Mechanism of c-Myb–C/EBPβ Cooperation from Separated Sites on a Promoter

Autor: Shunsuke Ishii, Ko Sato, Hisayuki Morii, Shioka Takata, Atsushi Fujikawa, Motoko Sasaki, Takashi Kumasaka, Kazumi Kimura, Kazuhiro Ogata, Masaaki Shiina, Emi Ichikawa-Iwata, Tahir H. Tahirov, Masaki Yamamoto, Taiko Inoue-Bungo
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Cell. (1):57-70
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(01)00636-5
Popis: c-Myb, but not avian myeloblastosis virus (AMV) v-Myb, cooperates with C/EBP beta to regulate transcription of myeloid-specific genes. To assess the structural basis for that difference, we determined the crystal structures of complexes comprised of the c-Myb or AMV v-Myb DNA-binding domain (DBD), the C/EBP beta DBD, and a promoter DNA fragment. Within the c-Myb complex, a DNA-bound C/EBP beta interacts with R2 of c-Myb bound to a different DNA fragment; point mutations in v-Myb R2 eliminate such interaction within the v-Myb complex. GST pull-down assays, luciferase trans-activation assays, and atomic force microscopy confirmed that the interaction of c-Myb and C/EBP beta observed in crystal mimics their long range interaction on the promoter, which is accompanied by intervening DNA looping.
Databáze: OpenAIRE