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Namitz KEW, Showalter SA, Cosgrove MS. Phase separation promotes a highly active oligomeric scaffold of the MLL1 core complex for regulation of histone H3K4 methylation. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105204. [PMID: 37660926 PMCID: PMC10551905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Enzymes that regulate the degree of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation are crucial for proper cellular differentiation and are frequently mutated in cancer. The Mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) family of enzymes deposit H3K4 mono-, di-, or trimethylation at distinct genomic locations, requiring precise spatial and temporal control. Despite evidence that the degree of H3K4 methylation is controlled in part by a hierarchical assembly pathway with key subcomplex components, we previously found that the assembled state of the MLL1 core complex is not favored at physiological temperature. To better understand this paradox, we tested the hypothesis that increasing the concentration of subunits in a biomolecular condensate overcomes this thermodynamic barrier via mass action. Here, we demonstrate that MLL1 core complex phase separation stimulates enzymatic activity up to 60-fold but not primarily by concentrating subunits into droplets. Instead, we found that stimulated activity is largely due to the formation of an altered oligomeric scaffold that greatly reduces substrate Km. We posit that phase separation-induced scaffolding of the MLL1 core complex is a potential "switch-like" mechanism for spatiotemporal control of H3K4 methylation through the rapid formation or dissolution of biomolecular condensates within RNA Pol II transcription factories.
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- Kevin E W Namitz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
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Jain K, Marunde MR, Burg JM, Gloor SL, Joseph FM, Poncha KF, Gillespie ZB, Rodriguez KL, Popova IK, Hall NW, Vaidya A, Howard SA, Taylor HF, Mukhsinova L, Onuoha UC, Patteson EF, Cooke SW, Taylor BC, Weinzapfel EN, Cheek MA, Meiners MJ, Fox GC, Namitz KEW, Cowles MW, Krajewski K, Sun ZW, Cosgrove MS, Young NL, Keogh MC, Strahl BD. An acetylation-mediated chromatin switch governs H3K4 methylation read-write capability. eLife 2023; 12:e82596. [PMID: 37204295 PMCID: PMC10229121 DOI: 10.7554/elife.82596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
Abstract
In nucleosomes, histone N-terminal tails exist in dynamic equilibrium between free/accessible and collapsed/DNA-bound states. The latter state is expected to impact histone N-termini availability to the epigenetic machinery. Notably, H3 tail acetylation (e.g. K9ac, K14ac, K18ac) is linked to increased H3K4me3 engagement by the BPTF PHD finger, but it is unknown if this mechanism has a broader extension. Here, we show that H3 tail acetylation promotes nucleosomal accessibility to other H3K4 methyl readers, and importantly, extends to H3K4 writers, notably methyltransferase MLL1. This regulation is not observed on peptide substrates yet occurs on the cis H3 tail, as determined with fully-defined heterotypic nucleosomes. In vivo, H3 tail acetylation is directly and dynamically coupled with cis H3K4 methylation levels. Together, these observations reveal an acetylation 'chromatin switch' on the H3 tail that modulates read-write accessibility in nucleosomes and resolves the long-standing question of why H3K4me3 levels are coupled with H3 acetylation.
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- Kanishk Jain
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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- Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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- Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseUnited States
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- Verna & Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of MedicineHoustonUnited States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of MedicineChapel HillUnited States
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Namitz KEW, Tan S, Cosgrove MS. Hierarchical assembly of the MLL1 core complex regulates H3K4 methylation and is dependent on temperature and component concentration. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102874. [PMID: 36623730 PMCID: PMC9939731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Enzymes of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases are critical for cellular differentiation and development and are regulated by interaction with a conserved subcomplex consisting of WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY30. While pairwise interactions between complex subunits have been determined, the mechanisms regulating holocomplex assembly are unknown. In this investigation, we systematically characterized the biophysical properties of a reconstituted human MLL1 core complex and found that the MLL1-WDR5 heterodimer interacts with the RbBP5-Ash2L-DPY30 subcomplex in a hierarchical assembly pathway that is highly dependent on concentration and temperature. Surprisingly, we found that the disassembled state is favored at physiological temperature, where the enzyme rapidly becomes irreversibly inactivated, likely because of complex components becoming trapped in nonproductive conformations. Increased protein concentration partially overcomes this thermodynamic barrier for complex assembly, suggesting a potential regulatory mechanism for spatiotemporal control of H3K4 methylation. Together, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that regulated assembly of the MLL1 core complex underlies an important mechanism for establishing different H3K4 methylation states in mammalian genomes.
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- Kevin E W Namitz
- State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Penn State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Park, PA, USA
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- State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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Rahman S, Hoffmann NA, Worden EJ, Smith ML, Namitz KEW, Knutson BA, Cosgrove MS, Wolberger C. Multistate structures of the MLL1-WRAD complex bound to H2B-ubiquitinated nucleosome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2205691119. [PMID: 36095189 PMCID: PMC9499523 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205691119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The human Mixed Lineage Leukemia-1 (MLL1) complex methylates histone H3K4 to promote transcription and is stimulated by monoubiquitination of histone H2B. Recent structures of the MLL1-WRAD core complex, which comprises the MLL1 methyltransferase, WDR5, RbBp5, Ash2L, and DPY-30, have revealed variability in the docking of MLL1-WRAD on nucleosomes. In addition, portions of the Ash2L structure and the position of DPY30 remain ambiguous. We used an integrated approach combining cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) and mass spectrometry cross-linking to determine a structure of the MLL1-WRAD complex bound to ubiquitinated nucleosomes. The resulting model contains the Ash2L intrinsically disordered region (IDR), SPRY insertion region, Sdc1-DPY30 interacting region (SDI-motif), and the DPY30 dimer. We also resolved three additional states of MLL1-WRAD lacking one or more subunits, which may reflect different steps in the assembly of MLL1-WRAD. The docking of subunits in all four states differs from structures of MLL1-WRAD bound to unmodified nucleosomes, suggesting that H2B-ubiquitin favors assembly of the active complex. Our results provide a more complete picture of MLL1-WRAD and the role of ubiquitin in promoting formation of the active methyltransferase complex.
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- Sanim Rahman
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Structural Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
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- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Dao TP, Yang Y, Presti MF, Cosgrove MS, Hopkins JB, Ma W, Loh SN, Castañeda CA. Mechanistic insights into enhancement or inhibition of phase separation by different polyubiquitin chains. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e55056. [PMID: 35762418 PMCID: PMC9346500 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitin‐binding shuttle UBQLN2 mediates crosstalk between proteasomal degradation and autophagy, likely via interactions with K48‐ and K63‐linked polyubiquitin chains, respectively. UBQLN2 comprises self‐associating regions that drive its homotypic liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS). Specific interactions between one of these regions and ubiquitin inhibit UBQLN2 LLPS. Here, we show that, unlike ubiquitin, the effects of multivalent polyubiquitin chains on UBQLN2 LLPS are highly dependent on chain types. Specifically, K11‐Ub4 and K48‐Ub4 chains generally inhibit UBQLN2 LLPS, whereas K63‐Ub4, M1‐Ub4 chains, and a designed tetrameric ubiquitin construct significantly enhance LLPS. We demonstrate that these opposing effects stem from differences in chain conformations but not in affinities between chains and UBQLN2. Chains with extended conformations and increased accessibility to the ubiquitin‐binding surface promote UBQLN2 LLPS by enabling a switch between homotypic to partially heterotypic LLPS that is driven by both UBQLN2 self‐interactions and interactions between multiple UBQLN2 units with each polyubiquitin chain. Our study provides mechanistic insights into how the structural and conformational properties of polyubiquitin chains contribute to heterotypic LLPS with ubiquitin‐binding shuttles and adaptors.
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- Thuy P Dao
- Departments of Biology and Chemistry Syracuse University Syracuse NY USA
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- Department of Chemistry Syracuse University Syracuse NY USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY USA
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- The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT), Department of Biological Sciences Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL USA
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- The Biophysics Collaborative Access Team (BioCAT), Department of Biological Sciences Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago IL USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY USA
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- Departments of Biology and Chemistry Syracuse University Syracuse NY USA
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program Syracuse University Syracuse NY USA
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Imran A, Moyer BS, Kalina D, Duncan TM, Moody KJ, Wolfe AJ, Cosgrove MS, Movileanu L. Convergent Alterations of a Protein Hub Produce Divergent Effects within a Binding Site. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:1586-1597. [PMID: 35613319 PMCID: PMC9207812 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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Progress in tumor
sequencing and cancer databases has created an
enormous amount of information that scientists struggle to sift through.
