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Publication Abstract from PubMed

DCoH, the dimerization cofactor of hepatocyte nuclear factor-1, stimulates gene expression by associating with specific DNA binding proteins and also catalyzes the dehydration of the biopterin cofactor of phenylalanine hydroxylase. The x-ray crystal structure determined at 3 angstrom resolution reveals that DCoH forms a tetramer containing two saddle-shaped grooves that comprise likely macromolecule binding sites. Two equivalent enzyme active sites flank each saddle, suggesting that there is a spatial connection between the catalytic and binding activities. Structural similarities between the DCoH fold and nucleic acid-binding proteins argue that the saddle motif has evolved to bind diverse ligands or that DCoH unexpectedly may bind nucleic acids.

Crystal structure of DCoH, a bifunctional, protein-binding transcriptional coactivator.,Endrizzi JA, Cronk JD, Wang W, Crabtree GR, Alber T Science. 1995 Apr 28;268(5210):556-9. PMID:7725101^[1]

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