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La conformación del ADN induce un enlace adaptable por las proteínas del dedo de zinc en tándem
Anamika Patel1, Peng Yang2, Matthew Tinkham2
1Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Cell
|March 20, 2018
Resumen
Las proteínas del dedo de zinc (ZF) regulan los genes. Este estudio revela cómo la proteína ZFP568 interactúa con el ADN, ofreciendo información sobre el desarrollo y la evolución de los mamíferos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología molecular
- La genética
- Biología evolutiva
Sus antecedentes:
- Las proteínas tandémicas del dedo de zinc (ZF) representan la familia más grande y de más rápida evolución de los reguladores de transcripción de unión al ADN en los mamíferos.
- ZFP568 se ha identificado como un represor del transcrito del factor de crecimiento similar a la insulina específico de la placenta 2 (Igf2- P0) en ratones.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar el mecanismo de unión al ADN de ZFP568.
- Investigar la dinámica estructural y la adaptabilidad evolutiva de las interacciones ZF-ADN.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la unión de ZFP568 a un elemento específico de 24 pares de bases situado aguas arriba de Igf2-P0.
- Examen de las conformaciones del ADN y de las proteínas durante la unión a la proteína ZF.
Principales resultados:
- ZFP568 utiliza una matriz de once ZF para unirse al elemento regulador Igf2-P0.
- Desviaciones observadas con respecto al reconocimiento convencional de ZF-ADN, con ZF individuales en contacto con un número variable de bases (2-4) y reconociendo timina en la hebra opuesta.
- Las interacciones menores de ranura acortadas debido a las secuencias ricas en AT resaltan la adaptabilidad de la matriz ZF.
- Las mutaciones en Igf2 y ZFP568 disminuyen la afinidad de unión en chimpancés y humanos, a pesar de la conservación en mamíferos.
Conclusiones:
- Las interacciones ZF-ADN exhiben flexibilidad conformacional, adaptándose a las variaciones de secuencia.
- Estos hallazgos proporcionan información crítica sobre la base evolutiva y estructural de las interacciones ZF-ADN en el desarrollo y la evolución de los mamíferos.
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