Abstract:
:HMGB1 (high-mobility group B1) is a ubiquitously expressed bifunctional protein that acts as a nuclear protein in cells and also as an inflammatory mediator in the extracellular space. HMGB1 changes its functions according to the redox states in both intra- and extra-cellular environments. Two cysteines, Cys23 and Cys45, in the A-domain of HMGB1 form a disulfide bond under oxidative conditions. The A-domain with the disulfide bond shows reduced affinity to cisplatin modified DNA. We have solved the oxidized A-domain structure by NMR. In the structure, Phe38 has a flipped ring orientation from that found in the reduced form; the phenyl ring in the reduced form intercalates into the platinated lesion in DNA. The phenyl ring orientation in the oxidized form is stabilized through intramolecular hydrophobic contacts. The reorientation of the Phe38 ring by the disulfide bond in the A-domain may explain the reduced HMGB1 binding affinity towards cisplatinated DNA.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Wang J,Tochio N,Takeuchi A,Uewaki J,Kobayashi N,Tate Ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-11-29 00:00:00pages
701-6issue
4eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(13)01766-Xjournal_volume
441pub_type
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