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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-48375
TitleGammaH2AX containing nucleosomes, Parallel stack
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Sample
  • Complex: nucleosome
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H4
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H3.1
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H2AX
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H2B type 1-J
  • DNA: DNA (145-MER)
  • DNA: DNA (145-MER)
Keywordsphosphorylation / nucleosome / nucleosome stacking / NUCLEAR PROTEIN
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protein localization to site of double-strand break / XY body / chromatin-protein adaptor activity / male germ cell nucleus / response to ionizing radiation / negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway / DNA damage checkpoint signaling / negative regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation / protein localization to CENP-A containing chromatin / Chromatin modifying enzymes ...protein localization to site of double-strand break / XY body / chromatin-protein adaptor activity / male germ cell nucleus / response to ionizing radiation / negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway / DNA damage checkpoint signaling / negative regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation / protein localization to CENP-A containing chromatin / Chromatin modifying enzymes / Replacement of protamines by nucleosomes in the male pronucleus / Packaging Of Telomere Ends / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected purine / Cleavage of the damaged purine / replication fork / telomere organization / Interleukin-7 signaling / Deposition of new CENPA-containing nucleosomes at the centromere / positive regulation of DNA repair / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected pyrimidine / Cleavage of the damaged pyrimidine / RNA Polymerase I Promoter Opening / Inhibition of DNA recombination at telomere / Assembly of the ORC complex at the origin of replication / SUMOylation of chromatin organization proteins / Regulation of endogenous retroelements by the Human Silencing Hub (HUSH) complex / Meiotic synapsis / condensed nuclear chromosome / DNA methylation / Condensation of Prophase Chromosomes / site of DNA damage / Chromatin modifications during the maternal to zygotic transition (MZT) / SIRT1 negatively regulates rRNA expression / HCMV Late Events / ERCC6 (CSB) and EHMT2 (G9a) positively regulate rRNA expression / PRC2 methylates histones and DNA / Regulation of endogenous retroelements by KRAB-ZFP proteins / Defective pyroptosis / HDACs deacetylate histones / Transcriptional regulation by small RNAs / lipopolysaccharide binding / Regulation of endogenous retroelements by Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) / RNA Polymerase I Promoter Escape / Nonhomologous End-Joining (NHEJ) / epigenetic regulation of gene expression / HDMs demethylate histones / meiotic cell cycle / Activated PKN1 stimulates transcription of AR (androgen receptor) regulated genes KLK2 and KLK3 / RUNX1 regulates genes involved in megakaryocyte differentiation and platelet function / Negative Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription / NoRC negatively regulates rRNA expression / PKMTs methylate histone lysines / G2/M DNA damage checkpoint / Formation of the beta-catenin:TCF transactivating complex / B-WICH complex positively regulates rRNA expression / DNA Damage/Telomere Stress Induced Senescence / Meiotic recombination / Pre-NOTCH Transcription and Translation / Activation of anterior HOX genes in hindbrain development during early embryogenesis / Transcriptional regulation of granulopoiesis / nucleosomal DNA binding / RMTs methylate histone arginines / innate immune response in mucosa / HCMV Early Events / double-strand break repair / structural constituent of chromatin / nucleosome / Regulation of PD-L1(CD274) transcription / site of double-strand break / nucleosome assembly / HATs acetylate histones / E3 ubiquitin ligases ubiquitinate target proteins / Recruitment and ATM-mediated phosphorylation of repair and signaling proteins at DNA double strand breaks / Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production / MLL4 and MLL3 complexes regulate expression of PPARG target genes in adipogenesis and hepatic steatosis / RUNX1 regulates transcription of genes involved in differentiation of HSCs / Dengue Virus-Host Interactions / Processing of DNA double-strand break ends / Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) / antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide / DNA recombination / heterochromatin formation / histone binding / antibacterial humoral response / Oxidative Stress Induced Senescence / chromatin organization / Estrogen-dependent gene expression / killing of cells of another organism / defense response to Gram-negative bacterium / damaged DNA binding / chromosome, telomeric region / nuclear speck / defense response to Gram-positive bacterium / Ub-specific processing proteases / cadherin binding / protein heterodimerization activity / Amyloid fiber formation / centrosome / DNA damage response / enzyme binding
Similarity search - Function
: / Histone H2A conserved site / Histone H2A signature. / Histone H2B signature. / Histone H2B / Histone H2B / Histone H2A, C-terminal domain / C-terminus of histone H2A / Histone 2A / Histone H2A ...: / Histone H2A conserved site / Histone H2A signature. / Histone H2B signature. / Histone H2B / Histone H2B / Histone H2A, C-terminal domain / C-terminus of histone H2A / Histone 2A / Histone H2A / TATA box binding protein associated factor / TATA box binding protein associated factor (TAF), histone-like fold domain / Histone H4, conserved site / Histone H4 signature. / Histone H4 / Histone H4 / CENP-T/Histone H4, histone fold / Centromere kinetochore component CENP-T histone fold / Histone H3 signature 1. / Histone H3 signature 2. / Histone H3 / Histone H3/CENP-A / Histone H2A/H2B/H3 / Core histone H2A/H2B/H3/H4 domain / Histone-fold
Similarity search - Domain/homology
Histone H2B type 1-J / Histone H2AX / Histone H4 / Histone H3.1
Similarity search - Component
Biological speciesHomo sapiens (human) / synthetic construct (others)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.7 Å
AuthorsPanigrahi R / Edwards R / Glover JNM
Funding support Canada, 1 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada
CitationJournal: Nucleic Acids Res / Year: 2025
Title: Structural insights into γH2Ax containing nucleosomes.
Authors: Rashmi Panigrahi / Ross Edwards / Md Touhidul Islam / Jun Lu / Ayodeji Kulepa / Tae Hwan Kim / J N Mark Glover /
Abstract: The phosphorylation of the histone variant H2AX on the nucleosome, yielding γH2AX, acts as a 'master control switch', signaling the recruitment of DNA repair factors at DNA double-stranded break ...The phosphorylation of the histone variant H2AX on the nucleosome, yielding γH2AX, acts as a 'master control switch', signaling the recruitment of DNA repair factors at DNA double-stranded break sites. This phosphorylation is recognized by BRCA1 carboxy-terminal (BRCT) domains of specific repair proteins. Using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we provide structural insights into diverse mononucleosome architectures and inter-nucleosomal interactions in the presence of H2AX, mimicking nucleosomes during DNA repair. We resolved three distinct stacked structures where the nucleosomal dyad axes and disk planes align parallel. The inter-nucleosomal interactions involve unique contacts mediated by the H4 N-terminal tail, exposed H2B elements, and DNA. Geometric analysis of stacking constraints, including published structures, reveals a tight distribution of rotational parameters around 0o, with the greatest variability in the translational parameter 'slide'. Our studies indicate that phosphorylation-dependent binding of BRCT domains with γH2AX nucleosomes disrupts stacking. However, no clear densities for BRCT proteins were observed, indicative of dynamic interactions. Molecular simulations replicate the stability of BRCT binding to γH2AX but do not indicate stable docked conformations of BRCT to nucleosome. We propose that BRCT recognition of γH2AX nucleosomes could contribute to chromatin decondensation during DNA damage signaling, exposing the nucleosomal acidic patch for repair factor recognition.
History
DepositionDec 19, 2024-
Header (metadata) releaseOct 29, 2025-
Map releaseOct 29, 2025-
UpdateOct 29, 2025-
Current statusOct 29, 2025Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released

