Structural highlights
Function
[FOXK2_HUMAN] Recognizes the core sequence 5'-TAAACA-3'. Binds to NFAT-like motifs (purine-rich) in the IL2 promoter. Also binds to HIV-1 long terminal repeat. May be involved in both positive and negative regulation of important viral and cellular promoter elements.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Interleukin enhancer binding factor (ILF) binds to the interleukin-2 (IL-2) promoter and regulates IL-2 gene expression. In this study, the 3D structure of the DNA-binding domain of ILF was determined by multidimensional NMR spectroscopy. NMR structure analysis revealed that the DNA-binding domain of ILF is a new member of the winged helix/forkhead family, and that its wing 2 contains an extra alpha-helix. This is the first study to report the presence of a C-terminal alpha-helix in place of a typical wing 2 in a member of this family. This structural difference may be responsible for the different DNA-binding specificity of ILF compared to other winged helix/forkhead proteins. Our deletion studies of the fragments of ILF also suggest that the C-terminal region plays a regulatory role in DNA binding.
Solution structure of the DNA-binding domain of interleukin enhancer binding factor 1 (FOXK1a).,Liu PP, Chen YC, Li C, Hsieh YH, Chen SW, Chen SH, Jeng WY, Chuang WJ Proteins. 2002 Dec 1;49(4):543-53. PMID:12402362[3]
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References
- ↑ Li C, Lai CF, Sigman DS, Gaynor RB. Cloning of a cellular factor, interleukin binding factor, that binds to NFAT-like motifs in the human immunodeficiency virus long terminal repeat. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Sep 1;88(17):7739-43. PMID:1909027
- ↑ Li C, Lusis AJ, Sparkes R, Nirula A, Gaynor R. Characterization and chromosomal mapping of the gene encoding the cellular DNA binding protein ILF. Genomics. 1992 Jul;13(3):665-71. PMID:1339390
- ↑ Liu PP, Chen YC, Li C, Hsieh YH, Chen SW, Chen SH, Jeng WY, Chuang WJ. Solution structure of the DNA-binding domain of interleukin enhancer binding factor 1 (FOXK1a). Proteins. 2002 Dec 1;49(4):543-53. PMID:12402362 doi:10.1002/prot.10227
