Molecular Mechanism of LEDGF/p75 Dimerization

Autor: Kateřina Čermáková, Magdalena Hořejší, Zeger Debyser, Milan Fábry, Zdeněk Kukačka, Tine Brouns, Marcela Mádlíková, M. Kugler, Frauke Christ, Pavel Srb, Vaclav Veverka, Jan DeRijck, Jiří Brynda, Vanda Lux, Petr Novák
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Structure
Popis: Dimerization of many eukaryotic transcription regulatory factors is critical for their function. Regulatory role of an epigenetic reader lens epithelium-derived growth factor/p75 (LEDGF/p75) requires at least two copies of this protein to overcome the nucleosome-induced barrier to transcription elongation. Moreover, various LEDGF/p75 binding partners are enriched for dimeric features, further underscoring the functional regulatory role of LEDGF/p75 dimerization. Here, we dissected the minimal dimerization region in the C-terminal part of LEDGF/p75 and, using paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy, identified the key molecular contacts that helped to refine the solution structure of the dimer. The LEDGF/p75 dimeric assembly is stabilized by domain swapping within the integrase binding domain and additional electrostatic "stapling" of the negatively charged α helix formed in the intrinsically disordered C-terminal region. We validated the dimerization mechanism using structure-inspired dimerization defective LEDGF/p75 variants and chemical crosslinking coupled to mass spectrometry. We also show how dimerization might affect the LEDGF/p75 interactome. ispartof: STRUCTURE vol:28 issue:12 pages:1288-+ ispartof: location:United States status: published
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