier）	59.03 Å
Rg (electron density)	58.59 Å
Total Rg	58.73 Å
Atom count	32567
Residues	3707
Excluded volume	559850 Å³
Maximum q	0.500 Å⁻¹

Assembly	Model	Structure unit	Oligomeric description	Status	CRYSOL	Actions
1	1	`8xbu__assembly_1__model_1`	20-meric （20）	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 H3.1
Molecular weight formula_weight	15719.4 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	32567

GSHMARTKQTARKSTGGKAPRKQLATKAARKSAPATGGVKKPHRYRPGTVALREIRRYQKSTELLIRKLPFQRLVREIAQDFKTDLRFQSSAVMALQEACEAYLVGLFEDTNLCAIHAKRVTIMPKDIQLARRIRGERA

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	DNA (156-MER)
Molecular weight formula_weight	47976.7 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polydeoxyribonucleotide
Chain IDs strand_id	I

ATCAGAATCCCGGTGCCGAGGCCGCTCAATTGGTCGTAGACAGCTCTAGCACCGCTTAAACGCACGTACGCGCTGTCCCCCGCGTTTTAACCGCCAAGGGGATTACACCCAAGACACCAGGCACGAGACAGAAAAAAACAACGAAAACGGCCACCA

Source Source

Source organism organism	synthetic construct
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	32630
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 6 Entity 6 polymer

Description description	DNA (153-MER)
Molecular weight formula_weight	47371.1 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	1

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polydeoxyribonucleotide
Chain IDs strand_id	J

TGGCCGTTTTCGTTGTTTTTTTCTGTCTCGTGCCTGGTGTCTTGGGTGTAATCCCCTTGGCGGTTAAAACGCGGGGGACAGCGCGTACGTGCGTTTAAGCGGTGCTAGAGCTGTCTACGACCAATTGAGCGGCCTCGGCACCGGGATTCTGAT

Source Source

Source organism organism	synthetic construct
NCBI taxonomy ID ncbi_taxonomy_id	32630
Host organism host_organism	Escherichia coli

Entity 7 Entity 7 polymer

Description description	DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1
Molecular weight formula_weight	37291.4 kDa
Source method src_method	man
Copy count entity_count	10

Polymer Polymer

Polymer type type	polypeptide(L)
Chain IDs strand_id	K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T

GSHMAMQMQLEANADTSVEEESFGPQPISRLEQCGINANDVKKLEEAGFHTVEAVAYAPKKELINIKGISEAKADKILAEAAKLVPMGFTTATEFHQRRSEIIQITTGSKELDKLLQGGIETGSITEMFGEFRTGKTQICHTLAVTCQLPIDRGGGEGKAMYIDTEGTFRPERLLAVAERYGLSGSDVLDNVAYARAFNTDHQTQLLYQASAMMVESRYALLIVDSATALYRTDYSGRGELSARQMHLARFLRMLLRLADEFGVAVVITNQVVAQVDGAAMFAADPKKPIGGNIIAHASTTRLYLRKGRGETRICKIYDSPCLPEAEAMFAINADGVGDAKD

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

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Resolution resolution	4.24 Å
Resolution测定Method resolution_method	—
颗粒数 num_particles	30612

The cryo-EM structure of the decameric RAD51 ring bound to the nucleosome with the linker DNA binding

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

Histone H3.1

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

DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1

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

8xbu__assembly_1__model_1

8xbu__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

8xbu__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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

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Entity 7 Entity 7 polymer

Polymer Polymer

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7. Citations (1)