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1n72
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| Gene: | PCAF (Homo sapiens) | ||||||
| Activity: | Histone acetyltransferase, with EC number 2.3.1.48 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Structure and Ligand of a Histone Acetyltransferase Bromodomain
Overview
Histone acetylation is important in chromatin remodelling and gene activation. Nearly all known histone-acetyltransferase (HAT)-associated transcriptional co-activators contain bromodomains, which are approximately 110-amino-acid modules found in many chromatin-associated proteins. Despite the wide occurrence of these bromodomains, their three-dimensional structure and binding partners remain unknown. Here we report the solution structure of the bromodomain of the HAT co-activator P/CAF (p300/CBP-associated factor). The structure reveals an unusual left-handed up-and-down four-helix bundle. In addition, we show by a combination of structural and site-directed mutagenesis studies that bromodomains can interact specifically with acetylated lysine, making them the first known protein modules to do so. The nature of the recognition of acetyl-lysine by the P/CAF bromodomain is similar to that of acetyl-CoA by histone acetyltransferase. Thus, the bromodomain is functionally linked to the HAT activity of co-activators in the regulation of gene transcription.
About this Structure
1N72 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 1B91. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure and ligand of a histone acetyltransferase bromodomain., Dhalluin C, Carlson JE, Zeng L, He C, Aggarwal AK, Zhou MM, Nature. 1999 Jun 3;399(6735):491-6. PMID:10365964
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