7C0M

Human cGAS-nucleosome complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.90 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Structural basis for the inhibition of cGAS by nucleosomes.

Kujirai, T.Zierhut, C.Takizawa, Y.Kim, R.Negishi, L.Uruma, N.Hirai, S.Funabiki, H.Kurumizaka, H.

(2020) Science 370: 455-458

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd0237
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7C0M

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase (cGAS) senses invasion of pathogenic DNA and stimulates inflammatory signaling, autophagy, and apoptosis. Organization of host DNA into nucleosomes was proposed to limit cGAS autoinduction, but the underlying mechanism was unknown. Here, we report the structural basis for this inhibition. In the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human cGAS-nucleosome core particle (NCP) complex, two cGAS monomers bridge two NCPs by binding the acidic patch of the histone H2A-H2B dimer and nucleosomal DNA. In this configuration, all three known cGAS DNA binding sites, required for cGAS activation, are repurposed or become inaccessible, and cGAS dimerization, another prerequisite for activation, is inhibited. Mutating key residues linking cGAS and the acidic patch alleviates nucleosomal inhibition. This study establishes a structural framework for why cGAS is silenced on chromatinized self-DNA.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3.1A,
E,
L [auth a],
P [auth e]
139Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H4B,
F,
M [auth b],
Q [auth f]
106Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2A type 1-B/EC,
G,
N [auth c],
R [auth g]
133Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: H2AC4H2AFMHIST1H2ABH2AC8H2AFAHIST1H2AE
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2B type 1-JD,
H,
O [auth d],
S [auth h]
129Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: H2BC11H2BFRHIST1H2BJ
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GTEx:  ENSG00000124635 
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Entity ID: 7
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthaseK,
V [auth k]
380Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CGASC6orf150MB21D1
EC: 2.7.7.86
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GTEx:  ENSG00000164430 
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (145-MER)I,
T [auth i]
145synthetic construct
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (145-MER)J,
U [auth j]
145synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.90 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)JapanJP17H01408
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)JapanJP18H05534
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)JapanJP19K06522
Japan Science and TechnologyJapanJPMJCR16G1
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)JapanJP20am0101076
Japan Science and TechnologyJapanJPMJER1901

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-09-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-09-23
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-11-11
    Changes: Database references