title: The optimal binding sequence of the Hox11 protein contains a predicted recognition core motif.
abstract: HOX11 is a homeobox-containing oncogene of specific T-cell leukemias. We determined the DNA binding specificity of the Hox11 protein by using a novel technique of random oligonucleotide selection developed in this study. The optimal Hox11 binding sequence, GGCGGTAAGTGG, contained a core TAAGTG motif that is consistent with a prediction based on the residues at specific positions that potentially make DNA base contacts and models of homeodomain-DNA interaction proposed from studies with other homeodomains. The specific interaction between Hox11 and the selected optimal binding sequence was further confirmed by band-shift and DNA competition assays. Given that the Hox11 homeodomain shares low homology with other well studied homeodomains, the presence of a predictable recognition core motif in its optimal binding sequence supports the notion that different homeodomains interact with DNA in a similar manner, through highly conserved residues at specific positions that allow contact with DNA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Breitman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015458:Leukemia, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; C071250:TLX1 protein, human; D004247:DNA