Structural highlights
Function
PHS_RAT Involved in tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis. Seems to both prevent the formation of 7-pterins and accelerate the formation of quinonoid-BH2. Coactivator for HNF1A-dependent transcription. Regulates the dimerization of homeodomain protein HNF1A and enhances its transcriptional activity.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3 (MODY3) results from mutations in the transcriptional activator hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha). Several MODY3 mutations target the HNF-1alpha dimerization domain (HNF-p1), which binds the coactivator, dimerization cofactor of HNF-1 (DCoH). To define the mechanism of coactivator recognition and the basis for the MODY3 phenotype, we determined the cocrystal structure of the DCoH-HNF-p1 complex and characterized biochemically the effects of MODY3 mutations in HNF-p1. The DCoH-HNF-p1 complex comprises a dimer of dimers in which HNF-p1 forms a unique four-helix bundle. Through rearrangements of interfacial side chains, a single, bifunctional interface in the DCoH dimer mediates both HNF-1alpha binding and formation of a competing, transcriptionally inactive DCoH homotetramer. Consistent with the structure, MODY3 mutations in HNF-p1 reduce activator function by two distinct mechanisms.
Structural basis of dimerization, coactivator recognition and MODY3 mutations in HNF-1alpha.,Rose RB, Bayle JH, Endrizzi JA, Cronk JD, Crabtree GR, Alber T Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Sep;7(9):744-8. PMID:10966642[3]
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References
- ↑ Mendel DB, Khavari PA, Conley PB, Graves MK, Hansen LP, Admon A, Crabtree GR. Characterization of a cofactor that regulates dimerization of a mammalian homeodomain protein. Science. 1991 Dec 20;254(5039):1762-7. PMID:1763325
- ↑ Hauer CR, Rebrin I, Thony B, Neuheiser F, Curtius HC, Hunziker P, Blau N, Ghisla S, Heizmann CW. Phenylalanine hydroxylase-stimulating protein/pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase from rat and human liver. Purification, characterization, and complete amino acid sequence. J Biol Chem. 1993 Mar 5;268(7):4828-31. PMID:8444860
- ↑ Rose RB, Bayle JH, Endrizzi JA, Cronk JD, Crabtree GR, Alber T. Structural basis of dimerization, coactivator recognition and MODY3 mutations in HNF-1alpha. Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Sep;7(9):744-8. PMID:10966642 doi:10.1038/78966
