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In vivo mutational analysis of the NGFI-A zinc fingers. 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
T E Wilson M L Day T Pexton K A Padgett M Johnston J Milbrandt 《The Journal of biological chemistry》1992,267(6):3718-3724
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Simpson RJ Cram ED Czolij R Matthews JM Crossley M Mackay JP 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2003,278(30):28011-28018
Classical (CCHH) zinc fingers are among the most common protein domains found in eukaryotes. They function as molecular recognition elements that mediate specific contact with DNA, RNA, or other proteins and are composed of a betabetaalpha fold surrounding a single zinc ion that is ligated by two cysteine and two histidine residues. In a number of variant zinc fingers, the final histidine is not conserved, and in other unrelated zinc binding domains, residues such as aspartate can function as zinc ligands. To test whether the final histidine is required for normal folding and the DNA-binding function of classical zinc fingers, we focused on finger 3 of basic Krüppel-like factor. The structure of this domain was determined using NMR spectroscopy and found to constitute a typical classical zinc finger. We generated a panel of substitution mutants at the final histidine in this finger and found that several of the mutants retained some ability to fold in the presence of zinc. Consistent with this result, we showed that mutation of the final histidine had only a modest effect on DNA binding in the context of the full three-finger DNA-binding domain of basic Krüppel-like factor. Further, the zinc binding ability of one of the point mutants was tested and found to be indistinguishable from the wild-type domain. These results suggest that the final zinc chelating histidine is not an essential feature of classical zinc fingers and have implications for zinc finger evolution, regulation, and the design of experiments testing the functional roles of these domains. 相似文献
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一种特异识别SV40启动子的人工转录因子的构建 总被引:6,自引:3,他引:3
转录因子是真核表达调控中非常重要的一类反式作用因子,通常由DNA结合域与效应域两部分组成,而锌指结构是DNA结合域的常见组成单元。人工转录因子就是基于转录因子的这种结构特点,人为地选择针对特定序列的DNA结合域与具有特定作用的效应域组合而成。利用噬菌体展示技术,筛选到与SV40启动子上9bp序列特异结合的锌指结构,再连接KOX1的KRAB域构建了一种人工转录因子。转染实验表明它对SV40下游的报告基因的表达有很显著的抑制作用。 相似文献
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