Cited by 505Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ResearchGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsEnzyme Structure and Function

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Structure of HDAC3 bound to co-repressor and inositol tetraphosphate

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Abstract

Histone deacetylase enzymes (HDACs) are emerging cancer drug targets. They regulate gene expression by removing acetyl groups from lysine residues in histone tails, resulting in chromatin condensation. The enzymatic activity of most class I HDACs requires recruitment into multi-subunit co-repressor complexes, which are in turn recruited to chromatin by repressive transcription factors. Here we report the structure of a complex between an HDAC and a co-repressor, namely, human HDAC3 with the deacetylase activation domain (DAD) from the human SMRT co-repressor (also known as NCOR2). The structure reveals two remarkable features. First, the SMRT-DAD undergoes a large structural rearrangement on forming the complex. Second, there is an essential inositol tetraphosphate molecule--D-myo-inositol-(1,4,5,6)-tetrakisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5,6)P(4))--acting as an 'intermolecular glue' between the two proteins. Assembly of the complex is clearly dependent on the Ins(1,4,5,6)P(4), which may act as a regulator--potentially explaining why inositol phosphates and their kinases have been found to act as transcriptional regulators. This mechanism for the activation of HDAC3 appears to be conserved in class I HDACs from yeast to humans, and opens the way to novel therapeutic opportunities.

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Crossref · 10.1038/nature10728

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    Bacteria probably do not contain sufficient Ins(1,4,5,6)P4 to support formation of the SMRT:HDAC3 complex.

    “since bacteria probably do not contain sufficient Ins(1,4,5,6)P4 to support complex formation.”
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    The corepressor partners for HDAC1 and HDAC2, MTA(1-3) and CoREST(1-3), contain SANT domains analogous to the SMRT-DAD.

    “Similarly, the corepressor partners for HDAC1 and 2, MTA(1-3) and CoREST(1-3), contain SANT domains that are analogous to the SMRT-DAD.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The key Ins(1,4,5,6)P4-binding residues are also found in the yeast HDAC Rpd3 and the Snt1 corepressor.

    “given that the key residues are also found in the yeast HDAC, Rpd3, and the Snt1 corepressor”
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  • Phosphate count conflicts with the listed positions

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    The name lists five phosphorylated positions but calls the product a tetraphosphate (P4). The next product lists the same five positions and calls it a pentaphosphate (P5).

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Authors
Watson, P. J., Fairall, L., Santos, G. M., & Schwabe, J. W. R.
Affiliations
University of Leicester (GB)
Corresponding author
Schwabe, John W. R.
Venue
Nature
Published
2012-01
Volume
481
Issue
7381
Pages
335-340
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1973577140
Cited by
505
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 34 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 39 · 2012: 19
FWCI
16.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (100237, WT085408, 085408)
  • Division of Materials Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords
HDAC3, NCOR2, inositol tetrakisphosphate, histone deacetylase, corepressor complex, protein complex structure, structural rearrangement, inositol phosphate signaling, transcriptional regulation, cancer drug targets
MeSH terms
Histone Deacetylase 3, Amino Acid Sequence, Enzyme Activation, Histone Deacetylases, Humans, Inositol Phosphates, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Structure-Activity Relationship, Conserved Sequence, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Crystallography, X-Ray, Multiprotein Complexes, Protein Multimerization, Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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