4QQ4

CW-type zinc finger of MORC3 in complex with the amino terminus of histone H3


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.180 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.183 

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Literature

Family-wide Characterization of Histone Binding Abilities of Human CW Domain-containing Proteins.

Liu, Y.Tempel, W.Zhang, Q.Liang, X.Loppnau, P.Qin, S.Min, J.

(2016) J Biol Chem 291: 9000-9013

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M116.718973
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4O62, 4QQ4

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Covalent modifications of histone N-terminal tails play a critical role in regulating chromatin structure and controlling gene expression. These modifications are controlled by histone-modifying enzymes and read out by histone-binding proteins. Numerous proteins have been identified as histone modification readers. Here we report the family-wide characterization of histone binding abilities of human CW domain-containing proteins. We demonstrate that the CW domains in ZCWPW2 and MORC3/4 selectively recognize histone H3 trimethylated at Lys-4, similar to ZCWPW1 reported previously, while the MORC1/2 and LSD2 lack histone H3 Lys-4 binding ability. Our crystal structures of the CW domains of ZCWPW2 and MORC3 in complex with the histone H3 trimethylated at Lys-4 peptide reveal the molecular basis of this interaction. In each complex, two tryptophan residues in the CW domain form the "floor" and "right wall," respectively, of the methyllysine recognition cage. Our mutation results based on ZCWPW2 reveal that the right wall tryptophan residue is essential for binding, and the floor tryptophan residue enhances binding affinity. Our structural and mutational analysis highlights the conserved roles of the cage residues of CW domain across the histone methyllysine binders but also suggests why some CW domains lack histone binding ability.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada, the Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, College of Life Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3
A, B
62Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: KIAA0136MORC3ZCWCC3
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q14149 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  Q14149
GTEx:  ENSG00000159256 
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UniProt GroupQ14149
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3.3
C, D
16Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
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PHAROS:  P84243
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UniProt GroupP84243
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Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ZN
Query on ZN

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E [auth A],
I [auth A],
J [auth B]
ZINC ION
Zn
PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CL
Query on CL

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G [auth A],
H [auth A]
CHLORIDE ION
Cl
VEXZGXHMUGYJMC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
UNX
Query on UNX

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F [auth A]
K [auth B]
L [auth B]
M [auth B]
N [auth C]
F [auth A],
K [auth B],
L [auth B],
M [auth B],
N [auth C],
O [auth C],
P [auth D]
UNKNOWN ATOM OR ION
X
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
M3L
Query on M3L
C, D
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC9 H21 N2 O2LYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.622α = 90
b = 64.86β = 90
c = 36.015γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
XDSdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-08-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-10-29
    Changes: Structure summary
  • Version 1.2: 2016-03-30
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2016-05-18
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.4: 2023-09-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description