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1n6j
From Proteopedia
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| , resolution 2.20Å | |||||||
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| Gene: | MEF2B OR XMEF2 (Homo sapiens), CABIN1 OR KIAA0330 (Homo sapiens) | ||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||
Structural basis of sequence-specific recruitment of histone deacetylases by Myocyte Enhancer Factor-2
Overview
The myocyte enhancer factor-2 (MEF2) family of transcription factors has important roles in the development and function of T cells, neuronal cells and muscle cells. MEF2 is capable of repressing or activating transcription by association with a variety of co-repressors or co-activators in a calcium-dependent manner. Transcriptional repression by MEF2 has attracted particular attention because of its potential role in hypertrophic responses of cardiomyocytes. Several MEF2 co-repressors, such as Cabin1/Cain and class II histone deacetylases (HDACs), have been identified. However, the molecular mechanism of their recruitment to specific promoters by MEF2 remains largely unknown. Here we report a crystal structure of the MADS-box/MEF2S domain of human MEF2B bound to a motif of the transcriptional co-repressor Cabin1 and DNA at 2.2 A resolution. The crystal structure reveals a stably folded MEF2S domain on the surface of the MADS box. Cabin1 adopts an amphipathic alpha-helix to bind a hydrophobic groove on the MEF2S domain, forming a triple-helical interaction. Our studies of the ternary Cabin1/MEF2/DNA complex show a general mechanism by which MEF2 recruits transcriptional co-repressor Cabin1 and class II HDACs to specific DNA sites.
About this Structure
1N6J is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Sequence-specific recruitment of transcriptional co-repressor Cabin1 by myocyte enhancer factor-2., Han A, Pan F, Stroud JC, Youn HD, Liu JO, Chen L, Nature. 2003 Apr 17;422(6933):730-4. PMID:12700764
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