6GYT

Transcription factor dimerization activates the p300 acetyltransferase

Summary for 6GYT

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6gyt/pdb
• Descriptor: Histone acetyltransferase p300, Histone H4, ZINC ION, ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: p300, cbp, acetyltransferase, chromatin, transcriptional regulation, gene regulation
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (Human); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 3
• Total formula weight: 39661.25

Authors

Panne, D.,Ortega, E. (deposition date: 2018-07-01, release date: 2018-10-17, Last modification date: 2024-01-17)

Primary citation

Ortega, E.,Rengachari, S.,Ibrahim, Z.,Hoghoughi, N.,Gaucher, J.,Holehouse, A.S.,Khochbin, S.,Panne, D.
Transcription factor dimerization activates the p300 acetyltransferase.
Nature, 562:538-544, 2018

PubMed Abstract: The transcriptional co-activator p300 is a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) that is typically recruited to transcriptional enhancers and regulates gene expression by acetylating chromatin. Here we show that the activation of p300 directly depends on the activation and oligomerization status of transcription factor ligands. Using two model transcription factors, IRF3 and STAT1, we demonstrate that transcription factor dimerization enables the trans-autoacetylation of p300 in a highly conserved and intrinsically disordered autoinhibitory lysine-rich loop, resulting in p300 activation. We describe a crystal structure of p300 in which the autoinhibitory loop invades the active site of a neighbouring HAT domain, revealing a snapshot of a trans-autoacetylation reaction intermediate. Substrate access to the active site involves the rearrangement of an autoinhibitory RING domain. Our data explain how cellular signalling and the activation and dimerization of transcription factors control the activation of p300, and therefore explain why gene transcription is associated with chromatin acetylation.

PubMed: 30323286
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0621-1

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.5 Å)