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FileDownload / File: emd_48375.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 144.7 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES)
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0.86 Å/pix.
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= 288.96 Å		0.86 Å/pix.
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Voxel sizeX=Y=Z: 0.86 Å
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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.0463
Minimum - Maximum-0.1257279 - 0.2533567
Average (Standard dev.)0.0015290151 (±0.013306107)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Map geometry
Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions336336336
Spacing336336336
CellA=B=C: 288.96 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Entire : nucleosome

EntireName: nucleosome
Components
  • Complex: nucleosome
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H4
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H3.1
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H2AX
  • Protein or peptide: Histone H2B type 1-J
  • DNA: DNA (145-MER)
  • DNA: DNA (145-MER)

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Supramolecule #1: nucleosome

SupramoleculeName: nucleosome / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #2
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)

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Macromolecule #1: Histone H3.1

MacromoleculeName: Histone H3.1 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 4 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 17.90777 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
SequenceString:
MGSSHHHHHH SQDPENLYFQ GMARTKQTAR KSTGGKAPRK QLATKAARKS APATGGVKKP HRYRPGTVAL REIRRYQKST ELLIRKLPF QRLVREIAQD FKTDLRFQSS AVMALQEACE AYLVGLFEDT NLCAIHAKRV TIMPKDIQLA RRIRGERA

UniProtKB: Histone H3.1

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Macromolecule #2: Histone H4

