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Zinc binding of a Cys2His2-type zinc finger protein is enhanced by the interaction with DNA.


ABSTRACT: Zinc finger proteins specifically recognize DNA sequences and, therefore, play a crucial role in living organisms. In this study the Zn(II)-, and DNA-binding of 1MEY#, an artificial zinc finger protein consisting of three finger units was characterized by multiple methods. Fluorimetric, circular dichroism and isothermal calorimetric titrations were applied to determine the accurate stability constant of a zinc finger protein. Assuming that all three zinc finger subunits behave identically, the obtained thermodynamic data for the Zn(II) binding were ΔHbinding site =  - (23.5 - 28.0) kcal/mol (depending on the applied protonation state of the cysteines) and logβ'pH 7.4 = 12.2 ± 0.1, being similar to those of the CP1 consensus zinc finger peptide. The specific DNA binding of the protein can be characterized by logβ'pH 7.4 = 8.20 ± 0.08, which is comparable to the affinity of the natural zinc finger proteins (Sp1, WT1, TFIIIA) toward DNA. This value is ~ 1.9 logβ' unit higher than those determined for semi- or nonspecific DNA binding. Competitive circular dichroism and electrophoretic mobility shift measurements revealed that the conditional stability constant characteristic for Zn(II) binding of 1MEY# protein increased by 3.4 orders of magnitude in the presence of its target DNA sequence.

SUBMITTER: Hajdu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10036435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Zinc binding of a Cys2His2-type zinc finger protein is enhanced by the interaction with DNA.

Hajdu Bálint B   Hunyadi-Gulyás Éva É   Kato Kohsuke K   Kawaguchi Atsushi A   Nagata Kyosuke K   Gyurcsik Béla B  

Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 20230223 3


Zinc finger proteins specifically recognize DNA sequences and, therefore, play a crucial role in living organisms. In this study the Zn(II)-, and DNA-binding of 1MEY#, an artificial zinc finger protein consisting of three finger units was characterized by multiple methods. Fluorimetric, circular dichroism and isothermal calorimetric titrations were applied to determine the accurate stability constant of a zinc finger protein. Assuming that all three zinc finger subunits behave identically, the o  ...[more]

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