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Database: EMDB / ID: EMD-61358
TitleHuman H2BW2 nucleosome
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  • Complex: Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H3.1
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H4
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H2A type 1-B/E
    • Protein or peptide: Isoform 2 of Histone H2B type F-M
    • DNA: 147-mer DNA
    • DNA: 147-mer DNA
KeywordsNucleosome / DNA BINDING PROTEIN / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA complex
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negative regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation / protein localization to CENP-A containing chromatin / Chromatin modifying enzymes / Replacement of protamines by nucleosomes in the male pronucleus / CENP-A containing nucleosome / Packaging Of Telomere Ends / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected purine / Cleavage of the damaged purine / Deposition of new CENPA-containing nucleosomes at the centromere / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected pyrimidine ...negative regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation / protein localization to CENP-A containing chromatin / Chromatin modifying enzymes / Replacement of protamines by nucleosomes in the male pronucleus / CENP-A containing nucleosome / Packaging Of Telomere Ends / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected purine / Cleavage of the damaged purine / Deposition of new CENPA-containing nucleosomes at the centromere / Recognition and association of DNA glycosylase with site containing an affected pyrimidine / Cleavage of the damaged pyrimidine / telomere organization / Interleukin-7 signaling / Inhibition of DNA recombination at telomere / RNA Polymerase I Promoter Opening / Meiotic synapsis / 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 / DNA methylation / epigenetic regulation of gene expression / Condensation of Prophase Chromosomes / 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 / Regulation of endogenous retroelements by Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) / Nonhomologous End-Joining (NHEJ) / RNA Polymerase I Promoter Escape / Transcriptional regulation by small RNAs / Formation of the beta-catenin:TCF transactivating complex / Activated PKN1 stimulates transcription of AR (androgen receptor) regulated genes KLK2 and KLK3 / RUNX1 regulates genes involved in megakaryocyte differentiation and platelet function / HDMs demethylate histones / G2/M DNA damage checkpoint / NoRC negatively regulates rRNA expression / DNA Damage/Telomere Stress Induced Senescence / B-WICH complex positively regulates rRNA expression / PKMTs methylate histone lysines / Meiotic recombination / Pre-NOTCH Transcription and Translation / Metalloprotease DUBs / RMTs methylate histone arginines / Activation of anterior HOX genes in hindbrain development during early embryogenesis / Transcriptional regulation of granulopoiesis / HCMV Early Events / structural constituent of chromatin / UCH proteinases / nucleosome / heterochromatin formation / nucleosome assembly / Recruitment and ATM-mediated phosphorylation of repair and signaling proteins at DNA double strand breaks / HATs acetylate histones / RUNX1 regulates transcription of genes involved in differentiation of HSCs / Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production / chromatin organization / MLL4 and MLL3 complexes regulate expression of PPARG target genes in adipogenesis and hepatic steatosis / Processing of DNA double-strand break ends / Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) / Oxidative Stress Induced Senescence / gene expression / Estrogen-dependent gene expression / chromosome, telomeric region / Ub-specific processing proteases / cadherin binding / Amyloid fiber formation / protein heterodimerization activity / negative regulation of cell population proliferation / protein-containing complex / DNA binding / RNA binding / extracellular exosome / extracellular region / nucleoplasm / nucleus / membrane
Similarity search - Function
Histone H2A conserved site / Histone H2A 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 H2A conserved site / Histone H2A 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 H2A type 1-B/E / Histone H2B type F-M / Histone H4 / Histone H3.1
Similarity search - Component
Biological speciesHomo sapiens (human) / synthetic construct (others)
Methodsingle particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.34 Å
AuthorsDing DB / Ishibashi T / Nguyen TT
Funding support China, Hong Kong, 3 items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)32170548 China
The University Grants Committee, Research Grants Council (RGC)C7009-20G Hong Kong
The University Grants Committee, Research Grants Council (RGC)C6036-21GF Hong Kong
CitationJournal: Nucleic Acids Res / Year: 2025
Title: H2B.W2, a spermatocyte-specific histone variant, disrupts nucleosome stability, and reduces chromatin compaction.
Authors: April T T Nguyen / Dongbo Ding / Xingpeng Bai / Matthew Y H Pang / Mingxi Deng / Yue Liu / Tingyu Jin / Zhichun Xu / Yingyi Zhang / Yuanliang Zhai / Yan Yan / Toyotaka Ishibashi /
Abstract: Spermatogenesis is a highly regulated process that requires precise chromatin remodeling, which includes the incorporation of testis-specific histone variants. While several of these variants have ...Spermatogenesis is a highly regulated process that requires precise chromatin remodeling, which includes the incorporation of testis-specific histone variants. While several of these variants have been characterized, the role of H2B.W2, a member of the H2BW family, remains largely unclear. Here, we showed that H2B.W2 expression occurs mainly in spermatocytes, slightly later than its paralog H2B.W1. Cryo-electron microscopy analysis of H2B.W2-containing nucleosomes reveals a more relaxed conformation compared to canonical nucleosomes caused by weakened interactions between the outer DNA turn and the histone core. We pinpointed the N-terminal tail and α2 helix of H2B.W2 as critical regions for nucleosome destabilization. Furthermore, we identify G73 within the L1 loop as a key residue involved in disrupting higher-order chromatin structure. Our findings suggest that H2B.W2-mediated nucleosome and chromatin destabilization may play a role in regulating gene expression during spermatogenesis, with potential implications for sperm development and function.
History
DepositionAug 28, 2024-
Header (metadata) releaseSep 3, 2025-
Map releaseSep 3, 2025-
UpdateSep 24, 2025-
Current statusSep 24, 2025Processing site: PDBj / Status: Released

