Abstract
Pax genes encode a family of developmentally regulated transcription factors that have been implicated in a number of human and murine congenital disorders, as well as in tumorigenesis (Gruss, P., and Walther, C. (1992) Cell 69, 719-722; Hill, R., and van Heyningen, V. (1992) Trends Genet. 8, 119-120; Chalepakis, G., Tremblay, P., and Gruss, P. (1992) J. Cell Sci. Suppl. 16, 61-67; Maulbecker, C. C., and Gruss, P. (1993) EMBO J. 12, 2361- 2367; Walther, C., Guenet, J. L., Simon, D., Deutsch, U., Jostes, B., Goulding, M. D., Plachov, D., Balling, R., and Gruss, P. (1991) Genomics 11, 424-434; Barr, R. G., Galili, N., Holick, J., Biegel, J. A., Rovera, G., and Emanuel, B. S. (1993) Nature Genet. 3, 113-117). These genes are defined by the presence of an evolutionarily conserved DNA binding domain, termed the paired domain. The structure and the DNA binding characteristics of the paired domain remain largely unknown. We have utilized repetitive rounds of a polymerase chain reaction-based selection method to identify the optimal DNA binding sequences for the Pax-2 and Pax-6 paired domains. The results suggest that the paired domain family of peptides bind similar DNA sequences. Identification of this binding site has revealed an important structural clue regarding the mechanism of paired domain binding to DNA. CD and NMR structural analyses of the purified Pax-6 paired domain reveal it to be largely structureless in solution. Upon binding the recognition sequence, the complex becomes markedly less soluble and displays CD spectroscopic evidence of significant α-helical structure.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8355-8361 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
| Volume | 269 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - Mar 18 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Identification of a Pax paired domain recognition sequence and evidence for DNA-dependent conformational changes. / Epstein, Jonathan; Cai, Jiexing; Glaser, Thomas M; Jepeal, Lisa; Maas, Richard.
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T1 - Identification of a Pax paired domain recognition sequence and evidence for DNA-dependent conformational changes
AU - Epstein, Jonathan
AU - Cai, Jiexing
AU - Glaser, Thomas M
AU - Jepeal, Lisa
AU - Maas, Richard
PY - 1994/3/18
Y1 - 1994/3/18
N2 - Pax genes encode a family of developmentally regulated transcription factors that have been implicated in a number of human and murine congenital disorders, as well as in tumorigenesis (Gruss, P., and Walther, C. (1992) Cell 69, 719-722; Hill, R., and van Heyningen, V. (1992) Trends Genet. 8, 119-120; Chalepakis, G., Tremblay, P., and Gruss, P. (1992) J. Cell Sci. Suppl. 16, 61-67; Maulbecker, C. C., and Gruss, P. (1993) EMBO J. 12, 2361- 2367; Walther, C., Guenet, J. L., Simon, D., Deutsch, U., Jostes, B., Goulding, M. D., Plachov, D., Balling, R., and Gruss, P. (1991) Genomics 11, 424-434; Barr, R. G., Galili, N., Holick, J., Biegel, J. A., Rovera, G., and Emanuel, B. S. (1993) Nature Genet. 3, 113-117). These genes are defined by the presence of an evolutionarily conserved DNA binding domain, termed the paired domain. The structure and the DNA binding characteristics of the paired domain remain largely unknown. We have utilized repetitive rounds of a polymerase chain reaction-based selection method to identify the optimal DNA binding sequences for the Pax-2 and Pax-6 paired domains. The results suggest that the paired domain family of peptides bind similar DNA sequences. Identification of this binding site has revealed an important structural clue regarding the mechanism of paired domain binding to DNA. CD and NMR structural analyses of the purified Pax-6 paired domain reveal it to be largely structureless in solution. Upon binding the recognition sequence, the complex becomes markedly less soluble and displays CD spectroscopic evidence of significant α-helical structure.
AB - Pax genes encode a family of developmentally regulated transcription factors that have been implicated in a number of human and murine congenital disorders, as well as in tumorigenesis (Gruss, P., and Walther, C. (1992) Cell 69, 719-722; Hill, R., and van Heyningen, V. (1992) Trends Genet. 8, 119-120; Chalepakis, G., Tremblay, P., and Gruss, P. (1992) J. Cell Sci. Suppl. 16, 61-67; Maulbecker, C. C., and Gruss, P. (1993) EMBO J. 12, 2361- 2367; Walther, C., Guenet, J. L., Simon, D., Deutsch, U., Jostes, B., Goulding, M. D., Plachov, D., Balling, R., and Gruss, P. (1991) Genomics 11, 424-434; Barr, R. G., Galili, N., Holick, J., Biegel, J. A., Rovera, G., and Emanuel, B. S. (1993) Nature Genet. 3, 113-117). These genes are defined by the presence of an evolutionarily conserved DNA binding domain, termed the paired domain. The structure and the DNA binding characteristics of the paired domain remain largely unknown. We have utilized repetitive rounds of a polymerase chain reaction-based selection method to identify the optimal DNA binding sequences for the Pax-2 and Pax-6 paired domains. The results suggest that the paired domain family of peptides bind similar DNA sequences. Identification of this binding site has revealed an important structural clue regarding the mechanism of paired domain binding to DNA. CD and NMR structural analyses of the purified Pax-6 paired domain reveal it to be largely structureless in solution. Upon binding the recognition sequence, the complex becomes markedly less soluble and displays CD spectroscopic evidence of significant α-helical structure.
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