PDBsum entry 4pzo

DNA binding protein

PDB id: 4pzo

Contents

Protein chains

(+ 0 more) 71 a.a.

Waters ×107

PDB id:

4pzo

Name:

DNA binding protein

Title:

Crystal structure of phc3 sam l967r

Structure:

Polyhomeotic-like protein 3. Chain: a, b, c, d, e, f. Fragment: sterile alpha motif. Synonym: early development regulatory protein 3, homolog of polyhomeotic 3, hph3. Engineered: yes. Mutation: yes

Source:

Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Gene: edr3, ph3, phc3. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Expression_system_taxid: 469008.

Resolution:

2.25Å R-factor: 0.284 R-free: 0.335

Authors:

D.R.Nanyes,S.E.Junco,A.B.Taylor,A.K.Robinson,N.L.Patterson, A.Shivarajpur,J.Halloran,S.M.Hale,Y.Kaur,P.J.Hart,C.A.Kim

Key ref:

D.R.Nanyes et al. (2014). Multiple polymer architectures of human polyhomeotic homolog 3 sterile alpha motif. Proteins, 82, 2823-2830. PubMed id: 25044168 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24645

Date:

31-Mar-14 Release date: 30-Jul-14

Protein chains

Q8NDX5  (PHC3_HUMAN) -  Polyhomeotic-like protein 3 from Homo sapiens

Seq: 983 a.a.

Struc: 71 a.a.*

* PDB and UniProt seqs differ at 2 residue positions (black crosses)

DOI no: 10.1002/prot.24645

Proteins 82:2823-2830 (2014)

PubMed id: 25044168

Multiple polymer architectures of human polyhomeotic homolog 3 sterile alpha motif.

D.R.Nanyes, S.E.Junco, A.B.Taylor, A.K.Robinson, N.L.Patterson, A.Shivarajpur, J.Halloran, S.M.Hale, Y.Kaur, P.J.Hart, C.A.Kim.

ABSTRACT

The self-association of sterile alpha motifs (SAMs) into a helical polymer architecture is a critical functional component of many different and diverse array of proteins. For the Drosophila Polycomb group (PcG) protein Polyhomeotic (Ph), its SAM polymerization serves as the structural foundation to cluster multiple PcG complexes, helping to maintain a silenced chromatin state. Ph SAM shares 64% sequence identity with its human ortholog, PHC3 SAM, and both SAMs polymerize. However, in the context of their larger protein regions, PHC3 SAM forms longer polymers compared with Ph SAM. Motivated to establish the precise structural basis for the differences, if any, between Ph and PHC3 SAM, we determined the crystal structure of the PHC3 SAM polymer. PHC3 SAM uses the same SAM-SAM interaction as the Ph SAM sixfold repeat polymer. Yet, PHC3 SAM polymerizes using just five SAMs per turn of the helical polymer rather than the typical six per turn observed for all SAM polymers reported to date. Structural analysis suggested that malleability of the PHC3 SAM would allow formation of not just the fivefold repeat structure but also possibly others. Indeed, a second PHC3 SAM polymer in a different crystal form forms a sixfold repeat polymer. These results suggest that the polymers formed by PHC3 SAM, and likely others, are dynamic. The functional consequence of the variable PHC3 SAM polymers may be to create different chromatin architectures. Proteins 2014; 82:2823-2830. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.