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Structural facets of POU2F1 in light of the functional annotations and sequence-structure patterns

Ashmita Dey1, Sagnik Sen1, Vladimir N Uversky2,3

  • 1Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics
|February 22, 2020
PubMed

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POU domain class 2 homebox 1 (POU2F1) is a transcription factor linked to cancer. This study developed a framework to analyze POU2F1

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics

Background:

  • POU domain class 2 homebox 1 (POU2F1) is a key transcription factor implicated in various cancers.
  • Its structural flexibility hinders the development of targeted drugs, despite its significance in pancancer analysis.
  • Understanding POU2F1's structural dynamics is crucial for therapeutic strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a comprehensive framework for analyzing the structural conservation and co-variation of POU2F1.
  • To elucidate the relationship between POU2F1's structure, function, and its role in cancer.
  • To identify key residues responsible for POU2F1's functional multiplicity.

Main Methods:

  • Gene regulatory network construction to map POU2F1's normal and pathological functions.
  • Evolutionary sequence space analysis and comparative sequence dynamics between species.
  • Direct coupling analysis for residual co-variation and structure network analysis.
  • Quality assessment and normal mode-based structure network analysis of POU2F1.

Main Results:

  • A three-level framework was established to analyze POU2F1 structure and function.
  • Key residues (3, 9, 13, 17, 20, 21, 28, 35, 36) were identified as crucial structural facets for function.
  • Structural malleability of POU2F1 was confirmed as a reason for its protein moonlighting and functional multiplicity.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework provides insights into POU2F1's structural dynamics and functional roles.
  • Identified key residues can guide future drug design targeting POU2F1.
  • Understanding POU2F1's structural flexibility is essential for cancer research and therapeutic development.
Keywords:
POU domain class 2 homebox 1direct coupling analysisevolutionary traitgene regulatory networkpredicted disorder statussequence complexitystructural analysis and protein moonlighting property

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