| Structural highlights
6zuf is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.798Å |
| Ligands: | , , , , , |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
ASF1A_HUMAN Histone chaperone that facilitates histone deposition and histone exchange and removal during nucleosome assembly and disassembly. Cooperates with chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1) to promote replication-dependent chromatin assembly and with HIRA to promote replication-independent chromatin assembly. Required for the formation of senescence-associated heterochromatin foci (SAHF) and efficient senescence-associated cell cycle exit.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Sequence-specific oligomers with predictable folding patterns, i.e., foldamers, provide new opportunities to mimic alpha-helical peptides and design inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. One major hurdle of this strategy is to retain the correct orientation of key side chains involved in protein surface recognition. Here, we show that the structural plasticity of a foldamer backbone may notably contribute to the required spatial adjustment for optimal interaction with the protein surface. By using oligoureas as alpha helix mimics, we designed a foldamer/peptide hybrid inhibitor of histone chaperone ASF1, a key regulator of chromatin dynamics. The crystal structure of its complex with ASF1 reveals a notable plasticity of the urea backbone, which adapts to the ASF1 surface to maintain the same binding interface. One additional benefit of generating ASF1 ligands with nonpeptide oligourea segments is the resistance to proteolysis in human plasma, which was highly improved compared to the cognate alpha-helical peptide.
Optimal anchoring of a foldamer inhibitor of ASF1 histone chaperone through backbone plasticity.,Mbianda J, Bakail M, Andre C, Moal G, Perrin ME, Pinna G, Guerois R, Becher F, Legrand P, Traore S, Douat C, Guichard G, Ochsenbein F Sci Adv. 2021 Mar 19;7(12):eabd9153. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abd9153. Print 2021 Mar. PMID:33741589[8]
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References
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- ↑ Tamburini BA, Carson JJ, Adkins MW, Tyler JK. Functional conservation and specialization among eukaryotic anti-silencing function 1 histone chaperones. Eukaryot Cell. 2005 Sep;4(9):1583-90. PMID:16151251 doi:10.1128/EC.4.9.1583-1590.2005
- ↑ Groth A, Ray-Gallet D, Quivy JP, Lukas J, Bartek J, Almouzni G. Human Asf1 regulates the flow of S phase histones during replicational stress. Mol Cell. 2005 Jan 21;17(2):301-11. PMID:15664198 doi:S1097276504008020
- ↑ Mbianda J, Bakail M, André C, Moal G, Perrin ME, Pinna G, Guerois R, Becher F, Legrand P, Traoré S, Douat C, Guichard G, Ochsenbein F. Optimal anchoring of a foldamer inhibitor of ASF1 histone chaperone through backbone plasticity. Sci Adv. 2021 Mar 19;7(12):eabd9153. PMID:33741589 doi:10.1126/sciadv.abd9153
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