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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN2017

In-depth Characterization of the Homodimerization Domain of the Transcription Factor THAP1 and Dystonia-Causing Mutations Therein.

Alev Richter, Ronja Hollstein, Eva Hebert, Franca Vulinovic, Juliane Eckhold, Alma Osmanovic, Reinhard Depping, Frank J Kaiser, Katja Lohmann

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Alev RichterSektion für Funktionelle Genetik am Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Ronja HollsteinSektion für Funktionelle Genetik am Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Eva HebertInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Franca VulinovicInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Juliane EckholdSektion für Funktionelle Genetik am Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Alma OsmanovicSektion für Funktionelle Genetik am Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Reinhard DeppingInstitute of Physiology, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Luebeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Frank J KaiserSektion für Funktionelle Genetik am Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, 23538, Luebeck, Germany.
Katja LohmannInstitute of Neurogenetics, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Luebeck, Germany. katja.lohmann@neuro.uni-luebeck.de.
University of Lübeck · DEInstitute for Integrative and Experimental Genomics · DE

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Abstract

Mutations in the THAP1 gene encoding the transcription factor THAP1 have been shown to cause DYT6 dystonia. THAP1 contains a highly conserved THAP zinc finger at its N-terminal region which allows specific binding to its target sequences as well as a coiled-coil domain (amino acids 139-190) towards its C-terminus postulated as a protein-protein-binding motif. While several DYT6-causing mutations within the THAP domain were shown to decrease THAP1 activity in transcriptional regulation and DNA-binding, the role of mutations within the coiled-coil domain is rather unknown. Therefore, assigning a function to this domain may enable functional testing of mutations in this region. Notably, THAP1 and other THAP proteins form homodimers; however, the responsible domain has not been elucidated in detail. We show that the region of amino acids 139-185 is involved in formation of THAP1 homodimers by using yeast-two-hybrid, GST pull-down, and cross-linking assays. Surprisingly, all nine reported DYT6-causing missense mutations within this region had no effect on dimerization of THAP1 in GST pull-down and formaldehyde cross-linking assays. In conclusion, we demonstrated that a region of 47 amino acids is involved in THAP1 homodimerization but mutations in this region seem not to impair this mechanism.

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MutationProtein MultimerizationApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDystoniaHEK293 CellsHumansNuclear ProteinsProtein DomainsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsNuclear ProteinsTHAP1 protein, humanDystoniaHomodimerizationMutationTranscription

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