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Interaction between isolated transcriptional activation domains of Sp1 revealed by heteronuclear magnetic resonance.


ABSTRACT: The promoter-specific transcription factor Sp1 is expressed ubiquitously, and plays a primary role in the regulation of the expression of many genes. Domains A and B located in the N-terminal half of the protein are characterized by glutamine-rich (Q-rich) sequences. These Q-rich domains have been shown to be involved in the interaction between Sp1 and different classes of nuclear proteins, such as TATA-binding protein associated factors. Furthermore, the self-association of Sp1 via Q-rich domains is also important for the regulation of transcriptional activity. It has been considered that an Sp1 molecule bound to a "distal" GC-box synergistically interacts with another Sp1 molecule at a "proximal" binding site. Although the formation of multimers via Q-rich domains seems functionally important for Sp1, little is known about the structural and physicochemical nature of the interaction between Q-rich domains. We analyzed the structural details of isolated glutamine-rich B (QB) domains of Sp1 by circular dichroism (CD), analytical ultracentrifugation, and heteronuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). We found the isolated QB domains to be disordered under all conditions examined. Nevertheless, a detailed analysis of NMR spectra clearly indicated interaction between the domains. In particular, the C-terminal half was responsible for the self-association. Furthermore, analytical ultracentrifugation demonstrated weak but significant interaction between isolated QB domains. The self-association between QB domains would be responsible, at least in part, for the formation of multimers by full-length Sp1 molecules that has been proposed to occur during transcriptional activation.

SUBMITTER: Hiramatsu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3526990 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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