4PZN

Crystal structure of PHC3 SAM L971E


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.205 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.209 

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Literature

Multiple polymer architectures of human polyhomeotic homolog 3 sterile alpha motif.

Nanyes, D.R.Junco, S.E.Taylor, A.B.Robinson, A.K.Patterson, N.L.Shivarajpur, A.Halloran, J.Hale, S.M.Kaur, Y.Hart, P.J.Kim, C.A.

(2014) Proteins 82: 2823-2830

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/prot.24645
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4PZN, 4PZO

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The self-association of sterile alpha motifs (SAMs) into a helical polymer architecture is a critical functional component of many different and diverse array of proteins. For the Drosophila Polycomb group (PcG) protein Polyhomeotic (Ph), its SAM polymerization serves as the structural foundation to cluster multiple PcG complexes, helping to maintain a silenced chromatin state. Ph SAM shares 64% sequence identity with its human ortholog, PHC3 SAM, and both SAMs polymerize. However, in the context of their larger protein regions, PHC3 SAM forms longer polymers compared with Ph SAM. Motivated to establish the precise structural basis for the differences, if any, between Ph and PHC3 SAM, we determined the crystal structure of the PHC3 SAM polymer. PHC3 SAM uses the same SAM-SAM interaction as the Ph SAM sixfold repeat polymer. Yet, PHC3 SAM polymerizes using just five SAMs per turn of the helical polymer rather than the typical six per turn observed for all SAM polymers reported to date. Structural analysis suggested that malleability of the PHC3 SAM would allow formation of not just the fivefold repeat structure but also possibly others. Indeed, a second PHC3 SAM polymer in a different crystal form forms a sixfold repeat polymer. These results suggest that the polymers formed by PHC3 SAM, and likely others, are dynamic. The functional consequence of the variable PHC3 SAM polymers may be to create different chromatin architectures.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, MSC 7760, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, Texas, 78229.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Polyhomeotic-like protein 3
A, B, C, D, E
82Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: EDR3PH3PHC3
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q8NDX5 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q8NDX5 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q8NDX5
PHAROS:  Q8NDX5
GTEx:  ENSG00000173889 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ8NDX5
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.205 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.209 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 35.099α = 69.43
b = 60.746β = 75.88
c = 61.431γ = 78.06
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XDSdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-07-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-08-20
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2014-10-15
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description