While several research groups have created computational methods to
analyze these databases, much work still remains in distinguishing
key implications of pathogenic mutations. Here, we describe an approach
to identify and evaluate somatic cancer mutations of WD40 repeat protein
5 (WDR5), a chromatin-associated protein hub. This multitasking protein
maintains the functional integrity of large multi-subunit enzymatic
complexes of the six human SET1 methyltransferases. Remarkably, the
somatic cancer mutations of WDR5 preferentially distribute within
and around an essential cavity, which hosts the WDR5 interaction (Win)
binding site. Hence, we assessed the real-time binding kinetics of
the interactions of key clustered WDR5 mutants with the Win motif
peptide ligands of the SET1 family members (SET1Win). Our
measurements highlight that this subset of mutants exhibits divergent
perturbations in the kinetics and strength of interactions not only
relative to those of the native WDR5 but also among various SET1Win ligands. These outcomes could form a fundamental basis
for future drug discovery and other developments in medical biotechnology.
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- Ali Imran
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
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- Ichor Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United States
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- Ichor Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United States
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 4249 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
- Ichor Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United States
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
- Lewis School of Health Sciences, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
- Ichor Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United States
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
- Lewis School of Health Sciences, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, 4249 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
- The BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Imran A, Moyer BS, Wolfe AJ, Cosgrove MS, Makarov DE, Movileanu L. Interplay of Affinity and Surface Tethering in Protein Recognition. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4021-4028. [PMID: 35485934 PMCID: PMC9106920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Surface-tethered ligand-receptor complexes are key components in biological signaling and adhesion. They also find increasing utility in single-molecule assays and biotechnological applications. Here, we study the real-time binding kinetics between various surface-immobilized peptide ligands and their unrestrained receptors. A long peptide tether increases the association of ligand-receptor complexes, experimentally proving the fly casting mechanism where the disorder accelerates protein recognition. On the other hand, a short peptide tether enhances the complex dissociation. Notably, the rate constants measured for the same receptor, but under different spatial constraints, are strongly correlated to one another. Furthermore, this correlation can be used to predict how surface tethering on a ligand-receptor complex alters its binding kinetics. Our results have immediate implications in the broad areas of biomolecular recognition, intrinsically disordered proteins, and biosensor technology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Imran
- Department
of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
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- Ichor
Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United
States
- Lewis
School of Health Sciences, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
- Ichor
Life Sciences, Inc., 2651 US Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084, United
States
- Lewis
School of Health Sciences, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State
University of New York Upstate Medical University, 4249 Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving
Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Oden
Institute
for Computational Engineering and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
- Department
of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244, United
States
- The BioInspired
Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Mayse LA, Imran A, Larimi MG, Cosgrove MS, Wolfe AJ, Movileanu L. Disentangling the recognition complexity of a protein hub using a nanopore. Nat Commun 2022; 13:978. [PMID: 35190547 PMCID: PMC8861093 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
WD40 repeat proteins are frequently involved in processing cell signaling and scaffolding large multi-subunit machineries. Despite their significance in physiological and disease-like conditions, their reversible interactions with other proteins remain modestly examined. Here, we show the development and validation of a protein nanopore for the detection and quantification of WD40 repeat protein 5 (WDR5), a chromatin-associated hub involved in epigenetic regulation of histone methylation. Our nanopore sensor is equipped with a 14-residue Win motif of mixed lineage leukemia 4 methyltransferase (MLL4Win), a WDR5 ligand. Our approach reveals a broad dynamic range of MLL4Win-WDR5 interactions and three distant subpopulations of binding events, representing three modes of protein recognition. The three binding events are confirmed as specific interactions using a weakly binding WDR5 derivative and various environmental contexts. These outcomes demonstrate the substantial sensitivity of our nanopore sensor, which can be utilized in protein analytics. Nanopores are powerful tools for sampling protein-peptide interactions. Here, the authors convert a protein-based nanopore into a sensitive biosensor to characterize the complex binding of WDR5 protein to a 14-residue ligand.
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Imran A, Moyer BS, Canning A, Kalina D, Duncan T, Moody KJ, Wolfe A, Cosgrove MS, Movileanu L. Exploring the kinetics of the Win-site of WDR5. Biophys J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.2469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Usher ET, Namitz KEW, Cosgrove MS, Showalter SA. Probing multiple enzymatic methylation events in real time with NMR spectroscopy. Biophys J 2021; 120:4710-4721. [PMID: 34592262 PMCID: PMC8595733 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins is of critical importance to the regulation of many cellular processes in eukaryotic organisms. One of the most well-studied protein PTMs is methylation, wherein an enzyme catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from a cofactor to a lysine or arginine side chain. Lysine methylation is especially abundant in the histone tails and is an important marker for denoting active or repressed genes. Given their relevance to transcriptional regulation, the study of methyltransferase function through in vitro experiments is an important stepping stone toward understanding the complex mechanisms of regulated gene expression. To date, most methyltransferase characterization strategies rely on the use of radioactive cofactors, detection of a methyl transfer byproduct, or discontinuous-type assays. Although such methods are suitable for some applications, information about multiple methylation events and kinetic intermediates is often lost. Herein, we describe the use of two-dimensional NMR to monitor mono-, di-, and trimethylation in a single reaction tube. To do so, we incorporated 13C into the donor methyl group of the enzyme cofactor S-adenosyl methionine. In this way, we may study enzymatic methylation by monitoring the appearance of distinct resonances corresponding to mono-, di-, or trimethyl lysine without the need to isotopically enrich the substrate. To demonstrate the capabilities of this method, we evaluated the activity of three lysine methyltransferases, Set7, MWRAD2 (MLL1 complex), and PRDM9, toward the histone H3 tail. We monitored mono- or multimethylation of histone H3 tail at lysine 4 through sequential short two-dimensional heteronuclear single quantum coherence experiments and fit the resulting progress curves to first-order kinetic models. In summary, NMR detection of PTMs in one-pot, real-time reaction using facile cofactor isotopic enrichment shows promise as a method toward understanding the intricate mechanisms of methyltransferases and other enzymes.
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- Emery T Usher
- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Syracuse, New York
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- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Namitz KEW, Zheng T, Canning AJ, Alicea-Velazquez NL, Castañeda CA, Cosgrove MS, Hanes SD. Structure analysis suggests Ess1 isomerizes the carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II via a bivalent anchoring mechanism. Commun Biol 2021; 4:398. [PMID: 33767358 PMCID: PMC7994582 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01906-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Accurate gene transcription in eukaryotes depends on isomerization of serine-proline bonds within the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II. Isomerization is part of the "CTD code" that regulates recruitment of proteins required for transcription and co-transcriptional RNA processing. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ess1 and its human ortholog, Pin1, are prolyl isomerases that engage the long heptad repeat (YSPTSPS)26 of the CTD by an unknown mechanism. Here, we used an integrative structural approach to decipher Ess1 interactions with the CTD. Ess1 has a rigid linker between its WW and catalytic domains that enforces a distance constraint for bivalent interaction with the ends of long CTD substrates (≥4-5 heptad repeats). Our binding results suggest that the Ess1 WW domain anchors the proximal end of the CTD substrate during isomerization, and that linker divergence may underlie evolution of substrate specificity.
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- Kevin E. W. Namitz
- grid.411023.50000 0000 9159 4457Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA ,grid.29857.310000 0001 2097 4281Present Address: Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA
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- grid.264484.80000 0001 2189 1568Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY USA
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- grid.411023.50000 0000 9159 4457Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA
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- grid.411023.50000 0000 9159 4457Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA ,grid.247980.00000 0001 2184 3689Present Address: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT USA
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- grid.264484.80000 0001 2189 1568Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY USA
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- grid.411023.50000 0000 9159 4457Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA
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- grid.411023.50000 0000 9159 4457Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY USA
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Zhao J, Blayney A, Liu X, Gandy L, Jin W, Yan L, Ha JH, Canning AJ, Connelly M, Yang C, Liu X, Xiao Y, Cosgrove MS, Solmaz SR, Zhang Y, Ban D, Chen J, Loh SN, Wang C. EGCG binds intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of p53 and disrupts p53-MDM2 interaction. Nat Commun 2021; 12:986. [PMID: 33579943 PMCID: PMC7881117 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21258-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) from green tea can induce apoptosis in cancerous cells, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using SPR and NMR, here we report a direct, μM interaction between EGCG and the tumor suppressor p53 (KD = 1.6 ± 1.4 μM), with the disordered N-terminal domain (NTD) identified as the major binding site (KD = 4 ± 2 μM). Large scale atomistic simulations (>100 μs), SAXS and AUC demonstrate that EGCG-NTD interaction is dynamic and EGCG causes the emergence of a subpopulation of compact bound conformations. The EGCG-p53 interaction disrupts p53 interaction with its regulatory E3 ligase MDM2 and inhibits ubiquitination of p53 by MDM2 in an in vitro ubiquitination assay, likely stabilizing p53 for anti-tumor activity. Our work provides insights into the mechanisms for EGCG's anticancer activity and identifies p53 NTD as a target for cancer drug discovery through dynamic interactions with small molecules.
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- Jing Zhao
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Mass Spectrometry and Biophysics, Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
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Liao L, Alicea-Velázquez NL, Langbein L, Niu X, Cai W, Cho EA, Zhang M, Greer CB, Yan Q, Cosgrove MS, Yang H. High affinity binding of H3K14ac through collaboration of bromodomains 2, 4 and 5 is critical for the molecular and tumor suppressor functions of PBRM1. Mol Oncol 2019; 13:811-828. [PMID: 30585695 PMCID: PMC6441893 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Polybromo‐1 (PBRM1) is an important tumor suppressor in kidney cancer. It contains six tandem bromodomains (BDs), which are specialized structures that recognize acetyl‐lysine residues. While BD2 has been found to bind acetylated histone H3 lysine 14 (H3K14ac), it is not known whether other BDs collaborate with BD2 to generate strong binding to H3K14ac, and the importance of H3K14ac recognition for the molecular and tumor suppressor function of PBRM1 is also unknown. We discovered that full‐length PBRM1, but not its individual BDs, strongly binds H3K14ac. BDs 2, 4, and 5 were found to collaborate to facilitate strong binding to H3K14ac. Quantitative measurement of the interactions between purified BD proteins and H3K14ac or nonacetylated peptides confirmed the tight and specific association of the former. Interestingly, while the structural integrity of BD4 was found to be required for H3K14ac recognition, the conserved acetyl‐lysine binding site of BD4 was not. Furthermore, simultaneous point mutations in BDs 2, 4, and 5 prevented recognition of H3K14ac, altered promoter binding and gene expression, and caused PBRM1 to relocalize to the cytoplasm. In contrast, tumor‐derived point mutations in BD2 alone lowered PBRM1's affinity to H3K14ac and also disrupted promoter binding and gene expression without altering cellular localization. Finally, overexpression of PBRM1 variants containing point mutations in BDs 2, 4, and 5 or BD2 alone failed to suppress tumor growth in a xenograft model. Taken together, our study demonstrates that BDs 2, 4, and 5 of PBRM1 collaborate to generate high affinity to H3K14ac and tether PBRM1 to chromatin. Mutations in BD2 alone weaken these interactions, and this is sufficient to abolish its molecular and tumor suppressor functions.
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- Lili Liao
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Castaneda CA, Dao TP, Martyniak B, Lei Y, Canning A, Colicino E, Cosgrove MS, Hehnly H. Disease-Linked Mutations in UBQLN2 Proline-Rich Region Promote Phase Separation and Liquid-To-Solid Phase Transitions. Biophys J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.1895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Jiang L, Xu D, Namitz KE, Cosgrove MS, Lund R, Dong H. Protein-like Nanoparticles Based on Orthogonal Self-Assembly of Chimeric Peptides. Small 2016; 12:5126-5131. [PMID: 27503402 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201600910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A novel two-component self-assembling chimeric peptide is designed where two orthogonal protein folding motifs are linked side by side with precisely defined position relative to one another. The self-assembly is driven by a combination of symmetry controlled molecular packing, intermolecular interactions, and geometric constraint to limit the assembly into compact dodecameric protein nanoparticles.
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- Linhai Jiang
- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, NY, 13699, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, NY, 13699, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, 0315, Norway.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, NY, 13699, USA.
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Alicea-Velázquez NL, Shinsky SA, Loh DM, Lee JH, Skalnik DG, Cosgrove MS. Targeted Disruption of the Interaction between WD-40 Repeat Protein 5 (WDR5) and Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL)/SET1 Family Proteins Specifically Inhibits MLL1 and SETd1A Methyltransferase Complexes. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:22357-22372. [PMID: 27563068 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.752626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
MLL1 belongs to the SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases, composed of MLL1-4 and SETd1A/B. MLL1 translocations are present in acute leukemias, and mutations in several family members are associated with cancer and developmental disorders. MLL1 associates with a subcomplex containing WDR5, RbBP5, ASH2L, and DPY-30 (WRAD), forming the MLL1 core complex required for H3K4 mono- and dimethylation and transcriptional activation. Core complex assembly requires interaction of WDR5 with the MLL1 Win (WDR5 interaction) motif, which is conserved across the SET1 family. Agents that mimic the SET1 family Win motif inhibit the MLL1 core complex and have become an attractive approach for targeting MLL1 in cancers. Like MLL1, other SET1 family members interact with WRAD, but the roles of the Win motif in complex assembly and enzymatic activity remain unexplored. Here, we show that the Win motif is necessary for interaction of WDR5 with all members of the human SET1 family. Mutation of the Win motif-WDR5 interface severely disrupts assembly and activity of MLL1 and SETd1A complexes but only modestly disrupts MLL2/4 and SETd1B complexes without significantly altering enzymatic activity in vitro Notably, in the absence of WDR5, MLL3 interacts with RAD and shows enhanced activity. To further probe the role of the Win motif-WDR5 interaction, we designed a peptidomimetic that binds WDR5 (Kd ∼3 nm) and selectively inhibits activity of MLL1 and SETd1A core complexes within the SET1 family. Our results reveal that SET1 family complexes with the weakest Win motif-WDR5 interaction are more susceptible to Win motif-based inhibitors.
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- Nilda L Alicea-Velázquez
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210 and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210 and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210 and
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- the Biology Department, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- the Biology Department, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210 and
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Meyer PA, Socias S, Key J, Ransey E, Tjon EC, Buschiazzo A, Lei M, Botka C, Withrow J, Neau D, Rajashankar K, Anderson KS, Baxter RH, Blacklow SC, Boggon TJ, Bonvin AMJJ, Borek D, Brett TJ, Caflisch A, Chang CI, Chazin WJ, Corbett KD, Cosgrove MS, Crosson S, Dhe-Paganon S, Di Cera E, Drennan CL, Eck MJ, Eichman BF, Fan QR, Ferré-D'Amaré AR, Christopher Fromme J, Garcia KC, Gaudet R, Gong P, Harrison SC, Heldwein EE, Jia Z, Keenan RJ, Kruse AC, Kvansakul M, McLellan JS, Modis Y, Nam Y, Otwinowski Z, Pai EF, Pereira PJB, Petosa C, Raman CS, Rapoport TA, Roll-Mecak A, Rosen MK, Rudenko G, Schlessinger J, Schwartz TU, Shamoo Y, Sondermann H, Tao YJ, Tolia NH, Tsodikov OV, Westover KD, Wu H, Foster I, Fraser JS, Maia FRNC, Gonen T, Kirchhausen T, Diederichs K, Crosas M, Sliz P. Data publication with the structural biology data grid supports live analysis. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10882. [PMID: 26947396 PMCID: PMC4786681 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Access to experimental X-ray diffraction image data is fundamental for validation and reproduction of macromolecular models and indispensable for development of structural biology processing methods. Here, we established a diffraction data publication and dissemination system, Structural Biology Data Grid (SBDG; data.sbgrid.org), to preserve primary experimental data sets that support scientific publications. Data sets are accessible to researchers through a community driven data grid, which facilitates global data access. Our analysis of a pilot collection of crystallographic data sets demonstrates that the information archived by SBDG is sufficient to reprocess data to statistics that meet or exceed the quality of the original published structures. SBDG has extended its services to the entire community and is used to develop support for other types of biomedical data sets. It is anticipated that access to the experimental data sets will enhance the paradigm shift in the community towards a much more dynamic body of continuously improving data analysis.
