Dimerization processes for light-regulated transcription factor Photozipper visualized by high-speed atomic force microscopy.

Autor: Tsuji A; Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan., Yamashita H; Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. hyama@stec.es.osaka-u.ac.jp., Hisatomi O; Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan., Abe M; Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2022 Aug 08; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 12903. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 08.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17228-6
Abstrakt: Dimerization is critical for transcription factors (TFs) to bind DNA and regulate a wide variety of cellular functions; however, the molecular mechanisms remain to be completely elucidated. Here, we used high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) to observe the dimerization process for a photoresponsive TF Photozipper (PZ), which consists of light-oxygen-voltage-sensing (LOV) and basic-region-leucine-zipper (bZIP) domains. HS-AFM visualized not only the oligomeric states of PZ molecules forming monomers and dimers under controlled dark-light conditions but also the domain structures within each molecule. Successive AFM movies captured the dimerization process for an individual PZ molecule and the monomer-dimer reversible transition during dark-light cycling. Detailed AFM images of domain structures in PZ molecules demonstrated that the bZIP domain entangled under dark conditions was loosened owing to light illumination and fluctuated around the LOV domain. These observations revealed the role of the bZIP domain in the dimerization processes of a TF.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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