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Estructura de un complejo de homeodomaín Ultrabithorax-Extradenticle unido al ADN
J M Passner1, H D Ryoo, L Shen
1Structural Biology Program, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Nature
|March 6, 1999
Resumen
Las proteínas homeóticas (Hox) y las proteínas extradenticulares (Ext) cooperan para regular el desarrollo animal. El análisis estructural revela cómo su interacción con el ADN y entre sí dicta la formación del eje anterior-posterior.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología del desarrollo Biología del desarrollo.
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
- Genética La genética.
Sus antecedentes:
- La regulación de la expresión génica es crucial para el desarrollo de organismos multicelulares.
- Los genes homeóticos (Hox) controlan el patrón del eje anterior-posterior en los animales.
- Las proteínas Hox requieren socios como Extradenticle (Ext) para la unión específica al ADN.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para dilucidar las bases estructurales de la formación del complejo de proteínas Hox-Extradenticle.
- Para entender cómo este complejo logra la unión y función específica del ADN.
- Proporcionar información sobre la regulación de las vías de desarrollo.
Principales métodos:
- Determinó la estructura cristalina de un complejo Ultrabithorax-Extradenticle-ADN.
- Se utilizan polipéptidos mínimos que forman un heterodímero cooperativo.
- Se analizaron las interacciones proteína-ADN y proteína-proteína a una resolución de 2.4 A.
Principales resultados:
- Los homeodomains Ultrabithorax y Extradenticle se unen a las caras opuestas del ADN.
- La mayoría de las interacciones cooperativas involucran el motivo YPWM de Ultrabithorax que se une a Extradenticle.
- Esta interacción define los principios del desarrollo animal mediado por Hox-Extradenticle.
Conclusiones:
- El motivo YPWM es crítico para la unión cooperativa Hox-Extradenticle.
- Las ideas estructurales explican la mejora de la especificidad de la proteína Hox por Extradenticle.
- Este mecanismo es fundamental para el patrón del eje anterior-posterior en los animales.
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