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A Thermodynamic Basis of DNA Sequence Selectivity by the ETS Domain of Murine PU.1

Poon, Gregory M.K., Macgregor, Robert B.·2004·Journal of Molecular Biology

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The ETS domain of the transcription factor PU.1 tolerates a large number of DNA cognate variants that differ exclusively in the sequences flanking a critical central consensus, 5'-GGAA-3'. We investigated the thermodynamics of site selection by the DNA-binding domain by following the PU.1 ETS/DNA equilibrium with a large set of cognate variants under various temperature and salt conditions by filter binding. Our results indicate that the stability of the ETS/DNA complex is quantitatively tied to variations in the change in heat capacity. Thermodynamic effects induced by changing Na(+) concentrations from 150 mM to 250 mM are complex and not readily interpreted by polyelectrolyte theory. We also extended our understanding of data from our previous investigation on energetic base-neighbour coupling, by dissecting the thermodynamic contributions underlying the observed free-energy coupling. In conjunction with available structural and biochemical data, we propose that site selectivity by the PU.1 ETS domain arises from differential protein/DNA contacts in the flanking sequences that modulate the orientation of the ETS recognition helix and trigger a coupled reduction in the flexibility observed in the unbound ETS domain.

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Authors
Poon, G. M. K., & Macgregor, R. B.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Macgregor, Robert B.
Venue
Journal of Molecular Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-01
Volume
335
Issue
1
Pages
113-127
ISSN
0022-2836 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2164569166
Cited by
19
References
46
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2023: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Molecular Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Diffusion and Search Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
PU.1, ETS domain, heat capacity change, salt concentration dependence, free energy coupling, protein-DNA contacts, transcription factor-DNA binding
MeSH terms
Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1, Animals, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, DNA, DNA-Binding Proteins, Osmolar Concentration, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Sodium, Temperature, Thermodynamics, Transcription Factors, Trans-Activators, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Pliability, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets, Mice

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