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- Peter A. Meyer
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular & Structural Microbiology, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay
- Department of Structural Biology & Chemistry, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- NE-CAT and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Building 436E, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- NE-CAT and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Building 436E, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- NE-CAT and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Building 436E, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego Branch, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Laboratory of RNA Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 3G5
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
- Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
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- IBMC—Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4150 Porto, Portugal
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- Université Grenoble Alpes/CNRS/CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale, 38027 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Biophysics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Radiation Oncology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, and Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Husargatan 3 (Box 596), SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden
- NERSC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 USA
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- Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Departments of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Shinsky SA, Cosgrove MS. Unique Role of the WD-40 Repeat Protein 5 (WDR5) Subunit within the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 3 (MLL3) Histone Methyltransferase Complex. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:25819-33. [PMID: 26324722 PMCID: PMC4646236 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.684142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The MLL3 (mixed lineage leukemia 3) protein is a member of the human SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferases and contains the conserved WDR5 interaction (Win) motif and the catalytic suppressor of variegation, enhancer of zeste, trithorax (SET) domain. The human SET1 family includes MLL1-4 and SETd1A/B, which all interact with a conserved subcomplex containing WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30 (WRAD) to form the minimal core complex required for full methyltransferase activity. However, recent evidence suggests that the WDR5 subunit may not be utilized in an identical manner within all SET1 family core complexes. Although the roles of WDR5 within the MLL1 core complex have been extensively studied, not much is known about the roles of WDR5 in other SET1 family core complexes. In this investigation, we set out to characterize the roles of the WDR5 subunit in the MLL3 core complex. We found that unlike MLL1, the MLL3 SET domain assembles with the RbBP5/Ash2L heterodimer independently of the Win motif-WDR5 interaction. Furthermore, we observed that WDR5 inhibits the monomethylation activity of the MLL3 core complex, which is dependent on the Win motif. We also found evidence suggesting that the WRAD subcomplex catalyzes weak H3K4 monomethylation within the context of the MLL3 core complex. Furthermore, solution structures of the MLL3 core complex assembled with and without WDR5 by small angle x-ray scattering show similar overall topologies. Together, this work demonstrates a unique role for WDR5 in modulating the enzymatic activity of the MLL3 core complex.
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- Stephen A Shinsky
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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Shinsky SA, Monteith KE, Viggiano S, Cosgrove MS. Biochemical reconstitution and phylogenetic comparison of human SET1 family core complexes involved in histone methylation. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6361-75. [PMID: 25561738 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.627646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) is a member of the SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases that are required for metazoan development. MLL1 is the best characterized human SET1 family member, which includes MLL1-4 and SETd1A/B. MLL1 assembles with WDR5, RBBP5, ASH2L, DPY-30 (WRAD) to form the MLL1 core complex, which is required for H3K4 dimethylation and transcriptional activation. Because all SET1 family proteins interact with WRAD in vivo, it is hypothesized they are regulated by similar mechanisms. However, recent evidence suggests differences among family members that may reflect unique regulatory inputs in the cell. Missing is an understanding of the intrinsic enzymatic activities of different SET1 family complexes under standard conditions. In this investigation, we reconstituted each human SET1 family core complex and compared subunit assembly and enzymatic activities. We found that in the absence of WRAD, all but one SET domain catalyzes at least weak H3K4 monomethylation. In the presence of WRAD, all SET1 family members showed stimulated monomethyltransferase activity but differed in their di- and trimethylation activities. We found that these differences are correlated with evolutionary lineage, suggesting these enzyme complexes have evolved to accomplish unique tasks within metazoan genomes. To understand the structural basis for these differences, we employed a "phylogenetic scanning mutagenesis" assay and identified a cluster of amino acid substitutions that confer a WRAD-dependent gain-of-function dimethylation activity on complexes assembled with the MLL3 or Drosophila trithorax proteins. These results form the basis for understanding how WRAD differentially regulates SET1 family complexes in vivo.
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- Stephen A Shinsky
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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Seidler PM, Shinsky SA, Hong F, Li Z, Cosgrove MS, Gewirth DT. Characterization of the Grp94/OS-9 chaperone-lectin complex. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:3590-605. [PMID: 25193139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Grp94 is a macromolecular chaperone belonging to the hsp90 family and is the most abundant glycoprotein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of mammals. In addition to its essential role in protein folding, Grp94 was proposed to participate in the ER-associated degradation quality control pathway by interacting with the lectin OS-9, a sensor for terminally misfolded proteins. To understand how OS-9 interacts with ER chaperone proteins, we mapped its interaction with Grp94. Glycosylation of the full-length Grp94 protein was essential for OS-9 binding, although deletion of the Grp94 N-terminal domain relieved this requirement suggesting that the effect was allosteric rather than direct. Although yeast OS-9 is composed of a well-established N-terminal mannose recognition homology lectin domain and a C-terminal dimerization domain, we find that the C-terminal domain of OS-9 in higher eukaryotes contains "mammalian-specific insets" that are specifically recognized by the middle and C-terminal domains of Grp94. Additionally, the Grp94 binding domain in OS-9 was found to be intrinsically disordered. The biochemical analysis of the interacting regions provides insight into the manner by which the two associate and it additionally hints at a plausible biological role for the Grp94/OS-9 complex.
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- Paul M Seidler
- Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 766 Irving Aveenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 86 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 86 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 766 Irving Aveenue, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, University at Buffalo, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
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Tie F, Banerjee R, Saiakhova AR, Howard B, Monteith KE, Scacheri PC, Cosgrove MS, Harte PJ. Trithorax monomethylates histone H3K4 and interacts directly with CBP to promote H3K27 acetylation and antagonize Polycomb silencing. Development 2014; 141:1129-39. [PMID: 24550119 DOI: 10.1242/dev.102392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Trithorax (TRX) antagonizes epigenetic silencing by Polycomb group (PcG) proteins, stimulates enhancer-dependent transcription, and establishes a 'cellular memory' of active transcription of PcG-regulated genes. The mechanisms underlying these TRX functions remain largely unknown, but are presumed to involve its histone H3K4 methyltransferase activity. We report that the SET domains of TRX and TRX-related (TRR) have robust histone H3K4 monomethyltransferase activity in vitro and that Tyr3701 of TRX and Tyr2404 of TRR prevent them from being trimethyltransferases. The trx(Z11) missense mutation (G3601S), which abolishes H3K4 methyltransferase activity in vitro, reduces the H3K4me1 but not the H3K4me3 level in vivo. trx(Z11) also suppresses the impaired silencing phenotypes of the Pc(3) mutant, suggesting that H3K4me1 is involved in antagonizing Polycomb silencing. Polycomb silencing is also antagonized by TRX-dependent H3K27 acetylation by CREB-binding protein (CBP). We show that perturbation of Polycomb silencing by TRX overexpression requires CBP. We also show that TRX and TRR are each physically associated with CBP in vivo, that TRX binds directly to the CBP KIX domain, and that the chromatin binding patterns of TRX and TRR are highly correlated with CBP and H3K4me1 genome-wide. In vitro acetylation of H3K27 by CBP is enhanced on K4me1-containing H3 substrates, and independently altering the H3K4me1 level in vivo, via the H3K4 demethylase LSD1, produces concordant changes in H3K27ac. These data indicate that the catalytic activities of TRX and CBP are physically coupled and suggest that both activities play roles in antagonizing Polycomb silencing, stimulating enhancer activity and cellular memory.
