9ZP0 | pdb_00009zp0

CryoEM structure of DNA-PK bound to N0 nucleosome

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.11 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

DNA-PK driven nucleosome unwrapping enables NHEJ in chromatin

Lu, W., Vogt, A., Lees-Miller, S.P., He, Y.

(2026) Nat Commun 

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 804.1 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 49,815 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 5,777 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 6,569 
  • Unique protein chains: 8
  • Unique nucleic acid chains: 2

Macromolecules


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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H3B [auth A],
F [auth E]		99Xenopus laevisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: XELAEV_18002543mg
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H4C [auth B],
G [auth F]		87Xenopus laevisMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2AD [auth C],
H [auth G]		111Xenopus laevisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LOC494591, h2ac14.L, hist1h2aj, hist1h2aj.L
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Histone H2BE [auth D],
I [auth H]		96Xenopus laevisMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: LOC108704302
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Entity ID: 7
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunitK [auth M]4,128Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.7.11.1
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GTEx:  ENSG00000253729 
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Entity ID: 8
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Unknown peptideL [auth N]20Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 9
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 6M [auth K]609Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
EC: 5.6.2.4 (UniProt), 4.2.99.18 (UniProt)
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GTEx:  ENSG00000196419 
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Entity ID: 10
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA repair protein Ku80N [auth L]732Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: XRCC5, G22P2
EC: 4.2.99.18 (PDB Primary Data), 5.6.2.4 (PDB Primary Data)
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GTEx:  ENSG00000079246 
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (147-MER)A [auth I]147Homo sapiens
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Entity ID: 6
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DNA (147-MER)147Homo sapiens
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Small Molecules

Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
UNK
Query on UNK		L [auth N]L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC4 H9 N O2

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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.11 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
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RECONSTRUCTIONcryoSPARC

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Entry History 

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Deposition Data

  • Released Date: 2026-09-16 
    • Deposition Author(s): Lu, W., He, Y.
Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2026-09-16
    Type: Initial release