Updated understanding of the protein-DNA recognition code used by C2H2 zinc finger proteins.
Curr Opin Struct Biol
; 87: 102836, 2024 Aug.
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C2H2 zinc-finger (ZF) proteins form the largest family of DNA-binding transcription factors coded by mammalian genomes. In a typical DNA-binding ZF module, there are twelve residues (numbered from -1 to -12) between the last zinc-coordinating cysteine and the first zinc-coordinating histidine. The established C2H2-ZF "recognition code" suggests that residues at positions -1, -4, and -7 recognize the 5', central, and 3' bases of a DNA base-pair triplet, respectively. Structural studies have highlighted that additional residues at positions -5 and -8 also play roles in specific DNA recognition. The presence of bulky and either charged or polar residues at these five positions determines specificity for given DNA bases guanine is recognized by arginine, lysine, or histidine; adenine by asparagine or glutamine; thymine or 5-methylcytosine by glutamate; and unmodified cytosine by aspartate. This review discusses recent structural characterizations of C2H2-ZFs that add to our understanding of the principles underlying the C2H2-ZF recognition code.
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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