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ArticleOrganic letters2025

One-Pot Total Synthesis of a Post-translationally Modified Max Transcription Factor Sheds Light on Ser-Phosphorylation and Lys-Acetylation Crosstalk in DNA Binding.

Raj V Nithun, Shada Khoury, Muhammad Jbara

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Raj V NithunSchool of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-8445-2543
Shada KhourySchool of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Muhammad JbaraSchool of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4206-5908

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Abstract

We report a one-pot total synthesis of the transcription factor Max in seven consecutive steps, starting from three peptide segments and employing native chemical ligation. The developed synthesis facilitates the generation of homogeneous Max analogues bearing defined transformations within hours in excellent yields, enabling us to probe the effect of the crosstalk between Ser-phosphorylation and Lys-acetylation on the Max function. Our findings reveal that these post-translational modifications significantly inhibit DNA-binding activity, potentially by disrupting essential Max-DNA interactions.

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DNALysineSerineTranscription FactorsAcetylationBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsMolecular StructurePhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDNALysineMAX protein, humanSerineTranscription Factors

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PMID40163800
PMCPMC11998062

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