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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

DNA-TCP complex structures reveal a unique recognition mechanism for TCP transcription factor families.

Yi Zhang, Yong-Ping Xu, Ju-Kui Nie, Hong Chen, Genji Qin, Bo Wang, Xiao-Dong Su

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Genome-Wide Identification of TCP Gene Family inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Yong-Ping XuState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Ju-Kui NieState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Hong ChenState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Genji QinState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6995-5126
Bo WangState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Xiao-Dong SuState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, and Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6948-2317
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant-specific TCP transcription factors are key regulators of diverse plant functions. TCP transcription factors have long been annotated as basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors according to remote sequence homology without experimental validation, and their consensus DNA-binding sequences and protein-DNA recognition mechanisms have remained elusive. Here, we report the crystal structures of the class I TCP domain from AtTCP15 and the class II TCP domain from AtTCP10 in complex with different double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). The complex structures reveal that the TCP domain is a distinct DNA-binding motif and the homodimeric TCP domains adopt a unique three-site recognition mode, binding to dsDNA mainly through a central pair of β-strands formed by the dimer interface and two basic flexible loops from each monomer. The consensus DNA-binding sequence for class I TCPs is a perfectly palindromic 11 bp (GTGGGNCCCAC), whereas that for class II TCPs is a near-palindromic 11 bp (GTGGTCCCCAC). The unique DNA binding mode allows the TCP domains to display broad specificity for a range of DNA sequences even shorter than 11 bp, adding further complexity to the regulatory network of plant TCP transcription factors.

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Arabidopsis ProteinsDNATranscription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsHelix-Loop-Helix MotifsArabidopsis ProteinsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDNATCP10 protein, ArabidopsisTCP15 protein, ArabidopsisTranscription Factors

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PMID36546761
PMCPMC9841405
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