title: Molecular basis for a dominant inactivation of RUNX1/AML1 by the leukemogenic inversion 16 chimera.
abstract: The Runt domain transcription factor, PEBP2/CBF, is a heterodimer composed of 2 subunits. The DNA-binding alpha subunit, or RUNX protein, interacts with a partner PEBP2beta/CBFbeta through the evolutionarily conserved Runt domain. Each of the genes encoding RUNX1 and PEBP2beta/CBFbeta is frequently involved in acute myeloid leukemia. The chimeric protein, CBFbeta(PEBP2beta)/SMMHC, is generated as a result of inversion of chromosome 16 in such a way to retain the heterodimerization domain of PEBP2beta at the amino-terminal side fused to the C-terminal coiled-coil region of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMMHC). Here we show that, in the chimeric protein, the second heterodimerization domain is created by the fusion junction, enabling the chimeric protein to interact with RUNX1 at far greater affinity than PEBP2beta and inactivate the RUNX1/AML1 function. To explain why and how heterozygous CBFB/MYH11 can inactivate homozygous RUNX1 near to completion, we propose a new model for this chimeric protein that consists of a Y-shaped dimer with unpaired N-terminal halves followed by a coiled-coil for the C-terminal region.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigesada
authors.forename: Hee-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: P Paul
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Motomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osato
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C095514:CBFbeta-MYH11 fusion protein; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C493726:Runx1 protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors