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Grigory Sharov1,2,3,4, Karine Voltz1,2,3,4, Alexandre Durand5, Olga Kolesnikova1,2,3,4, Gabor Papai1,2,3,4, Alexander G Myasnikov6, Annick Dejaegere1,2,3,4, Adam Ben Shem7,8,9,10, Patrick Schultz11,12,13,14.
Abstract
The transcription co-activator complex SAGA is recruited to gene promoters by sequence-specific transcriptional activators and by chromatin modifications to promote pre-initiation complex formation. The yeast Tra1 subunit is the major target of acidic activators such as Gal4, VP16, or Gcn4 but little is known about its structural organization. The 430 kDa Tra1 subunit and its human homolog the transformation/transcription domain-associated protein TRRAP are members of the phosphatidyl 3-kinase-related kinase (PIKK) family. Here, we present the cryo-EM structure of the entire SAGA complex where the major target of activator binding, the 430 kDa Tra1 protein, is resolved with an average resolution of 5.7 Å. The high content of alpha-helices in Tra1 enabled tracing of the majority of its main chain. Our results highlight the integration of Tra1 within the major epigenetic regulator SAGA.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29146944 PMCID: PMC5691046 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01564-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Commun ISSN: 2041-1723 Impact factor: 14.919
Fig. 1Cryo-EM structure of the P. pastoris SAGA complex. a Cryo-EM structure at 11.7 Å resolution of the full SAGA complex formed by lobe A (gray) and lobe B (colored). The approximate positions of key SAGA subunits, the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and deubiquitination (DUB) modules are depicted according to literature[7–9]. b Analysis of SAGA complex flexibility by 3D classification showing a swirling of lobe B with respect to lobe A and c changes in the conformation of the HAT and DUB modules within lobe B. Scale bar represents 5.1 nm in a and 9 nm in b and c
Fig. 2Architecture of the Tra1 subunit. a Structural units of the P. pastoris Tra1 subunit comprised of HEAT, FAT, and kinase domains. b Enlarged view of a segment of the HEAT domain showing the quality of the density map that reveals the α-solenoid path. c Cryo-EM map of SAGA’s lobe A containing exclusively the Tra1 subunit, color-coded by structural domains as in a. d Main chain model of the Tra1 subunit
Fig. 3Common structural feature within the PIKK superfamily. Comparison of Pp Tra1 (a), Km TOR (b), and Hs DNA-PK (c) structures revealing a common structural motif (red), which ends the central solenoid in P. pastoris Tra1 (residues 924–933), the spiral domain in Km TOR (residues 850–860), and the N-terminal unit in Hs DNA-PK (residues 857–866). The linkers between the central solenoid and the ring in Tra1, between the spiral and bridge in TOR or between the circular cradle and the N-terminal unit are colored blue, core helices adjacent to the kinase domain appear in cyan, and the kinase domain is represented as in Fig. 2a. d Sequence alignment of the conserved structural motif [RKQC]-Ψ-Ψ-G-X-Φ-G (where Ψ represents amino acids with large aliphatic side chains, Φ any hydrophobic residue, and X any residue) placed at the end of the central solenoid. The represented species are Homo sapiens (Hs), Pichia pastoris (Pp), Dario rerio (Dr), Kluyveromyces marxianus (Km), and Arabidopsis thaliana (At). The sequence numbering refers to the sequence of PpTra1
Fig. 4Structural homology between Tra1 and DNA-PK. Comparison of Tra1 and DNA-PK structures showing their similar architecture and domain organization
Fig. 5Unique features of the Tra1 FAT and Kinase domains. a Open conformation of Tra1 pseudokinase. Comparison of the kinase domain in P. pastoris Tra1 and mTOR (PDB 4jsnB). b Helices (indicated by a triangle, residues K2686–K2741) in the TRD2 domain of Tra1 FAT (orange) shift by up to 14 Å toward the kinase domain (pink) in comparison to mTOR (gray). The first helix of the FATC part of the kinase in Tra1 is in red. c Hinge interface between the two lobes. Backbone of a putative helix from lobe B in red. Helices from the FAT domain (residues G2700–K2753) forming the bearing-like surface in brown. The position of the hinge within the full SAGA complex is highlighted at the top left