Structured and disordered regions cooperatively mediate DNA-binding autoinhibition of ETS factors ETV1, ETV4 and ETV5

© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research..

Autoinhibition enables spatial and temporal regulation of cellular processes by coupling protein activity to surrounding conditions, often via protein partnerships or signaling pathways. We report the molecular basis of DNA-binding autoinhibition of ETS transcription factors ETV1, ETV4 and ETV5, which are often overexpressed in prostate cancer. Inhibitory elements that cooperate to repress DNA binding were identified in regions N- and C-terminal of the ETS domain. Crystal structures of these three factors revealed an α-helix in the C-terminal inhibitory domain that packs against the ETS domain and perturbs the conformation of its DNA-recognition helix. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy demonstrated that the N-terminal inhibitory domain (NID) is intrinsically disordered, yet utilizes transient intramolecular interactions with the DNA-recognition helix of the ETS domain to mediate autoinhibition. Acetylation of selected lysines within the NID activates DNA binding. This investigation revealed a distinctive mechanism for DNA-binding autoinhibition in the ETV1/4/5 subfamily involving a network of intramolecular interactions not present in other ETS factors. These distinguishing inhibitory elements provide a platform through which cellular triggers, such as protein-protein interactions or post-translational modifications, may specifically regulate the function of these oncogenic proteins.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Nucleic acids research - 45(2017), 5 vom: 17. März, Seite 2223-2241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Currie, Simon L [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Desmond K W [VerfasserIn]
Doane, Jedediah J [VerfasserIn]
Whitby, Frank G [VerfasserIn]
Okon, Mark [VerfasserIn]
McIntosh, Lawrence P [VerfasserIn]
Graves, Barbara J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Adenovirus E1A Proteins
DNA
DNA-Binding Proteins
ETV1 protein, human
ETV4 protein, human
ETV5 protein, human
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
Journal Article
K3Z4F929H6
Lysine
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets
Recombinant Proteins
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 18.07.2017

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/nar/gkx068

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM268663440