9SHZ | pdb_00009shz

Cryo-EM structure of the catalytic core of human telomerase at the elongation state of the repeat addition cycle

PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9SHZ/pdb
EM Map EMD-54921: EMDB EMDataResource

Classification: RNA BINDING PROTEIN
Organism(s): Homo sapiens
Expression System: Homo sapiens
Mutation(s): No

Deposited: 2025-08-28 Released: 2026-01-28
Deposition Author(s): Balch, S., Franco-Echevarria, E., Ghanim, G.E., Kretsch, R.C., Das, R., Nguyen, T.H.D.
Funding Organization(s): UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Experimental Data Snapshot

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 3.20 Å
Aggregation State: PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structures of nucleotide-bound human telomerase at several steps of its telomeric DNA repeat addition cycle

Balch, S., Franco-Echevarria, E., Kretsch, R.C., Ghanim, G.E., Das, R., Nguyen, T.H.D.

To be published.

Macromolecule Content

Total Structure Weight: 363.88 kDa
Atom Count: 15,611
Modeled Residue Count: 1,514
Deposited Residue Count: 2,367
Unique protein chains: 4
Unique nucleic acid chains: 2

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Histone H2A	A [auth L]	130	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0
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Find proteins for B2R5B3 (Homo sapiens) Explore B2R5B3 Go to UniProtKB: B2R5B3
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UniProt Group	B2R5B3
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Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Histone H2B	B [auth M]	166	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0
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UniProt Group	B4DR52
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Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 4
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Adrenocortical dysplasia protein homolog	D [auth O]	458	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0
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Find proteins for Q96AP0 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q96AP0 Go to UniProtKB: Q96AP0
PHAROS: Q96AP0 GTEx: ENSG00000102977
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UniProt Group	Q96AP0
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Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 6
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Telomerase reverse transcriptase	F [auth A]	1,132	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0 Gene Names: TERT, EST2, TCS1, TRT EC: 2.7.7.49
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Find proteins for O14746 (Homo sapiens) Explore O14746 Go to UniProtKB: O14746
PHAROS: O14746 GTEx: ENSG00000164362
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UniProt Group	O14746
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Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 3
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism	Image
DNA (5'-D(PTPAPGPGPGPTPTPAPGPGP*G)-3')	C [auth N]	30	Homo sapiens
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Reference Sequence

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Entity ID: 5
Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism	Image
hTR, human telomerase RNA	E [auth B]	451	Homo sapiens
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Reference Sequence

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram	3D Interactions
A1ACD (Subject of Investigation/LOI) Query on A1ACD Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain G [auth A] MOL2 format, chain G [auth A] mmCIF format, chain G [auth A]	G [auth A]	1-{2-deoxy-5-O-[(R)-hydroxy{[(S)-hydroxy(phosphonooxy)phosphoryl]methyl}phosphoryl]-beta-D-threo-pentofuranosyl}-5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione C₁₁ H₁₉ N₂ O₁₃ P₃ AFUOLHFRDGMFSB-IWSPIJDZSA-N		Interactions Focus chain G [auth A] Interactions & Density Focus chain G [auth A]

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 3.20 Å
Aggregation State: PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
MODEL REFINEMENT	REFMAC	5.8
MODEL REFINEMENT	Servalcat	0.4.70
RECONSTRUCTION	RELION	5.0

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Released Date: 2026-01-28

Deposition Author(s):

Balch, S.

Franco-Echevarria, E.

Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)	United Kingdom	MC_UP_1201/19
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)	European Union	Young Investigator Program Award
Wellcome Trust	United Kingdom	226015/Z/22/Z
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)	United States	2R35GM122579
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)	United States	--