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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9ltl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of DDB1-DDA1-DET1 complex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | LIGASE / E3 ligase component | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationcullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complex / positive regulation by virus of viral protein levels in host cell / spindle assembly involved in female meiosis / epigenetic programming in the zygotic pronuclei / UV-damage excision repair / biological process involved in interaction with symbiont / regulation of mitotic cell cycle phase transition / WD40-repeat domain binding / Cul4A-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex / Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex ...cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complex / positive regulation by virus of viral protein levels in host cell / spindle assembly involved in female meiosis / epigenetic programming in the zygotic pronuclei / UV-damage excision repair / biological process involved in interaction with symbiont / regulation of mitotic cell cycle phase transition / WD40-repeat domain binding / Cul4A-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex / Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex / Cul4B-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex / ubiquitin ligase complex scaffold activity / negative regulation of reproductive process / negative regulation of developmental process / viral release from host cell / cullin family protein binding / ectopic germ cell programmed cell death / positive regulation of viral genome replication / ubiquitin-like ligase-substrate adaptor activity / proteasomal protein catabolic process / positive regulation of gluconeogenesis / nucleotide-excision repair / Recognition of DNA damage by PCNA-containing replication complex / regulation of circadian rhythm / DNA Damage Recognition in GG-NER / Dual Incision in GG-NER / Transcription-Coupled Nucleotide Excision Repair (TC-NER) / Formation of TC-NER Pre-Incision Complex / Formation of Incision Complex in GG-NER / Wnt signaling pathway / protein polyubiquitination / Dual incision in TC-NER / Gap-filling DNA repair synthesis and ligation in TC-NER / positive regulation of protein catabolic process / cellular response to UV / rhythmic process / positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process / Antigen processing: Ubiquitination & Proteasome degradation / site of double-strand break / Neddylation / protein-containing complex assembly / ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process / protein-macromolecule adaptor activity / proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process / damaged DNA binding / chromosome, telomeric region / protein ubiquitination / DNA repair / apoptotic process / DNA damage response / ubiquitin protein ligase binding / negative regulation of apoptotic process / protein-containing complex binding / nucleolus / protein-containing complex / extracellular space / DNA binding / extracellular exosome / nucleoplasm / nucleus / cytoplasm Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.93 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Su, M.-Y. / Wang, S. / Teng, F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2026Title: Cryo-EM structure of the human COP1-DET1 ubiquitin ligase complex. Authors: Shan Wang / Fei Teng / Goran Stjepanovic / Feng Rao / Ming-Yuan Su / ![]() Abstract: Ubiquitin modifications regulate fundamental cellular activities by modulating protein stability and function. The ubiquitin ligase COP1, which is present across species from plants to humans, plays ...Ubiquitin modifications regulate fundamental cellular activities by modulating protein stability and function. The ubiquitin ligase COP1, which is present across species from plants to humans, plays a crucial role in the ubiquitination of developmental transcription factors. While COP1 can function independently, it can also be incorporated into CULLIN4-RING ubiquitin ligase (CRL4) complexes through the DET1 adaptor protein. Despite its biological significance, the structural and functional mechanisms of COP1 and DET1-containing complexes remains poorly understood. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of human COP1 in complex with DDB1-DDA1-DET1 and Ube2e2, revealing an inactive stacked assembly state. Co-expression with COP1 substrates including c-Jun or ETS2 disrupts this configuration, inducing a conformational rearrangement into a distinct dimeric state that allows substrate access. Structural modelling identifies the spatial organization of COP1 WD40 domains where substrate recruits. DET1 serves as a structural scaffold, bridging COP1 and Ube2e2 to initiate potential ubiquitin addition on substrates, while DDB1 recruits the CULLIN4-RBX1 complex to facilitate Ube2d3-mediated ubiquitin chain elongation. These results reveal the dynamic interplay between the structural states of the CRL4 E3 ligase complex and its substrate specific activation mechanism, offering mechanistic insights into ubiquitination regulation and a basis for future studies on E3 ligase dynamics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 63372MC ![]() 9ltjC ![]() 9ltoC ![]() 9ltrC ![]() 9ltwC ![]() 9ltzC ![]() 9lu1C ![]() 9lulC ![]() 9m0yC ![]() 9w90C C: citing same article ( M: map data used to model this data |
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 63931.367 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: DET1 / Production host: Homo sapiens (human) / References: UniProt: Q7L5Y6 |
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| #2: Protein | Mass: 127097.469 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: DDB1, XAP1 / Production host: Homo sapiens (human) / References: UniProt: Q16531 |
| #3: Protein | Mass: 11855.297 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: DDA1, C19orf58, PCIA1 / Production host: Homo sapiens (human) / References: UniProt: Q9BW61 |
| Has protein modification | N |
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-Experiment
| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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| Component | Name: protein complex of DDB1-DDA1-DET1 complex / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT |
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| Molecular weight | Value: 0.2 MDa / Experimental value: NO |
| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Source (recombinant) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Buffer solution | pH: 7.4 |
| Specimen | Conc.: 0.3 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES Details: the purified protein was at 0.535 or 0.3 mg/ml and applied to fresh glow-discharged UltrAuFoil (1.2/1.3, 300 mesh) grids |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: OTHER |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1800 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1200 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 46.55 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) Details: The total dose on the specimen was 46.55, 46.32, 47.42, and 48.6 e-/A2, total exposure time of 2.497 or 1.997 sec, fractionated over 50 frames. |
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| CTF correction | Type: NONE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 2.93 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 401370 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 2.93 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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