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Contour LevelBy AUTHOR: 0.143
Minimum - Maximum-0.19665588 - 0.48511422
Average (Standard dev.)0.0011726223 (±0.024022648)
SymmetrySpace group: 1
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Map geometry
Axis orderXYZ
Origin000
Dimensions200200200
Spacing200200200
CellA=B=C: 211.99998 Å
α=β=γ: 90.0 °

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Entire : Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence

EntireName: Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence
Components
  • Complex: Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H3.1
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H4
    • Protein or peptide: Histone H2A type 1-B/E
    • Protein or peptide: Isoform 2 of Histone H2B type F-M
    • DNA: 147-mer DNA
    • DNA: 147-mer DNA

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Supramolecule #1: Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence

SupramoleculeName: Human H2BW2 nucleosome with 601 DNA sequence / type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all
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: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 15.305969 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' (bacteria)
SequenceString:
ARTKQTARKS TGGKAPRKQL ATKAARKSAP ATGGVKKPHR YRPGTVALRE IRRYQKSTEL LIRKLPFQRL VREIAQDFKT DLRFQSSAV MALQEACEAY LVGLFEDTNL CAIHAKRVTI MPKDIQLARR IRGERA

UniProtKB: Histone H3.1

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Macromolecule #2: Histone H4

MacromoleculeName: Histone H4 / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 11.263231 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' (bacteria)
SequenceString:
SGRGKGGKGL GKGGAKRHRK VLRDNIQGIT KPAIRRLARR GGVKRISGLI YEETRGVLKV FLENVIRDAV TYTEHAKRKT VTAMDVVYA LKRQGRTLYG FGG

UniProtKB: Histone H4

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Macromolecule #3: Histone H2A type 1-B/E

MacromoleculeName: Histone H2A type 1-B/E / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 14.034355 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' (bacteria)
SequenceString:
SGRGKQGGKA RAKAKTRSSR AGLQFPVGRV HRLLRKGNYS ERVGAGAPVY LAAVLEYLTA EILELAGNAA RDNKKTRIIP RHLQLAIRN DEELNKLLGR VTIAQGGVLP NIQAVLLPKK TESHHKAKGK

UniProtKB: Histone H2A type 1-B/E

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Macromolecule #4: Isoform 2 of Histone H2B type F-M

MacromoleculeName: Isoform 2 of Histone H2B type F-M / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO
Source (natural)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 16.39558 KDa
Recombinant expressionOrganism: Escherichia coli 'BL21-Gold(DE3)pLysS AG' (bacteria)
SequenceString:
AEASSETTSE EGQSIQEPKE ANSTKAQKQK RRGCRGSRRR HANRRGDSFG DSFTPYFPRV LKQVHQGLSL SQEAVSVMDS MIHDILDRI ATEAGQLAHY TKRVTITSRD IQMAVRLLLP GKMGKLAEAQ GTNAALRTSL CAIWQQRK

UniProtKB: Histone H2B type F-M

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Macromolecule #5: 147-mer DNA

MacromoleculeName: 147-mer DNA / type: dna / ID: 5 / Details: 601 DNA / Number of copies: 1 / Classification: DNA
Source (natural)Organism: synthetic construct (others)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 45.13877 KDa
SequenceString: (DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(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) ...String:
(DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(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) (DC)(DG)(DA)(DT)

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Macromolecule #6: 147-mer DNA

MacromoleculeName: 147-mer DNA / type: dna / ID: 6 / Details: 601 Reverse Complementary / Number of copies: 1 / Classification: DNA
Source (natural)Organism: synthetic construct (others)
Molecular weightTheoretical: 45.610043 KDa
SequenceString: (DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(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) ...String:
(DA)(DT)(DC)(DG)(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) (DC)(DG)(DA)(DT)

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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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MicroscopeTFS TITAN THEMIS
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: SPOT SCAN / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1.1 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.25 µm

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CTF correctionSoftware - Name: cryoSPARC / Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
Startup modelType of model: PDB ENTRY
PDB model - PDB ID:

3lz0

Final reconstructionResolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.34 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: Coot / Number images used: 127551
Initial angle assignmentType: NOT APPLICABLE
Final angle assignmentType: NOT APPLICABLE
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