6T78

Structure of human Sox11 transcription factor in complex with a short DNA fragment


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.227 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.228 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Nucleosome-bound SOX2 and SOX11 structures elucidate pioneer factor function.

Dodonova, S.O.Zhu, F.Dienemann, C.Taipale, J.Cramer, P.

(2020) Nature 580: 669-672

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2195-y
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6T78, 6T79, 6T7A, 6T7B, 6T7C, 6T7D

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    'Pioneer' transcription factors are required for stem-cell pluripotency, cell differentiation and cell reprogramming 1,2 . Pioneer factors can bind nucleosomal DNA to enable gene expression from regions of the genome with closed chromatin. SOX2 is a prominent pioneer factor that is essential for pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem cells 3 . Here we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of the DNA-binding domains of SOX2 and its close homologue SOX11 bound to nucleosomes. The structures show that SOX factors can bind and locally distort DNA at superhelical location 2. The factors also facilitate detachment of terminal nucleosomal DNA from the histone octamer, which increases DNA accessibility. SOX-factor binding to the nucleosome can also lead to a repositioning of the N-terminal tail of histone H4 that includes residue lysine 16. We speculate that this repositioning is incompatible with higher-order nucleosome stacking, which involves contacts of the H4 tail with a neighbouring nucleosome. Our results indicate that pioneer transcription factors can use binding energy to initiate chromatin opening, and thereby facilitate nucleosome remodelling and subsequent transcription.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Transcription factor SOX-11
A, B
109Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: SOX11
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P35716 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P35716
PHAROS:  P35716
GTEx:  ENSG00000176887 
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UniProt GroupP35716
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*TP*AP*TP*TP*GP*TP*TP*TP*AP*TP*TP*TP*TP*GP*TP*T)-3')C,
E [auth F]
16synthetic construct
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*AP*AP*CP*AP*AP*AP*AP*TP*AP*AP*AP*CP*AP*AP*TP*A)-3')D,
F [auth G]
16synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.258 
  • R-Value Work: 0.227 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.228 
  • Space Group: P 61
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 106.13α = 90
b = 106.13β = 90
c = 76.89γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
European Research CouncilGermany693023
European Molecular Biology OrganizationGermanyALTF-949-2016
Volkswagen FoundationGermany--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-04-29
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-05-13
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-24
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description