Abstract:
:In the HLH-LZ protein family, the helix-loop-helix DNA-binding dimerization domain is followed in the sequence by a leucine zipper motif. The precise function of this second dimerization domain is still unclear, since the HLH motif of a subset of this family has been shown to be necessary and sufficient for dimerization. However, deletion and mutagenesis studies of the leucine zipper in various HLH-LZ proteins have shown a clear influence of this motif on homo- and heterodimerization. In this paper, we present a structural characterization of synthetic peptides encompassing the leucine zipper sequences of c-Myc and TFEB, using circular dichroism, analytical ultracentrifugation, and nuclear magnetic resonance. We show that the different ability of the synthetic leucine zippers of c-Myc and TFEB to homodimerize at neutral pH reflects the different dimerization properties reported for the entire proteins. The TFEB protein is known to form homodimers. c-Myc, on the other hand, does not homodimerize in vivo, but is mostly found in heterodimeric complexes with Max, another protein of the HLH-LZ family. Accordingly, our results show that the TFEB peptide homodimerizes at neutral pH whereas the Myc peptide dimerizes to a comparable amount only at acidic pH and high ionic strength. Both synthetic peptides are far less stable than leucine zippers of the b-ZIP family. The relative stability of the two leucine zippers and the factors which stabilize the dimer formation are discussed.
journal_name
Biochemistryjournal_title
Biochemistryauthors
Muhle-Goll C,Gibson T,Schuck P,Schubert D,Nalis D,Nilges M,Pastore Adoi
10.1021/bi00203a027subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-09-20 00:00:00pages
11296-306issue
37eissn
0006-2960issn
1520-4995journal_volume
33pub_type
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