Structural highlights
Function
TDRD3_HUMAN Scaffolding protein that specifically recognizes and binds dimethylarginine-containing proteins. In nucleus, acts as a coactivator: recognizes and binds asymmetric dimethylation on the core histone tails associated with transcriptional activation (H3R17me2a and H4R3me2a) and recruits proteins at these arginine-methylated loci. In cytoplasm, may play a role in the assembly and/or disassembly of mRNA stress granules and in the regulation of translation of target mRNAs by binding Arg/Gly-rich motifs (GAR) in dimethylarginine-containing proteins.[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Topoisomerase IIIbeta (TOP3beta) is a DNA/RNA topoisomerase that has been implicated in epigenetic or translational control of gene expression. In cells, TOP3beta co-exists with its specific auxiliary factor, TDRD3. TDRD3 serves as a scaffold protein to recruit TOP3beta to its DNA/RNA substrates accumulating in specific cellular sites such as methylated chromatins or neural stress granules. Here we report the crystal structures of the catalytic domain of TOP3beta, the DUF1767-OB-fold domains of TDRD3 and their complex at 3.44 A, 1.62 A and 3.6 A resolutions, respectively. The toroidal-shaped catalytic domain of TOP3beta binds the OB-fold domain of TDRD3. The TDRD3 OB-fold domain harbors the insertion loop, which is protruding from the core structure. Both the insertion loop and core region interact with TOP3beta. Our pull-down binding assays showed that hydrophobic characters of the core surface and the amino- and carboxy-terminal regions of the insertion loop are essential for the interaction. Furthermore, by comparison with the structure of the homologous Topoisomerase IIIalpha (TOP3alpha)-RMI1 complex, we identified Arg96, Val109, Phe139 and the short insertion loop of TDRD3 as the critical structural elements for the specific interaction with TOP3beta to avoid the non-cognate interaction with TOP3alpha.
Structural basis of the interaction between Topoisomerase IIIbeta and the TDRD3 auxiliary factor.,Goto-Ito S, Yamagata A, Takahashi TS, Sato Y, Fukai S Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 8;7:42123. doi: 10.1038/srep42123. PMID:28176834[4]
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References
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- ↑ Yang Y, Lu Y, Espejo A, Wu J, Xu W, Liang S, Bedford MT. TDRD3 is an effector molecule for arginine-methylated histone marks. Mol Cell. 2010 Dec 22;40(6):1016-23. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.11.024. PMID:21172665 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2010.11.024
- ↑ Goto-Ito S, Yamagata A, Takahashi TS, Sato Y, Fukai S. Structural basis of the interaction between Topoisomerase IIIbeta and the TDRD3 auxiliary factor. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 8;7:42123. doi: 10.1038/srep42123. PMID:28176834 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42123
