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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

The ancillary N-terminal region of the yeast AP-1 transcription factor Yap8 contributes to its DNA binding specificity.

Ewa Maciaszczyk-Dziubinska, Anna Reymer, Nallani Vijay Kumar, Wojciech Białek, Katarzyna Mizio, Markus J Tamás, Robert Wysocki

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Ewa Maciaszczyk-DziubinskaInstitute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
Anna ReymerDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nallani Vijay KumarDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Wojciech BiałekFaculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland.
Katarzyna MizioInstitute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
Markus J TamásDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Robert WysockiInstitute of Experimental Biology, University of Wroclaw, 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland.
University of Wrocław · PLUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

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Abstract

Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is one of the largest families of basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors in eukaryotic cells. How AP-1 proteins achieve target DNA binding specificity remains elusive. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the AP-1-like protein (Yap) family comprises eight members (Yap1 to Yap8) that display distinct genomic target sites despite high sequence homology of their DNA binding bZIP domains. In contrast to the other members of the Yap family, which preferentially bind to short (7-8 bp) DNA motifs, Yap8 binds to an unusually long DNA motif (13 bp). It has been unclear what determines this unique specificity of Yap8. In this work, we use molecular and biochemical analyses combined with computer-based structural design and molecular dynamics simulations of Yap8-DNA interactions to better understand the structural basis of DNA binding specificity determinants. We identify specific residues in the N-terminal tail preceding the basic region, which define stable association of Yap8 with its target promoter. We propose that the N-terminal tail directly interacts with DNA and stabilizes Yap8 binding to the 13 bp motif. Thus, beside the core basic region, the adjacent N-terminal region contributes to alternative DNA binding selectivity within the AP-1 family.

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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDNA, FungalMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Dynamics SimulationMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingResponse ElementsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsACR3 protein, S cerevisiaeARR1 protein, S cerevisiaeBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDNA, FungalMembrane Transport ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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