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- Feng Tie
- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Shinsky SA, Hu M, Vought VE, Ng SB, Bamshad MJ, Shendure J, Cosgrove MS. A non-active-site SET domain surface crucial for the interaction of MLL1 and the RbBP5/Ash2L heterodimer within MLL family core complexes. J Mol Biol 2014; 426:2283-99. [PMID: 24680668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The mixed lineage leukemia-1 (MLL1) enzyme is a histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) monomethyltransferase and has served as a paradigm for understanding the mechanism of action of the human SET1 family of enzymes that include MLL1-MLL4 and SETd1a,b. Dimethylation of H3K4 requires a sub-complex including WRAD (WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30), which binds to each SET1 family member forming a minimal core complex that is required for multiple lysine methylation. We recently demonstrated that WRAD is a novel histone methyltransferase that preferentially catalyzes H3K4 dimethylation in a manner that is dependent on an unknown non-active-site surface from the MLL1 SET domain. Recent genome sequencing studies have identified a number of human disease-associated missense mutations that localize to the SET domains of several MLL family members. In this investigation, we mapped many of these mutations onto the three-dimensional structure of the SET domain and noticed that a subset of MLL2 (KMT2D, ALR, MLL4)-associated Kabuki syndrome missense mutations map to a common solvent-exposed surface that is not expected to alter enzymatic activity. We introduced these mutations into the MLL1 SET domain and observed that all are defective for H3K4 dimethylation by the MLL1 core complex, which is associated with a loss of the ability of MLL1 to interact with WRAD or with the RbBP5/Ash2L heterodimer. Our results suggest that amino acids from this surface, which we term the Kabuki interaction surface or KIS, are required for formation of a second active site within SET1 family core complexes.
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- Stephen A Shinsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Patel A, Vought VE, Swatkoski S, Viggiano S, Howard B, Dharmarajan V, Monteith KE, Kupakuwana G, Namitz KE, Shinsky SA, Cotter RJ, Cosgrove MS. Automethylation activities within the mixed lineage leukemia-1 (MLL1) core complex reveal evidence supporting a "two-active site" model for multiple histone H3 lysine 4 methylation. J Biol Chem 2013; 289:868-84. [PMID: 24235145 PMCID: PMC3887211 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.501064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The mixed lineage leukemia-1 (MLL1) core complex predominantly catalyzes mono- and dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 4 (H3K4) and is frequently altered in aggressive acute leukemias. The molecular mechanisms that account for conversion of mono- to dimethyl H3K4 (H3K4me1,2) are not well understood. In this investigation, we report that the suppressor of variegation, enhancer of zeste, trithorax (SET) domains from human MLL1 and Drosophila Trithorax undergo robust intramolecular automethylation reactions at an evolutionarily conserved cysteine residue in the active site, which is inhibited by unmodified histone H3. The location of the automethylation in the SET-I subdomain indicates that the MLL1 SET domain possesses significantly more conformational plasticity in solution than suggested by its crystal structure. We also report that MLL1 methylates Ash2L in the absence of histone H3, but only when assembled within a complex with WDR5 and RbBP5, suggesting a restraint for the architectural arrangement of subunits within the complex. Using MLL1 and Ash2L automethylation reactions as probes for histone binding, we observed that both automethylation reactions are significantly inhibited by stoichiometric amounts of unmethylated histone H3, but not by histones previously mono-, di-, or trimethylated at H3K4. These results suggest that the H3K4me1 intermediate does not significantly bind to the MLL1 SET domain during the dimethylation reaction. Consistent with this hypothesis, we demonstrate that the MLL1 core complex assembled with a catalytically inactive SET domain variant preferentially catalyzes H3K4 dimethylation using the H3K4me1 substrate. Taken together, these results are consistent with a “two-active site” model for multiple H3K4 methylation by the MLL1 core complex.
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- Anamika Patel
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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Shinsky SA, Hu M, Vought VE, Ng SB, Bamshad MJ, Shendure J, Cosgrove MS. Kabuki syndrome missense mutations disrupt the formation and histone methyltransferase activity of the MLL2 core complex. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.772.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Genome SciencesUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Genome SciencesUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
- PediatricsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Genome SciencesUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular BiologySUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNY
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Cosgrove MS, Ding Y, Rennie WA, Lane MJ, Hanes SD. The Bin3 RNA methyltransferase targets 7SK RNA to control transcription and translation. Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA 2012; 3:633-47. [PMID: 22740346 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bicoid-interacting protein 3 (Bin3) is a conserved RNA methyltransferase found in eukaryotes ranging from fission yeast to humans. It was originally discovered as a Bicoid (Bcd)-interacting protein in Drosophila, where it is required for anterior-posterior and dorso-ventral axis determination in the early embryo. The mammalian ortholog of Bin3 (BCDIN3), also known as methyl phosphate capping enzyme (MePCE), plays a key role in repressing transcription. In transcription, MePCE binds the non-coding 7SK RNA, which forms a scaffold for an RNA-protein complex that inhibits positive-acting transcription elongation factor b, an RNA polymerase II elongation factor. MePCE uses S-adenosyl methionine to transfer a methyl group onto the γ-phosphate of the 5' guanosine of 7SK RNA generating an unusual cap structure that protects 7SK RNA from degradation. Bin3/MePCE also has a role in translation regulation. Initial studies in Drosophila indicate that Bin3 targets 7SK RNA and stabilizes a distinct RNA-protein complex that assembles on the 3'-untranslated region of caudal mRNAs to prevent translation initiation. Much remains to be learned about Bin3/MeCPE function, including how it recognizes 7SK RNA, what other RNA substrates it might target, and how widespread a role it plays in gene regulation and embryonic development.
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- Michael S Cosgrove
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Dharmarajan V, Lee JH, Patel A, Skalnik DG, Cosgrove MS. Structural basis for WDR5 interaction (Win) motif recognition in human SET1 family histone methyltransferases. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:27275-89. [PMID: 22665483 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.364125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Translocations and amplifications of the mixed lineage leukemia-1 (MLL1) gene are associated with aggressive myeloid and lymphocytic leukemias in humans. MLL1 is a member of the SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases, which are required for transcription of genes involved in hematopoiesis and development. MLL1 associates with a subcomplex containing WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30 (WRAD), which together form the MLL1 core complex that is required for sequential mono- and dimethylation of H3K4. We previously demonstrated that WDR5 binds the conserved WDR5 interaction (Win) motif of MLL1 in vitro, an interaction that is required for the H3K4 dimethylation activity of the MLL1 core complex. In this investigation, we demonstrate that arginine 3765 of the MLL1 Win motif is required to co-immunoprecipitate WRAD from mammalian cells, suggesting that the WDR5-Win motif interaction is important for the assembly of the MLL1 core complex in vivo. We also demonstrate that peptides that mimic SET1 family Win motif sequences inhibit H3K4 dimethylation by the MLL1 core complex with varying degrees of efficiency. To understand the structural basis for these differences, we determined structures of WDR5 bound to six different naturally occurring Win motif sequences at resolutions ranging from 1.9 to 1.2 Å. Our results reveal that binding energy differences result from interactions between non-conserved residues C-terminal to the Win motif and to a lesser extent from subtle variation of residues within the Win motif. These results highlight a new class of methylation inhibitors that may be useful for the treatment of MLL1-related malignancies.
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Zhong S, Hsu F, Stefan CJ, Wu X, Patel A, Cosgrove MS, Mao Y. Allosteric activation of the phosphoinositide phosphatase Sac1 by anionic phospholipids. Biochemistry 2012; 51:3170-7. [PMID: 22452743 PMCID: PMC3329130 DOI: 10.1021/bi300086c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Sac family phosphoinositide phosphatases comprise an evolutionarily conserved family of enzymes in eukaryotes. Our recently determined crystal structure of the Sac phosphatase domain of yeast Sac1, the founding member of the Sac family proteins, revealed a unique conformation of the catalytic P-loop and a large positively charged groove at the catalytic site. We now report a unique mechanism for the regulation of its phosphatase activity. Sac1 is an allosteric enzyme that can be activated by its product phosphatidylinositol or anionic phospholipid phosphatidylserine. The activation of Sac1 may involve conformational changes of the catalytic P-loop induced by direct binding with the regulatory anionic phospholipids in the large cationic catalytic groove. These findings highlight the fact that lipid composition of the substrate membrane plays an important role in the control of Sac1 function.
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- Shurong Zhong
- Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Mbantenkhu M, Wang X, Nardozzi JD, Wilkens S, Hoffman E, Patel A, Cosgrove MS, Chen XJ. Mgm101 is a Rad52-related protein required for mitochondrial DNA recombination. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:42360-42370. [PMID: 22027892 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.307512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination is a conserved molecular process that has primarily evolved for the repair of double-stranded DNA breaks and stalled replication forks. However, the recombination machinery in mitochondria is poorly understood. Here, we show that the yeast mitochondrial nucleoid protein, Mgm101, is related to the Rad52-type recombination proteins that are widespread in organisms from bacteriophage to humans. Mgm101 is required for repeat-mediated recombination and suppression of mtDNA fragmentation in vivo. It preferentially binds to single-stranded DNA and catalyzes the annealing of ssDNA precomplexed with the mitochondrial ssDNA-binding protein, Rim1. Transmission electron microscopy showed that Mgm101 forms large oligomeric rings of ∼14-fold symmetry and highly compressed helical filaments. Specific mutations affecting ring formation reduce protein stability in vitro. The data suggest that the ring structure may provide a scaffold for stabilization of Mgm101 by preventing the aggregation of the otherwise unstable monomeric conformation. Upon binding to ssDNA, Mgm101 is remobilized from the rings to form distinct nucleoprotein filaments. These studies reveal a recombination protein of likely bacteriophage origin in mitochondria and support the notion that recombination is indispensable for mtDNA integrity.
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- MacMillan Mbantenkhu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210.
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Patel A, Vought VE, Dharmarajan V, Cosgrove MS. A novel non-SET domain multi-subunit methyltransferase required for sequential nucleosomal histone H3 methylation by the mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) core complex. J Biol Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.a110.174524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Wöllert T, Patel A, Lee YL, Provance DW, Vought VE, Cosgrove MS, Mercer JA, Langford GM. Myosin5a tail associates directly with Rab3A-containing compartments in neurons. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:14352-61. [PMID: 21349835 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.187286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Myosin-Va (Myo5a) is a motor protein associated with synaptic vesicles (SVs) but the mechanism by which it interacts has not yet been identified. A potential class of binding partners are Rab GTPases and Rab3A is known to associate with SVs and is involved in SV trafficking. We performed experiments to determine whether Rab3A interacts with Myo5a and whether it is required for transport of neuronal vesicles. In vitro motility assays performed with axoplasm from the squid giant axon showed a requirement for a Rab GTPase in Myo5a-dependent vesicle transport. Furthermore, mouse recombinant Myo5a tail revealed that it associated with Rab3A in rat brain synaptosomal preparations in vitro and the association was confirmed by immunofluorescence imaging of primary neurons isolated from the frontal cortex of mouse brains. Synaptosomal Rab3A was retained on recombinant GST-tagged Myo5a tail affinity columns in a GTP-dependent manner. Finally, the direct interaction of Myo5a and Rab3A was determined by sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation using recombinant mouse Myo5a tail and human Rab3A. When both proteins were incubated in the presence of 1 mm GTPγS, Myo5a tail and Rab3A formed a complex and a direct interaction was observed. Further analysis revealed that GTP-bound Rab3A interacts with both the monomeric and dimeric species of the Myo5a tail. However, the interaction between Myo5a tail and nucleotide-free Rab3A did not occur. Thus, our results show that Myo5a and Rab3A are direct binding partners and interact on SVs and that the Myo5a/Rab3A complex is involved in transport of neuronal vesicles.
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- Torsten Wöllert
- Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA
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Patel A, Vought VE, Dharmarajan V, Cosgrove MS. A novel non-SET domain multi-subunit methyltransferase required for sequential nucleosomal histone H3 methylation by the mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) core complex. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:3359-69. [PMID: 21106533 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.174524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gene expression within the context of eukaryotic chromatin is regulated by enzymes that catalyze histone lysine methylation. Histone lysine methyltransferases that have been identified to date possess the evolutionarily conserved SET or Dot1-like domains. We previously reported the identification of a new multi-subunit histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferase lacking homology to the SET or Dot1 family of histone lysine methyltransferases. This enzymatic activity requires a complex that includes WRAD (WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30), a complex that is part of the MLL1 (mixed lineage leukemia protein-1) core complex but that also exists independently of MLL1 in the cell. Here, we report that the minimal complex required for WRAD enzymatic activity includes WDR5, RbBP5, and Ash2L and that DPY-30, although not required for enzymatic activity, increases the histone substrate specificity of the WRAD complex. We also show that WRAD requires zinc for catalytic activity, displays Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and is inhibited by S-adenosyl-homocysteine. In addition, we demonstrate that WRAD preferentially methylates lysine 4 of histone H3 within the context of the H3/H4 tetramer but does not methylate nucleosomal histone H3 on its own. In contrast, we find that MLL1 and WRAD are required for nucleosomal histone H3 methylation, and we provide evidence suggesting that each plays distinct structural and catalytic roles in the recognition and methylation of a nucleosome substrate. Our results indicate that WRAD is a new H3K4 methyltransferase with functions that include regulating the substrate and product specificities of the MLL1 core complex.
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- Anamika Patel
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Dharmarajan V, Patel A, Vought VE, Cosgrove MS. Structural basis for the recognition of Set1 family Win motifs by WDR5. FASEB J 2010. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.460.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Several acute lymphoblastic and myelogenous leukemias are correlated with alterations in the human mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) gene. MLL1 is a member of the evolutionarily conserved SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases, which are required for the regulation of distinct groups of developmentally regulated genes in metazoans. Despite the important biological role of SET1 family enzymes and their involvement in human leukemias, relatively little is understood about how these enzymes work. Here we review several recent structural and biochemical studies that are beginning to shed light on the molecular mechanisms for the regulation of H3K4 methylation by the human MLL1 enzyme.
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Patel A, Dharmarajan V, Vought VE, Cosgrove MS. On the mechanism of multiple lysine methylation by the human mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) core complex. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:24242-56. [PMID: 19556245 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.014498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transcription in eukaryotic genomes depends on enzymes that regulate the degree of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation. The mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) is a member of the SET1 family of H3K4 methyltransferases and is frequently rearranged in acute leukemias. Despite sequence comparisons that predict that SET1 family enzymes should only monomethylate their substrates, mono-, di-, and trimethylation of H3K4 has been attributed to SET1 family complexes in vivo and in vitro. To better understand this paradox, we have biochemically reconstituted and characterized a five-component 200-kDa MLL1 core complex containing human MLL1, WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30. We demonstrate that the isolated MLL1 SET domain is a slow monomethyltransferase and that tyrosine 3942 of MLL1 prevents di- and trimethylation of H3K4. In contrast, a complex containing the MLL1 SET domain, WDR5, RbBP5, Ash2L, and DPY-30, displays a marked approximately 600-fold increase in enzymatic activity but only to the dimethyl form of H3K4. Single turnover kinetic experiments reveal that the reaction leading to H3K4 dimethylation involves the transient accumulation of a monomethylated species, suggesting that the MLL1 core complex uses a non-processive mechanism to catalyze multiple lysine methylation. We have also discovered that the non-SET domain components of the MLL1 core complex possess a previously unrecognized methyltransferase activity that catalyzes H3K4 dimethylation within the MLL1 core complex. Our results suggest that the mechanism of multiple lysine methylation by the MLL1 core complex involves the sequential addition of two methyl groups at two distinct active sites within the complex.
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- Anamika Patel
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Patel A, Vought VE, Dharmarajan V, Cosgrove MS. A conserved arginine-containing motif crucial for the assembly and enzymatic activity of the mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 core complex. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:32162-75. [PMID: 18829457 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806317200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) belongs to the SET1 family of histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferases. Recent studies indicate that the catalytic subunits of SET1 family members are regulated by interaction with a conserved core group of proteins that include the WD repeat protein-5 (WDR5), retinoblastoma-binding protein-5 (RbBP5), and the absent small homeotic-2-like protein (Ash2L). It has been suggested that WDR5 functions to bridge the interactions between the catalytic and regulatory subunits of SET1 family complexes. However, the molecular details of these interactions are unknown. To gain insight into the interactions among these proteins, we have determined the biophysical basis for the interaction between the human WDR5 and MLL1. Our studies reveal that WDR5 preferentially recognizes a previously unidentified and conserved arginine-containing motif, called the "Win" or WDR5 interaction motif, which is located in the N-SET region of MLL1 and other SET1 family members. Surprisingly, our structural and functional studies show that WDR5 recognizes arginine 3765 of the MLL1 Win motif using the same arginine binding pocket on WDR5 that was previously shown to bind histone H3. We demonstrate that WDR5's recognition of arginine 3765 of MLL1 is essential for the assembly and enzymatic activity of the MLL1 core complex in vitro.
