The role of response elements organization in transcription factor selectivity: the IFN-ß enhanceosome example.
PLoS Comput Biol
; 7(6): e1002077, 2011 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
What is the mechanism through which transcription factors (TFs) assemble specifically along the enhancer DNA? The IFN-ß enhanceosome provides a good model system it is small; its components' crystal structures are available; and there are biochemical and cellular data. In the IFN-ß enhanceosome, there are few protein-protein interactions even though consecutive DNA response elements (REs) overlap. Our molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on different motif combinations from the enhanceosome illustrate that cooperativity is achieved via unique organization of the REs specific binding of one TF can enhance the binding of another TF to a neighboring RE and restrict others, through overlap of REs; the order of the REs can determine which complexes will form; and the alternation of consensus and non-consensus REs can regulate binding specificity by optimizing the interactions among partners. Our observations offer an explanation of how specificity and cooperativity can be attained despite the limited interactions between neighboring TFs on the enhancer DNA. To date, when addressing selective TF binding, attention has largely focused on RE sequences. Yet, the order of the REs on the DNA and the length of the spacers between them can be a key factor in specific combinatorial assembly of the TFs on the enhancer and thus in function. Our results emphasize cooperativity via RE binding sites organization.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fatores de Transcrição
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Interferon beta
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Elementos de Resposta
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Modelos Genéticos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS Comput Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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INFORMATICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos