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ArticleCommunications biology2021

SWI/SNF subunit BAF155 N-terminus structure informs the impact of cancer-associated mutations and reveals a potential drug binding site.

Mark D Allen, Stefan M V Freund, Mark Bycroft, Giovanna Zinzalla

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. 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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4 authors.

Mark D AllenUKRI MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Stefan M V FreundUKRI MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Mark BycroftUKRI MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0673-2216
Giovanna ZinzallaMicrobiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. giovanna.zinzalla@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0002-1130-4865

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Medical Research Council MC_U105184326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SWI/SNF (BAF) chromatin remodelling complexes are key regulators of gene expression programs, and attractive drug targets for cancer therapies. Here we show that the N-terminus of the BAF155/SMARCC1 subunit contains a putative DNA-binding MarR-like domain, a chromodomain and a BRCT domain that are interconnected to each other to form a distinct module. In this structure the chromodomain makes interdomain interactions and has lost its canonical function to bind to methylated lysines. The structure provides new insights into the missense mutations that target this module in cancer. This study also reveals two adjacent, highly-conserved pockets in a cleft between the domains that form a potential binding site, which can be targeted with small molecules, offering a new strategy to target SWI/SNF complexes.

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MutationBinding SitesHumansModels, MolecularNeoplasmsPharmaceutical PreparationsProtein ConformationTranscription FactorsPharmaceutical PreparationsSMARCC1 protein, humanTranscription Factors

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PMID33953332
PMCPMC8099880

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