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- Anamika Patel
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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The mixed lineage leukemia protein-1 (MLL1) catalyzes histone H3 lysine 4 methylation and is regulated by interaction with WDR5 (WD-repeat protein-5), RbBP5 (retinoblastoma-binding protein-5), and the Ash2L (absent, small, homeotic discs-2-like) oncoprotein. In the accompanying investigation, we describe the identification of a conserved arginine containing motif, called the "Win" or WDR5 interaction motif, that is essential for the assembly and H3K4 dimethylation activity of the MLL1 core complex. Here we present a 1.7-A crystal structure of WDR5 bound to a peptide derived from the MLL1 Win motif. Our results show that Arg-3765 of MLL1 is bound in the same arginine binding pocket on WDR5 that was previously suggested to bind histone H3. Thermodynamic binding experiments show that the MLL1 Win peptide is preferentially recognized by WDR5. These results are consistent with a model in which WDR5 recognizes Arg-3765 of MLL1, which is essential for the assembly and enzymatic activity of the MLL1 core complex.
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- Anamika Patel
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Patel AB, Dharmarajan V, Cosgrove MS. The MLL SET domain is a histone H3 lysine 4 mono‐methyltransferase that interacts with WDR5 in the pre‐SET ATA2 domain. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.1026.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chromatin structure plays a vital role in the transmission of heritable gene expression patterns. The recent application of mass spectrometry to histone biology provides several striking insights into chromatin regulation. The continuing identification of new histone post-translational modifications is revolutionizing the ways in which we think about how access to genomic DNA is controlled. While post-translational modifications of the flexible histone tails continue to be an active area of investigation, the recent discovery of multiple modifications in the structured globular domains of histones provides new insights into how the nucleosome works. Recent experiments underscore the importance of a subgroup of these modifications: those that regulate histone-DNA interactions on the lateral surface of the nucleosome. This information highlights an emerging new paradigm in chromatin control, that of the epigenetic regulation of nucleosome mobility.
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- Michael S Cosgrove
- Syracuse University, Department of Biology, Syracuse, New York, NY 13244, USA.
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Sirtuins comprise a family of enzymes that catalyze the deacetylation of acetyllysine side chains in a reaction that consumes NAD+. Although several crystal structures of sirtuins bound to non-native acetyl peptides have been determined, relatively little about how sirtuins discriminate among different substrates is understood. We have carried out a systematic structural and thermodynamic analysis of several peptides bound to a single sirtuin, the Sir2 homologue from Thermatoga maritima (Sir2Tm). We report structures of five different forms of Sir2Tm: two forms bound to the p53 C-terminal tail in the acetylated and unacetylated states, two forms bound to putative acetyl peptide substrates derived from the structured domains of histones H3 and H4, and one form bound to polypropylene glycol (PPG), which resembles the apoenzyme. The structures reveal previously unobserved complementary side chain interactions between Sir2Tm and the first residue N-terminal to the acetyllysine (position -1) and the second residue C-terminal to the acetyllysine (position +2). Isothermal titration calorimetry was used to compare binding constants between wild-type and mutant forms of Sir2Tm and between additional acetyl peptide substrates with substitutions at positions -1 and +2. The results are consistent with a model in which peptide positions -1 and +2 play a significant role in sirtuin substrate binding. This model provides a framework for identifying sirtuin substrates.
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- Michael S Cosgrove
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Hyland EM, Cosgrove MS, Molina H, Wang D, Pandey A, Cottee RJ, Boeke JD. Insights into the role of histone H3 and histone H4 core modifiable residues in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:10060-70. [PMID: 16260619 PMCID: PMC1280264 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.22.10060-10070.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The biological significance of recently described modifiable residues in the globular core of the bovine nucleosome remains elusive. We have mapped these modification sites onto the Saccharomyces cerevisiae histones and used a genetic approach to probe their potential roles both in heterochromatic regions of the genome and in the DNA repair response. By mutating these residues to mimic their modified and unmodified states, we have generated a total of 39 alleles affecting 14 residues in histones H3 and H4. Remarkably, despite the apparent evolutionary pressure to conserve these near-invariant histone amino acid sequences, the vast majority of mutant alleles are viable. However, a subset of these variant proteins elicit an effect on transcriptional silencing both at the ribosomal DNA locus and at telomeres, suggesting that posttranslational modification(s) at these sites regulates formation and/or maintenance of heterochromatin. Furthermore, we provide direct mass spectrometry evidence for the existence of histone H3 K56 acetylation in yeast. We also show that substitutions at histone H4 K91, K59, S47, and R92 and histone H3 K56 and K115 lead to hypersensitivity to DNA-damaging agents, linking the significance of the chemical identity of these modifiable residues to DNA metabolism. Finally, we allude to the possible molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of these modifications.
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- Edel M Hyland
- High Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Patterns of histone post-translational modifications correlate with distinct chromosomal states that regulate access to DNA, leading to the histone-code hypothesis. However, it is not clear how modification of flexible histone tails leads to changes in nucleosome dynamics and, thus, chromatin structure. The recent discovery that, like the flexible histone tails, the structured globular domain of the nucleosome core particle is also extensively modified adds a new and exciting dimension to the histone-code hypothesis, and calls for the re-examination of current models for the epigenetic regulation of chromatin structure. Here, we review these findings and other recent studies that suggest the structured globular domain of the nucleosome core particle plays a key role regulating chromatin dynamics.
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Cosgrove MS, Boeke JD, Wolberger C. Regulated nucleosome mobility and the histone code. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2004; 11:1037-43. [PMID: 15523479 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2004] [Accepted: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Post-translational modifications of the histone tails are correlated with distinct chromatin states that regulate access to DNA. Recent proteomic analyses have revealed several new modifications in the globular nucleosome core, many of which lie at the histone-DNA interface. We interpret these modifications in light of previously published data and propose a new and testable model for how cells implement the histone code by modulating nucleosome dynamics.
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- Michael S Cosgrove
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Park JH, Cosgrove MS, Youngman E, Wolberger C, Boeke JD. A core nucleosome surface crucial for transcriptional silencing. Nat Genet 2002; 32:273-9. [PMID: 12244315 DOI: 10.1038/ng982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2002] [Accepted: 07/12/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transcriptional silencing in yeast provides a genetically tractable system for analyzing the formation and maintenance of heterochromatin, a transcriptionally repressive chromatin structure found in all organisms. The nucleosome constitutes the central structure of chromatin and comprises two chains each of histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4. The structure of the nucleosome consists of a central globular core surrounded by outwardly protruding amino-terminal histone tails. We show that a specific surface of the assembled nucleosome core is required for silencing in yeast. This surface is located at a H3/H4 histone-fold motif and contains amino-acid side chains located on the nucleosome disk surface and on an adjacent surface that interacts with DNA. The side chains, identified from mutants in which all three forms of silencing (rDNA, telomere and silent mating locus silencing) are eliminated, are centered around Lys79 of histone H3, a residue methylated by the yeast Dot1 protein. Moreover, mutations in the genes encoding H3 (HHT1 and HHT2) and H4 (HHF1 and HHF2) mapping to spatially adjacent amino-acid residues affected the three forms of silencing distinctly, suggesting that specific interactions mediate each form of silencing. Several of the mutations that we identified resemble those in a cluster of previously identified mutations affecting a distinct histone-fold motif elsewhere in the nucleosome core. These two clusters relieve distinct forms of transcriptional repression (silencing versus repression resulting from lack of Swi/Snf chromatin remodeling activity).
