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4HJE

Crystal structure of p53 core domain in complex with DNA

Summary for 4HJE
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb4hje/pdb
DescriptorCellular tumor antigen p53, DNA (5'-D(*TP*CP*AP*CP*AP*AP*GP*TP*TP*AP*GP*AP*GP*AP*CP*AP*AP*GP*CP*CP*T)-3'), DNA (5'-D(*AP*GP*GP*CP*TP*TP*GP*TP*CP*TP*CP*TP*AP*AP*CP*TP*TP*GP*TP*GP*A)-3'), ... (5 entities in total)
Functional Keywordstumor suppressor, transcription-dna complex, transcription/dna
Biological sourceHomo sapiens (human)
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Cellular locationCytoplasm. Isoform 1: Nucleus. Isoform 2: Nucleus. Isoform 3: Nucleus. Isoform 4: Nucleus. Isoform 7: Nucleus. Isoform 8: Nucleus. Isoform 9: Cytoplasm: P04637
Total number of polymer chains6
Total formula weight103264.50
Authors
Chen, Y.,Chen, L. (deposition date: 2012-10-12, release date: 2013-07-17, Last modification date: 2024-02-28)
Primary citationChen, Y.,Zhang, X.,Dantas Machado, A.C.,Ding, Y.,Chen, Z.,Qin, P.Z.,Rohs, R.,Chen, L.
Structure of p53 binding to the BAX response element reveals DNA unwinding and compression to accommodate base-pair insertion.
Nucleic Acids Res., 41:8368-8376, 2013
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PubMed Abstract: The p53 core domain binds to response elements (REs) that contain two continuous half-sites as a cooperative tetramer, but how p53 recognizes discontinuous REs is not well understood. Here we describe the crystal structure of the p53 core domain bound to a naturally occurring RE located at the promoter of the Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) gene, which contains a one base-pair insertion between the two half-sites. Surprisingly, p53 forms a tetramer on the BAX-RE that is nearly identical to what has been reported on other REs with a 0-bp spacer. Each p53 dimer of the tetramer binds in register to a half-site and maintains the same protein-DNA interactions as previously observed, and the two dimers retain all the protein-protein contacts without undergoing rotation or translation. To accommodate the additional base pair, the DNA is deformed and partially disordered around the spacer region, resulting in an apparent unwinding and compression, such that the interactions between the dimers are maintained. Furthermore, DNA deformation within the p53-bound BAX-RE is confirmed in solution by site-directed spin labeling measurements. Our results provide a structural insight into the mechanism by which p53 binds to discontinuous sites with one base-pair spacer.
PubMed: 23836939
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt584
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Experimental method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.907 Å)
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