1PDQ

Polycomb chromodomain complexed with the histone H3 tail containing trimethyllysine 27.


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.76 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.253 
  • R-Value Work: 0.223 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.223 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Molecular basis for the discrimination of repressive methyl-lysine marks in histone H3 by Polycomb and HP1 chromodomains

Fischle, W.Wang, Y.Jacobs, S.A.Kim, Y.Allis, C.D.Khorasanizadeh, S.

(2003) Genes Dev 17: 1870-1881

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.1110503
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1PDQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    On the histone H3 tail, Lys 9 and Lys 27 are both methylation sites associated with epigenetic repression, and reside within a highly related sequence motif ARKS. Here we show that the chromodomain proteins Polycomb (Pc) and HP1 (heterochromatin protein 1) are highly discriminatory for binding to these sites in vivo and in vitro. In Drosophila S2 cells, and on polytene chromosomes, methyl-Lys 27 and Pc are both excluded from areas that are enriched in methyl-Lys 9 and HP1. Swapping of the chromodomain regions of Pc and HP1 is sufficient for switching the nuclear localization patterns of these factors, indicating a role for their chromodomains in both target site binding and discrimination. To better understand the molecular basis for the selection of methyl-lysine binding sites, we solved the 1.8 A structure of the Pc chromodomain in complex with a H3 peptide bearing trimethyl-Lys 27, and compared it with our previously determined structure of the HP1 chromodomain in complex with a H3 peptide bearing trimethyl-Lys 9. The Pc chromodomain distinguishes its methylation target on the H3 tail via an extended recognition groove that binds five additional residues preceding the ARKS motif.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0733, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Polycomb protein72Drosophila melanogasterMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: PC OR CG7618
UniProt
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UniProt GroupP26017
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3.318N/AMutation(s): 1 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P84243 (Homo sapiens)
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PHAROS:  P84243
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UniProt GroupP84243
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
M3L
Query on M3L
B
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC9 H21 N2 O2LYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.76 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.253 
  • R-Value Work: 0.223 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.223 
  • Space Group: I 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 32.12α = 90
b = 75.81β = 90
c = 80.46γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
CCP4data scaling
MOLREPphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2003-08-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2021-10-27
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2023-08-16
    Changes: Data collection, Refinement description