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. 2024 Aug 14;43(19):4324–4355. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00194-2

Figure 3. The APC3 loop of APC/C binds the nucleosome acidic patch.

Figure 3

(A) EMSA of the APC/C-CDC20-Cyclin B1NTD and NCP147. N = 3 independent experiments. (B) Representation of the heteromeric crosslinks found between the APC3 loop and the acidic patch of the NCP. (C) A sequence alignment of the C-terminus of the human APC3 loop with homologous sequences in other species. APC3 K390, which crosslinks with the acidic patch, is marked with a green arrow. Previously identified phosphorylation sites are marked with black arrows. (D) EMSA of the APC3 loop WT and charge-substitution 3R3E mutant with the NCP147. N = 3 independent experiments. Bands corresponding to free nucleosome and to the APC3:nucleosome complex are marked. Non-specific binding events are indicated with an asterisk. (E) EMSA of the APC3 loop WT including LANA peptide. N = 3 independent experiments. (F) A close-up view of the APC3 loop RRSSR motif bound to the acidic patch of the NCP. The APC3 loop is shown as balls and sticks in dark purple, residues 375–381 can be seen. H2A and H2B are shown in the cartoon representation. Dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds between the APC3 loop and the acidic patch and surrounding residues. R380 establishes hydrogen bonds with E61, D90, and E92 of the acidic patch, and R376 with E56. (G) Cryo-EM density of the APC3 loop and surrounding H2A/H2B residues. Source data are available online for this figure.