| Literature DB >> 9734357 |
Y Mo1, B Vaessen, K Johnston, R Marmorstein.
Abstract
SAP-1 is a member of the Ets transcription factors and cooperates with SRF protein to activate transcription of the c-fos protooncogene. The crystal structures of the conserved ETS domain of SAP-1 bound to DNA sequences from the E74 and c-fos promoters reveal that a set of conserved residues contact a GGA core DNA sequence. Discrimination for sequences outside this core is mediated by DNA contacts from conserved and nonconserved protein residues and sequence-dependent DNA structural properties characteristic of A-form DNA structure. Comparison with the related PU.1/DNA and GABPalpha/beta/DNA complexes provides general insights into DNA discrimination between Ets proteins. Modeling studies of a SAP-1/SRF/DNA complex suggest that SRF may modulate SAP-1 binding to DNA by interacting with its ETS domain.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9734357 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80130-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell ISSN: 1097-2765 Impact factor: 17.970