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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

The KRAB Domain of ZNF10 Guides the Identification of Specific Amino Acids That Transform the Ancestral KRAB-A-Related Domain Present in Human PRDM9 into a Canonical Modern KRAB-A Domain.

Peter Lorenz, Felix Steinbeck, Ludwig Krause, Hans-Jürgen Thiesen

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter LorenzRostock University Medical Center, Institute of Immunology, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7925-1002
Felix SteinbeckRostock University Medical Center, Institute of Immunology, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Ludwig KrauseRostock University Medical Center, Institute of Immunology, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
Hans-Jürgen ThiesenRostock University Medical Center, Institute of Immunology, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
University of Rostock · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Krüppel-associated box (KRAB) zinc finger proteins are a large class of tetrapod transcription factors that usually exert transcriptional repression through recruitment of TRIM28/KAP1. The evolutionary root of modern KRAB domains (mKRAB) can be traced back to an ancestral motif (aKRAB) that occurs even in invertebrates. Here, we first stratified three subgroups of aKRAB sequences from the animal kingdom (PRDM9, SSX and coelacanth KZNF families) and defined ancestral subdomains for KRAB-A and KRAB-B. Using human ZNF10 mKRAB-AB as blueprints for function, we then identified the necessary amino acid changes that transform the inactive aKRAB-A of human PRDM9 into an mKRAB domain capable of mediating silencing and complexing TRIM28/KAP1 in human cells when employed as a hybrid with ZNF10-B. Full gain of function required replacement of residues KR by the conserved motif MLE (positionsA32-A34), which inserted an additional residue, and exchange of A9/S for F, A20/M for L, and A27/R for V. AlphaFold2 modelling documented an evolutionary conserved L-shaped body of two α-helices in all KRAB domains. It is transformed into a characteristic spatial arrangement typical for mKRAB-AB upon the amino acid replacements and in conjunction with a third helix supplied by mKRAB-B. Side-chains pointing outward from the core KRAB 3D structure may reveal a protein-protein interaction code enabling graded binding of TRIM28 to different KRAB domains. Our data provide basic insights into structure-function relationships and emulate transitions of KRAB during evolution.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesConserved SequenceEvolution, MolecularGain of Function MutationHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInvertebratesKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsModels, MolecularProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein DomainsRepressor ProteinsTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsPRDM9 protein, humanRepressor ProteinsTRIM28 protein, humanTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28ZNF10 protein, humanAlphaFold2coelacanthCRISPRiHAP1 cellsKRABLatimeria chalumnaePRDM9repressionSSXtranscriptionTRIM28ZNF10/KOX1

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PMID35162997
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