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- Jeong-Hyun Park
- Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Sir2 proteins are NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylases that play key roles in transcriptional regulation, DNA repair, and life span regulation. The structure of an archaeal Sir2 enzyme, Sir2-Af2, bound to an acetylated p53 peptide reveals that the substrate binds in a cleft in the enzyme, forming an enzyme-substrate beta sheet with two flanking strands in Sir2-Af2. The acetyl-lysine inserts into a conserved hydrophobic tunnel that contains the active site histidine. Comparison with other structures of Sir2 enzymes suggests that the apoenzyme undergoes a conformational change upon substrate binding. Based on the Sir2-Af2 substrate complex structure, mutations were made in the other A. fulgidus sirtuin, Sir2-Af1, that increased its affinity for the p53 peptide.
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- Jose L Avalos
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Cosgrove MS, Loh SN, Ha JH, Levy HR. The catalytic mechanism of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenases: assignment and 1H NMR spectroscopy pH titration of the catalytic histidine residue in the 109 kDa Leuconostoc mesenteroides enzyme. Biochemistry 2002; 41:6939-45. [PMID: 12033926 DOI: 10.1021/bi0255219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The chemical shifts of the C(epsilon1) and C(delta2) protons of His-240 from the 109 kDa Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) were assigned by comparing 1H and 13C spectra of the wild-type and mutant G6PDs containing the His-240 to asparagine mutation (H240N). Unambiguous assignment of the His-240 1H(epsilon1) resonance was obtained from comparing 13C-1H heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence NMR spectra of wild-type and H240N G6PDs that were selectively labeled with 13C(epsilon1) histidine. The results from NOESY experiments with wild-type and H240N variants were consistent with these assignments and the three-dimensional structure of G6PD. pH titrations show that His-240 has a pK(a) of 6.4. This value is, within experimental error, identical to the value of 6.3 derived from the pH dependence of kcat [Viola, R. E. (1984) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 228, 415-424], suggesting that the pK(a) of His-240 is unperturbed in the apoenzyme despite being part of a His-Asp catalytic dyad. The results obtained for this 109 kDa enzyme indicate that 1H NMR spectroscopy in combination with heteronuclear methods can be a useful tool for functional analysis of large proteins.
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- Michael S Cosgrove
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA.
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Naylor CE, Gover S, Basak AK, Cosgrove MS, Levy HR, Adams MJ. NADP+ and NAD+ binding to the dual coenzyme specific enzyme Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase: different interdomain hinge angles are seen in different binary and ternary complexes. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2001; 57:635-48. [PMID: 11320304 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444901003420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2000] [Accepted: 02/19/2001] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The reduced coenzymes NADH and NADPH only differ by one phosphate, but in the cell NADH provides reducing power for catabolism while NADPH is utilized in biosynthetic pathways. Enzymes almost invariably discriminate between the coenzymes, but glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) from Leuconostoc mesenteroides is rare in being functionally dual specific. In order to elucidate the coenzyme selectivity, the structures of NADP(+)- and NAD(+)-complexed L. mesenteroides G6PD have been determined including data to 2.2 and 2.5 A resolution, respectively, and compared with unliganded G6PD crystallized in the same space groups. Coenzyme binding is also compared with that in a ternary complex of a mutant in which Asp177 in the active site has been mutated to asparagine. There are no gross structural differences between the complexes. In both binary complexes, the enzyme interdomain hinge angle has opened. NADP(+) binds to the furthest open form; of the residues within the coenzyme domain, only Arg46 moves, interacting with the 2'-phosphate and adenine. NAD(+) is less well defined in the binding site; smaller hinge opening is seen but larger local changes: Arg46 is displaced, Thr14 bonds the 3'-hydroxyl and Gln47 bonds the 2'-hydroxyl. In the ternary complex, the hinge angle has closed; only the adenine nucleotide is ordered in the binding site. Arg46 again provides most binding interactions.
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- C E Naylor
- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Rex Richards Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, England, UK
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Cosgrove MS, Gover S, Naylor CE, Vandeputte-Rutten L, Adams MJ, Levy HR. An examination of the role of asp-177 in the His-Asp catalytic dyad of Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase: X-ray structure and pH dependence of kinetic parameters of the D177N mutant enzyme. Biochemistry 2000; 39:15002-11. [PMID: 11106478 DOI: 10.1021/bi0014608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The role of Asp-177 in the His-Asp catalytic dyad of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides has been investigated by a structural and functional characterization of the D177N mutant enzyme. Its three-dimensional structure has been determined by X-ray cryocrystallography in the presence of NAD(+) and in the presence of glucose 6-phosphate plus NADPH. The structure of a glucose 6-phosphate complex of a mutant (Q365C) with normal enzyme activity has also been determined and substrate binding compared. To understand the effect of Asp-177 on the ionization properties of the catalytic base His-240, the pH dependence of kinetic parameters has been determined for the D177N mutant and compared to that of the wild-type enzyme. The structures give details of glucose 6-phosphate binding and show that replacement of the Asp-177 of the catalytic dyad with asparagine does not affect the overall structure of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Additionally, the evidence suggests that the productive tautomer of His-240 in the D177N mutant enzyme is stabilized by a hydrogen bond with Asn-177; hence, the mutation does not affect tautomer stabilization. We conclude, therefore, that the absence of a negatively charged aspartate at 177 accounts for the decrease in catalytic activity at pH 7.8. Structural analysis suggests that the pH dependence of the kinetic parameters of D177N glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase results from an ionized water molecule replacing the missing negative charge of the mutated Asp-177 at high pH. Glucose 6-phosphate binding orders and orients His-178 in the D177N-glucose 6-phosphate-NADPH ternary complex and appears to be necessary to form this water-binding site.
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- M S Cosgrove
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Vought V, Ciccone T, Davino MH, Fairbairn L, Lin Y, Cosgrove MS, Adams MJ, Levy HR. Delineation of the roles of amino acids involved in the catalytic functions of Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Biochemistry 2000; 39:15012-21. [PMID: 11106479 DOI: 10.1021/bi0014610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The roles of particular amino acids in substrate and coenzyme binding and catalysis of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase of Leuconostoc mesenteroides have been investigated by site-directed mutagenesis, kinetic analysis, and determination of binding constants. The enzyme from this species has functional dual NADP(+)/NAD(+) specificity. Previous investigations in our laboratories determined the three-dimensional structure. Kinetic studies showed an ordered mechanism for the NADP-linked reaction while the NAD-linked reaction is random. His-240 was identified as the catalytic base, and Arg-46 was identified as important for NADP(+) but not NAD(+) binding. Mutations have been selected on the basis of the three-dimensional structure. Kinetic studies of 14 mutant enzymes are reported and kinetic mechanisms are reported for 5 mutant enzymes. Fourteen substrate or coenzyme dissociation constants have been measured for 11 mutant enzymes. Roles of particular residues are inferred from k(cat), K(m), k(cat)/K(m), K(d), and changes in kinetic mechanism. Results for enzymes K182R, K182Q, K343R, and K343Q establish Lys-182 and Lys-343 as important in binding substrate both to free enzyme and during catalysis. Studies of mutant enzymes Y415F and Y179F showed no significant contribution for Tyr-415 to substrate binding and only a small contribution for Tyr-179. Changes in kinetics for T14A, Q47E, and R46A enzymes implicate these residues, to differing extents, in coenzyme binding and discrimination between NADP(+) and NAD(+). By the same measure, Lys-343 is also involved in defining coenzyme specificity. Decrease in k(cat) and k(cat)/K(m) for the D374Q mutant enzyme defines the way Asp-374, unique to L. mesenteroides G6PD, modulates stabilization of the enzyme during catalysis by its interaction with Lys-182. The greatly reduced k(cat) values of enzymes P149V and P149G indicate the importance of the cis conformation of Pro-149 in accessing the correct transition state.
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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The catalytic mechanism of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides was investigated by replacing three amino acids, His-240, Asp-177, and His 178, with asparagine, using site-directed mutagenesis. Each of the mutant enzymes was purified to homogeneity and characterized by substrate binding studies and steady-state kinetic analyses. The three-dimensional structure of the H240N glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase was determined at 2.5 A resolution. The results support a mechanism in which His-240 acts as the general base that abstracts the proton from the C1-hydroxyl group of glucose 6-phosphate, and the carboxylate group of Asp-177 stabilizes the positive charge that forms on His-240 in the transition state. The results also confirm the postulated role of His-178 in binding the phosphate moiety of glucose 6-phosphate.
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- M S Cosgrove
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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