9SQW | pdb_00009sqw

Cryo-EM structure of the ARISCdC(E33A):K63-Ub7 complex (Composite map)

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9SQW/pdb
• EM Map EMD-55119: EMDB EMDataResource

• Classification: HYDROLASE
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Spodoptera frugiperda, Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): Yes 


• Deposited: 2025-09-23 Released: 2026-08-05 
• Deposition Author(s): Foglizzo, M., Degtjarik, O., Zeqiraj, E.
• Funding Organization(s): Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

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

Literature

Mechanism of K63-linked polyubiquitin recognition and cleavage by the BRCA1-A complex

Foglizzo, M., Datta, A., Degtjarik, O., Perera, H., Liburd, J., Sykora, U.M., Ganji, R.S., Wildsmith, G., Chandler, F., Campbell, L.J., Calabrese, A.N., Greenberg, R.A., Zeqiraj, E.

To be published.

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 10-mer - A4B2C2D2 

Local Symmetry: Cyclic - C2  (Explore in 3D)
Local Stoichiometry: Hetero 6-mer - B2C2D2 Local Symmetry: Cyclic - C2  (Explore in 3D)
Local Stoichiometry: Homo 2-mer - A2 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by (software)

Biological Assembly Evidence: electron microscopy

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 262.03 kDa 
• Atom Count: 13,761 
• Modeled Residue Count: 1,722 
• Deposited Residue Count: 2,310 
• Unique protein chains: 4

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
BRCA1-A complex subunit Abraxas 1	A [auth C], F [auth D]	302	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: ABRAXAS1, ABRA1, CCDC98, FAM175A, UNQ496/PRO1013
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q6UWZ7 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q6UWZ7  Go to UniProtKB:  Q6UWZ7
PHAROS:  Q6UWZ7 GTEx:  ENSG00000163322

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Ubiquitin	B [auth H], C [auth G], D [auth J], E [auth I]	76	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: UBC
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P0CG48 (Homo sapiens) Explore P0CG48  Go to UniProtKB:  P0CG48
PHAROS:  P0CG48 GTEx:  ENSG00000150991

Entity ID: 3
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Lys-63-specific deubiquitinase BRCC36	G [auth A], H [auth B]	316	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 1  Gene Names: BRCC3, BRCC36, C6.1A, CXorf53 EC: 3.4.19
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P46736 (Homo sapiens) Explore P46736  Go to UniProtKB:  P46736
PHAROS:  P46736 GTEx:  ENSG00000185515

Entity ID: 4
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
BRISC and BRCA1-A complex member 2	I [auth E], J [auth F]	385	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: BABAM2, BRCC45, BRE
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q9NXR7 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q9NXR7  Go to UniProtKB:  Q9NXR7
PHAROS:  Q9NXR7 GTEx:  ENSG00000158019

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
ZN (Subject of Investigation/LOI)	K [auth A], L [auth B]	ZINC ION Zn PTFCDOFLOPIGGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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
RECONSTRUCTION	cryoSPARC	v4.5.3
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX	1.21.1_5286:

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2026-08-05 
Deposition Author(s): Foglizzo, M., Degtjarik, O., Zeqiraj, E.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)	United Kingdom	BB/Z51522X/1
Wellcome Trust	United Kingdom	222531/Z/21/Z
Medical Research Council (MRC, United Kingdom)	United Kingdom	MR/T029471/1
Wellcome Trust	United Kingdom	221524/Z/20/Z

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-08-05
  Type: Initial release