MacromoleculeName: Histone H4 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 4 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 11.394426 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
SequenceString:
MSGRGKGGKG LGKGGAKRHR KVLRDNIQGI TKPAIRRLAR RGGVKRISGL IYEETRGVLK VFLENVIRDA VTYTEHAKRK TVTAMDVVY ALKRQGRTLY GFGG

UniProtKB: Histone H4

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Macromolecule #3: Histone H2AX

MacromoleculeName: Histone H2AX / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 4 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 17.71523 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
SequenceString:
MGSSHHHHHH SQDPENLYFQ GMSGRGKTGG KARAKAKSRS SRAGLQFPVG RVHRLLRKGH YAERVGAGAP VYLAAVLEYL TAEILELAG NAARDNKKTR IIPRHLQLAI RNDEELNKLL GGVTIAQGGV LPNIQAVLLP KKTSATVGPK APSGGKKAEQ D SQEY

UniProtKB: Histone H2AX

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Macromolecule #4: Histone H2B type 1-J

MacromoleculeName: Histone H2B type 1-J / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 4 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 13.935239 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
SequenceString:
MPEPAKSAPA PKKGSKKAVT KAQKKDGKKR KRSRKESYSI YVYKVLKQVH PDTGISSKAM GIMNSFVNDI FERIAGEASR LAHYNKRST ITSREIQTAV RLLLPGELAK HAVSEGTKAV TKYTSAK

UniProtKB: Histone H2B type 1-J

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Macromolecule #5: DNA (145-MER)

MacromoleculeName: DNA (145-MER) / type: dna / ID: 5 / Number of copies: 2 / Classification: DNA
Source (natural)Organism: synthetic construct (others)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 44.520383 KDa
SequenceString: (DA)(DT)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DC) (DC)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DG) (DG)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DC)(DA)(DA) (DT)(DT)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DC)(DG)(DT)(DA)(DG) (DA) (DC)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DC) ...String:
(DA)(DT)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DC) (DC)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DG) (DG)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DC)(DA)(DA) (DT)(DT)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DC)(DG)(DT)(DA)(DG) (DA) (DC)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DC)(DT)(DA) (DG)(DC)(DA)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DT)(DA) (DA)(DA) (DC)(DG)(DC)(DA)(DC)(DG)(DT) (DA)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DG)(DT)(DC) (DC)(DC)(DC) (DC)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DT)(DT) (DT)(DT)(DA)(DA)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DA) (DA)(DG)(DG)(DG) (DG)(DA)(DT)(DT)(DA) (DC)(DT)(DC)(DC)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DG)(DT)(DC) (DT)(DC)(DC)(DA)(DG) (DG)(DC)(DA)(DC) (DG)(DT)(DG)(DT)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DA) (DT)(DA)(DT)(DA)(DC)(DA) (DT)(DC)(DG) (DA)(DT)

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Macromolecule #6: DNA (145-MER)

MacromoleculeName: DNA (145-MER) / type: dna / ID: 6 / Number of copies: 2 / Classification: DNA
Source (natural)Organism: synthetic construct (others)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 44.99166 KDa
SequenceString: (DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DG)(DT)(DA)(DT) (DA)(DT)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DT)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DA) (DC)(DG)(DT)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DT)(DG)(DG) (DA)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DG)(DG)(DG)(DA) (DG) (DT)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DC) ...String:
(DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DG)(DT)(DA)(DT) (DA)(DT)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DT)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DA) (DC)(DG)(DT)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DT)(DG)(DG) (DA)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DG)(DG)(DG)(DA) (DG) (DT)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DC)(DC)(DC) (DT)(DT)(DG)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DT)(DA) (DA)(DA) (DA)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DG) (DG)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DC)(DG) (DT)(DA)(DC) (DG)(DT)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DT) (DT)(DT)(DA)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DT)(DG) (DC)(DT)(DA)(DG) (DA)(DG)(DC)(DT)(DG) (DT)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DC)(DA) (DA)(DT)(DT)(DG)(DA) (DG)(DC)(DG)(DG) (DC)(DC)(DT)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DC)(DA)(DC)(DC) (DG)(DG)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DT) (DC)(DT)(DG) (DA)(DT)

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Experimental details

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Structure determination

Methodcryo EM
Processingsingle particle reconstruction
Aggregation stateparticle

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Sample preparation

BufferpH: 7.5
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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Electron microscopy

MicroscopeTFS KRIOS
Image recordingFilm or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beamAcceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron opticsIllumination mode: OTHER / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.4 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.3 µm
Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company

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Image processing

CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: NONE
Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.7 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 118190
Initial angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
Final angle assignmentType: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
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