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