SNAP output for PDB entry 8ooa [SNAP web server]

PDB-id

8ooa; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats; DNAproDB

Class

DNA binding protein

Method

cryo-EM (3.18 Å)

Summary

Cryoem structure ino80core hexasome complex hexasome refinement state1

Reference

Zhang M, Jungblut A, Kunert F, Hauptmann L, Hoffmann T, Kolesnikova O, Metzner F, Moldt M, Weis F, DiMaio F, Hopfner KP, Eustermann S (2023): "Hexasome-INO80 complex reveals structural basis of noncanonical nucleosome remodeling." Science, 381, 313-319. doi: 10.1126/science.adf6287.

Abstract

Loss of H2A-H2B histone dimers is a hallmark of actively transcribed genes, but how the cellular machinery functions in the context of non-canonical nucleosomal particles remains largely elusive. Here, we report the structural mechanism for ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling of hexasomes by the INO80 complex. We show how INO80 recognizes non-canonical DNA and histone features of hexasomes emerging from the loss of H2A-H2B. A large structural re-arrangement switches the catalytic core of INO80 into a distinct, spin-rotated mode of remodeling, while its nuclear actin module remains tethered to long stretches of unwrapped linker DNA. Direct sensing of an exposed H3-H4 histone interface activates INO80, independently of the H2A-H2B acidic patch. Our findings reveal how the loss of H2A-H2B grants remodelers access to a different, yet unexplored, layer of energy-driven chromatin regulation.