3TIX

Crystal structure of the Chp1-Tas3 complex core

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.9001 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.211 

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Literature

The Chp1-Tas3 core is a multifunctional platform critical for gene silencing by RITS.

Schalch, T., Job, G., Shanker, S., Partridge, J.F., Joshua-Tor, L.

(2011) Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 18: 1351-1357

  • DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2151

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • RNA interference (RNAi) is critical for the assembly of heterochromatin at Schizosaccharomyces pombe centromeres. Central to this process is the RNA-induced initiation of transcriptional gene silencing (RITS) complex, which physically anchors small n ...

    RNA interference (RNAi) is critical for the assembly of heterochromatin at Schizosaccharomyces pombe centromeres. Central to this process is the RNA-induced initiation of transcriptional gene silencing (RITS) complex, which physically anchors small noncoding RNAs to chromatin. RITS includes Ago1, the chromodomain protein Chp1, and Tas3, which forms a bridge between Chp1 and Ago1. Chp1 is a large protein with no recognizable domains, apart from its chromodomain. Here we describe how the structured C-terminal half of Chp1 binds the Tas3 N-terminal domain, revealing the tight association of Chp1 and Tas3. The structure also shows a PIN domain at the C-terminal tip of Chp1 that controls subtelomeric transcripts through a post-transcriptional mechanism. We suggest that the Chp1-Tas3 complex provides a solid and versatile platform to recruit both RNAi-dependent and RNAi-independent gene-silencing pathways for locus-specific regulation of heterochromatin.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Keck Structural Biology Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Ubiquitin-like protein SMT3,RNA-induced transcriptional silencing complex protein tas3
A, C
207Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c), Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
This entity is chimeric		Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: SMT3, tas3
Find proteins for Q12306 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c))
Go to UniProtKB:  Q12306
Find proteins for O94687 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
Go to UniProtKB:  O94687
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Chromo domain-containing protein 1
B, D
458Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: chp1
Find proteins for Q10103 (Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843))
Go to UniProtKB:  Q10103
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
K
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B, C, D
POTASSIUM ION
K
NPYPAHLBTDXSSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
CL
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A, B, C, D
CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.9001 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.211 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 104.880α = 90.00
b = 172.200β = 90.00
c = 198.680γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL2Mapmodel building
SHELXphasing
PHENIXrefinement
SHELXmodel building
SHARPphasing
XDSdata reduction
XDSdata scaling
CBASSdata collection
HKL2Mapphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

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Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2011-11-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-12-07
    Type: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2011-12-21
    Type: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2017-06-07
    Type: Database references
  • Version 1.4: 2017-11-08
    Type: Refinement description