7U46

Cryo-EM structure of CENP-A nucleosome (palindromic alpha satellite DNA) in complex with CENP-N


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.68 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

CENP-N promotes the compaction of centromeric chromatin.

Zhou, K.Gebala, M.Woods, D.Sundararajan, K.Edwards, G.Krzizike, D.Wereszczynski, J.Straight, A.F.Luger, K.

(2022) Nat Struct Mol Biol 29: 403-413

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-022-00758-y
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7U46, 7U47, 7U4D

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The histone variant CENP-A is the epigenetic determinant for the centromere, where it is interspersed with canonical H3 to form a specialized chromatin structure that nucleates the kinetochore. How nucleosomes at the centromere arrange into higher order structures is unknown. Here we demonstrate that the human CENP-A-interacting protein CENP-N promotes the stacking of CENP-A-containing mononucleosomes and nucleosomal arrays through a previously undefined interaction between the α6 helix of CENP-N with the DNA of a neighboring nucleosome. We describe the cryo-EM structures and biophysical characterization of such CENP-N-mediated nucleosome stacks and nucleosomal arrays and demonstrate that this interaction is responsible for the formation of densely packed chromatin at the centromere in the cell. Our results provide first evidence that CENP-A, together with CENP-N, promotes specific chromatin higher order structure at the centromere.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3-like centromeric protein A
A, E
140Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CENPA
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GTEx:  ENSG00000115163 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H4
B, F
103Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2A
C, G
130Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HIST1H2ACH2AFL
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GTEx:  ENSG00000180573 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2B type 1-C/E/F/G/I
D, H
126Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Centromere protein NI [auth K]295Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: CENPNC16orf60ICEN32BM-309
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (147-MER)J [auth I]147Escherichia coli str. 'clone D i2
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DNA (147-MER)K [auth J]147Escherichia coli str. 'clone D i2
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.68 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-03-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-04-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2022-05-04
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-21
    Changes: Data collection