6QNX

Structure of the SA2/SCC1/CTCF complex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å

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Literature

The structural basis for cohesin-CTCF-anchored loops.

Li, Y., Haarhuis, J.H.I., Sedeno Cacciatore, A., Oldenkamp, R., van Ruiten, M.S., Willems, L., Teunissen, H., Muir, K.W., de Wit, E., Rowland, B.D., Panne, D.

(2020) Nature 578: 472-476

  • DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1910-z
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6QNX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Cohesin catalyses the folding of the genome into loops that are anchored by CTCF 1 . The molecular mechanism of how cohesin and CTCF structure the 3D genome has remained unclear. Here we show that a segment within the CTCF N terminus interacts ...

    Cohesin catalyses the folding of the genome into loops that are anchored by CTCF 1 . The molecular mechanism of how cohesin and CTCF structure the 3D genome has remained unclear. Here we show that a segment within the CTCF N terminus interacts with the SA2-SCC1 subunits of human cohesin. We report a crystal structure of SA2-SCC1 in complex with CTCF at a resolution of 2.7 Å, which reveals the molecular basis of the interaction. We demonstrate that this interaction is specifically required for CTCF-anchored loops and contributes to the positioning of cohesin at CTCF binding sites. A similar motif is present in a number of established and newly identified cohesin ligands, including the cohesin release factor WAPL 2,3 . Our data suggest that CTCF enables the formation of chromatin loops by protecting cohesin against loop release. These results provide fundamental insights into the molecular mechanism that enables the dynamic regulation of chromatin folding by cohesin and CTCF.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. daniel.panne@le.ac.uk.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Cohesin subunit SA-2 A1231Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: STAG2, SA2
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PHAROS:  Q8N3U4
GTEx:  ENSG00000101972
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Entity ID: 2
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Double-strand-break repair protein rad21 homolog B631Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: RAD21, HR21, KIAA0078, NXP1, SCC1
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PHAROS:  O60216
GTEx:  ENSG00000164754
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Entity ID: 3
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Transcriptional repressor CTCF C727Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CTCF
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GTEx:  ENSG00000102974
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 79.029α = 90
b = 107.255β = 90
c = 176.49γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2020-01-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-03-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-04-29
    Changes: Advisory