4N4I

Crystal structure of the Bromo-PWWP of the mouse zinc finger MYND-type containing 11 isoform alpha in complex with histone H3.3K36me3


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.245 
  • R-Value Work: 0.199 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.201 

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Literature

ZMYND11 links histone H3.3K36me3 to transcription elongation and tumour suppression

Wen, H.Li, Y.Xi, Y.Jiang, S.Stratton, S.Peng, D.Tanaka, K.Ren, Y.Xia, Z.Wu, J.Li, B.Barton, M.C.Li, W.Li, H.Shi, X.

(2014) Nature 508: 263-268

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13045
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4N4G, 4N4H, 4N4I

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Recognition of modified histones by 'reader' proteins plays a critical role in the regulation of chromatin. H3K36 trimethylation (H3K36me3) is deposited onto the nucleosomes in the transcribed regions after RNA polymerase II elongation. In yeast, this mark in turn recruits epigenetic regulators to reset the chromatin to a relatively repressive state, thus suppressing cryptic transcription. However, much less is known about the role of H3K36me3 in transcription regulation in mammals. This is further complicated by the transcription-coupled incorporation of the histone variant H3.3 in gene bodies. Here we show that the candidate tumour suppressor ZMYND11 specifically recognizes H3K36me3 on H3.3 (H3.3K36me3) and regulates RNA polymerase II elongation. Structural studies show that in addition to the trimethyl-lysine binding by an aromatic cage within the PWWP domain, the H3.3-dependent recognition is mediated by the encapsulation of the H3.3-specific 'Ser 31' residue in a composite pocket formed by the tandem bromo-PWWP domains of ZMYND11. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing shows a genome-wide co-localization of ZMYND11 with H3K36me3 and H3.3 in gene bodies, and its occupancy requires the pre-deposition of H3.3K36me3. Although ZMYND11 is associated with highly expressed genes, it functions as an unconventional transcription co-repressor by modulating RNA polymerase II at the elongation stage. ZMYND11 is critical for the repression of a transcriptional program that is essential for tumour cell growth; low expression levels of ZMYND11 in breast cancer patients correlate with worse prognosis. Consistently, overexpression of ZMYND11 suppresses cancer cell growth in vitro and tumour formation in mice. Together, this study identifies ZMYND11 as an H3.3-specific reader of H3K36me3 that links the histone-variant-mediated transcription elongation control to tumour suppression.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [2] Center for Cancer Epigenetics, Center for Genetics and Genomics, and Center for Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA [3].


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Zinc finger MYND domain-containing protein 11252Mus musculusMutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: BS69Zmynd11
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8R5C8
IMPC:  MGI:1913755
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UniProt GroupQ8R5C8
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Peptide from Histone H3.324Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Go to UniProtKB:  P84243
PHAROS:  P84243
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UniProt GroupP84243
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
M3L
Query on M3L
B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC9 H21 N2 O2LYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.245 
  • R-Value Work: 0.199 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.201 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 64.013α = 90
b = 64.013β = 90
c = 122.98γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
ADSCdata collection
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-03-05
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-04-16
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-15
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description