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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2008

Structure of a construct of a human poly(C)-binding protein containing the first and second KH domains reveals insights into its regulatory mechanisms.

Zhihua Du, Sebastian Fenn, Richard Tjhen, Thomas L James

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhihua DuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
Sebastian Fenn
Richard Tjhen
Thomas L James
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

THREE DIMENSIONAL HIV RNA GENOME TARGETED DRUG LEADSR01AI046967 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JAMES, THOMAS L · 2000 to 2011
$4.1M
NIAID NIH HHS AI46967
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(C)-binding proteins (PCBPs) are important regulatory proteins that contain three KH (hnRNP K homology) domains. Binding poly(C) D/RNA sequences via KH domains is essential for multiple PCBP functions. To reveal the basis for PCBP-D/RNA interactions and function, we determined the structure of a construct containing the first two domains (KH1-KH2) of human PCBP2 by NMR. KH1 and KH2 form an intramolecular pseudodimer. The large hydrophobic dimerization surface of each KH domain is on the side opposite the D/RNA binding interface. Chemical shift mapping indicates both domains bind poly(C) DNA motifs without disrupting the KH1-KH2 interaction. Spectral comparison of KH1-KH2, KH3, and full-length PCBP2 constructs suggests that the KH1-KH2 pseudodimer forms, but KH3 does not interact with other parts of the protein. From NMR studies and modeling, we propose possible modes of cooperative binding tandem poly(C) motifs by the KH domains. D/RNA binding may induce pseudodimer dissociation or stabilize dissociated KH1 and KH2, making protein interaction surfaces available to PCBP-binding partners. This conformational change may represent a regulatory mechanism linking D/RNA binding to PCBP functions.

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Gene Expression RegulationAmino Acid SequenceDimerizationDNAHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyModels, BiologicalMolecular ConformationMolecular Sequence DataProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidDNAPCBP2 protein, humanRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID18701464
PMCPMC2568903
OpenAlexW2058746483

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