title: Identification of a novel SCAN box-related protein that interacts with MZF1B. The leucine-rich SCAN box mediates hetero- and homoprotein associations.
abstract: The SCAN box or leucine-rich (LeR) domain is a conserved motif found within a subfamily of C(2)H(2) zinc finger proteins. The function of a SCAN box is unknown, but it is predicted to form alpha-helices that may be involved in protein-protein interactions. Myeloid zinc finger gene-1B (MZF1B) is an alternatively spliced human cDNA isoform of the zinc finger transcription factor, MZF1. MZF1 and MZF1B contain 13 C(2)H(2) zinc finger motifs, but only MZF1B contains an amino-terminal SCAN box. A bone marrow cDNA library was screened for proteins interacting with the MZF1B SCAN box domain and RAZ1 (SCAN-related protein associated with MZF1B) was identified. RAZ1 is a novel cDNA that encodes a SCAN-related domain and arginine-rich region but no zinc finger motifs. Co-immunoprecipitation assays demonstrate that the SCAN box domain of MZF1B is necessary for association with RAZ1. By yeast two-hybrid analysis, the carboxyl terminus of RAZ1 is sufficient for interaction with the MZF1B SCAN box. Furthermore, MZF1B and RAZ1 each self-associate in vitro via a SCAN box-dependent mechanism. These data provide evidence that the SCAN box is a protein interaction domain that mediates both hetero- and homoprotein associations.
authors.affiliation: Kelly Weil Laboratory of Pediatric Molecular Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D002890:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D007930:Leucine / Q000737:chemistry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019151:Peptide Library; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; C085969:MZF1 protein, human; D019151:Peptide Library; D020033:Protein Isoforms; C408468:SCAND1 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D007930:Leucine