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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-18980
TitleStructure of a human TREX complex (with the THO tetramer).
Map dataStructure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), map.
Sample
  • Complex: Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N)
KeywordsmRNA export / GENE REGULATION
Biological speciesHomo sapiens (human)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 5.89 Å
AuthorsHohmann U / Pacheco-Fiallos B / Plaschka C
Funding supportEuropean Union, 3 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
European Research Council (ERC)949081European Union
H2020 Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission896416European Union
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)ALTF_1175-2019European Union
CitationJournal: Nature / Year: 2026
Title: An ATP-gated molecular switch orchestrates human mRNA export.
Authors: Ulrich Hohmann / Max Graf / László Tirián / Belén Pacheco-Fiallos / Ulla Schellhaas / Laura Fin / Dominik Handler / Alexander W Phillips / Daria Riabov-Bassat / Rupert Faraway / Thomas ...Authors: Ulrich Hohmann / Max Graf / László Tirián / Belén Pacheco-Fiallos / Ulla Schellhaas / Laura Fin / Dominik Handler / Alexander W Phillips / Daria Riabov-Bassat / Rupert Faraway / Thomas Pühringer / Michael-Florian Szalay / Elisabeth Roitinger / Julius Brennecke / Clemens Plaschka /
Abstract: The nuclear export of mRNA is an important step in eukaryotic gene expression. Despite recent molecular insights into how newly transcribed mRNAs are packaged into ribonucleoprotein complexes (mRNPs) ...The nuclear export of mRNA is an important step in eukaryotic gene expression. Despite recent molecular insights into how newly transcribed mRNAs are packaged into ribonucleoprotein complexes (mRNPs), the subsequent events that govern mRNA export are poorly understood. Here we uncover the molecular basis underlying key events of human mRNA export, including the remodelling of mRNP-bound transcription-export complexes (TREX), the formation of export-competent mRNPs, the docking of mRNPs at the nuclear pore complex (NPC), and the release of mRNPs at the NPC to initiate their export. Our biochemical and structural data show that the ATPase UAP56 (also known as DDX39) acts as a central molecular switch that directs nucleoplasmic mRNPs from TREX to NPC-anchored TREX-2 complexes through its ATP-gated mRNA-binding cycle. Collectively, these findings establish a mechanistic framework for a general and evolutionarily conserved mRNA export pathway.
History
DepositionNov 25, 2023-
Header (metadata) releaseDec 4, 2024-
Map releaseDec 4, 2024-
UpdateNov 26, 2025-
Current statusNov 26, 2025Processing site: PDBe / Status: Released

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FileDownload / File: emd_18980.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 166.4 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES)
AnnotationStructure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), map.
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AxesZ (Sec.)Y (Row.)X (Col.)
1.24 Å/pix.
x 352 pix.
= 436.48 Å		1.24 Å/pix.
x 352 pix.
= 436.48 Å		1.24 Å/pix.
x 352 pix.
= 436.48 Å

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Voxel sizeX=Y=Z: 1.24 Å
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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.735
Minimum - Maximum-1.7292589 - 3.8253074
Average (Standard dev.)0.025341872 (±0.12867723)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Map geometry
Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions352352352
Spacing352352352
CellA=B=C: 436.48 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Half map: Structure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), half map B.

Fileemd_18980_half_map_1.map
AnnotationStructure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), half map B.
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Half map: Structure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), half map A.

Fileemd_18980_half_map_2.map
AnnotationStructure of the human TREX complex (full THO tetramer), half map A.
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Entire : Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N)

EntireName: Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N)
Components
  • Complex: Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N)

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Supramolecule #1: Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N)

SupramoleculeName: Human TREX complex (THO - UAP56 - ALYREF N) / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#5
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation stateparticle

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Sample preparation

BufferpH: 7.9
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 95 % / Chamber temperature: 281 K / Instrument: LEICA EM GP

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Electron microscopy

MicroscopeTFS KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 39.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1.25 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.75 µm
Sample stageCooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN
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Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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Image processing

CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: INSILICO MODEL
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 5.89 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 204147
Initial angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
Final angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
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