title: Solution structure of the Arabidopsis thaliana telomeric repeat-binding protein DNA binding domain: a new fold with an additional C-terminal helix.
abstract: The double-stranded telomeric repeat-binding protein (TRP) AtTRP1 is isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana. Using gel retardation assays, we defined the C-terminal 97 amino acid residues, Gln464 to Val560 (AtTRP1(464-560)), as the minimal structured telomeric repeat-binding domain. This region contains a typical Myb DNA-binding motif and a C-terminal extension of 40 amino acid residues. The monomeric AtTRP1(464-560) binds to a 13-mer DNA duplex containing a single repeat of an A.thaliana telomeric DNA sequence (GGTTTAG) in a 1:1 complex, with a K(D) approximately 10(-6)-10(-7) M. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) examination revealed that the solution structure of AtTRP1(464-560) is a novel four-helix tetrahedron rather than the three-helix bundle structure found in typical Myb motifs and other TRPs. Binding of the 13-mer DNA duplex to AtTRP1(464-560) induced significant chemical shift perturbations of protein amide resonances, which suggests that helix 3 (H3) and the flexible loop connecting H3 and H4 are essential for telomeric DNA sequence recognition. Furthermore, similar to that in hTRF1, the N-terminal arm likely contributes to or stabilizes DNA binding. Sequence comparisons suggested that the four-helix structure and the involvement of the loop residues in DNA binding may be features unique to plant TRPs.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Shih-Che
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sue
authors.forename: Hsin-Hao
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Ben C-P
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Ying-Hsien
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Kuang-Lung
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Chung Mong
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chia Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Tai-Huang
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D035321:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D035321:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1