Conserved themes in target recognition by the PAH1 and PAH2 domains of the Sin3 transcriptional corepressor.

ABSTRACT: The recruitment of chromatin-modifying coregulator complexes by transcription factors to specific sites of the genome constitutes an important step in many eukaryotic transcriptional regulatory pathways. The histone deacetylase-associated Sin3 corepressor complex is recruited by a large and diverse array of transcription factors through direct interactions with the N-terminal PAH domains of Sin3. Here, we describe the solution structures of the mSin3A PAH1 domain in the apo form and when bound to SAP25, a component of the corepressor complex. Unlike the apo-mSin3A PAH2 domain, the apo-PAH1 domain is conformationally pure and is largely, but not completely, folded. Portions of the interacting segments of both mSin3A PAH1 and SAP25 undergo folding upon complex formation. SAP25 binds through

SUBMITTER: Sahu SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2259223 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature