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Cofactor Binding Evokes Latent Differences in DNA Binding Specificity between Hox Proteins

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Slattery, Matthew, Riley, Todd, Liu, Peng, Abe, Namiko, Gomez-Alcala, Pilar, Dror, Iris, Zhou, Tianyin, Rohs, Remo, Honig, Barry, Bussemaker, Harmen J., Mann, Richard S.·2011·Cell

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Summary Members of transcription factor families typically have similar DNA binding specificities yet execute unique functions in vivo. Transcription factors often bind DNA as multiprotein complexes, raising the possibility that complex formation might modify their DNA binding specificities. To test this hypothesis, we developed an experimental and computational platform, SELEX-seq, that can be used to determine the relative affinities to any DNA sequence for any transcription factor complex. Applying this method to all eight Drosophila Hox proteins, we show that they obtain novel recognition properties when they bind DNA with the dimeric cofactor Extradenticle-Homothorax (Exd). Exd-Hox specificities group into three main classes that obey Hox gene collinearity rules and DNA structure predictions suggest that anterior and posterior Hox proteins prefer DNA sequences with distinct minor groove topographies. Together, these data suggest that emergent DNA recognition properties revealed by interactions with cofactors contribute to transcription factor specificities in vivo.

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Slattery, M., Riley, T., Liu, P., Abe, N., Gomez-Alcala, P., Dror, I., Zhou, T., Rohs, R., Honig, B., Bussemaker, H. J., & Mann, R. S.
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Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-12
Volume
147
Issue
6
Pages
1270-1282
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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12.93
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journal article
Language
en
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Slattery, M., Riley, T., Liu, P., Abe, N., Gomez-Alcala, P., Dror, I., Zhou, T., Rohs, R., Honig, B., Bussemaker, H. J., & Mann, R. S. (2011). Cofactor Binding Evokes Latent Differences in DNA Binding Specificity between Hox Proteins. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2011.10.053

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