通过酵母基础功能测定评估 G-四链体倾向序列对野生型和/或突变 P53 家族蛋白转录激活潜能的影响。
Evaluating the Influence of a G-Quadruplex Prone Sequence on the Transactivation Potential by Wild-Type and/or Mutant P53 Family Proteins through a Yeast-Based Functional Assay.
机构信息
Mutagenesis and Cancer Prevention Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 61265 Brno, Czech Republic.
出版信息
Genes (Basel). 2021 Feb 15;12(2):277. doi: 10.3390/genes12020277.
P53, P63, and P73 proteins belong to the P53 family of transcription factors, sharing a common gene organization that, from the P1 and P2 promoters, produces two groups of mRNAs encoding proteins with different N-terminal regions; moreover, alternative splicing events at C-terminus further contribute to the generation of multiple isoforms. P53 family proteins can influence a plethora of cellular pathways mainly through the direct binding to specific DNA sequences known as response elements (REs), and the transactivation of the corresponding target genes. However, the transcriptional activation by P53 family members can be regulated at multiple levels, including the DNA topology at responsive promoters. Here, by using a yeast-based functional assay, we evaluated the influence that a G-quadruplex (G4) prone sequence adjacent to the p53 RE derived from the apoptotic target gene can exert on the transactivation potential of full-length and N-terminal truncated P53 family α isoforms (wild-type and mutant). Our results show that the presence of a G4 prone sequence upstream or downstream of the P53 RE leads to significant changes in the relative activity of P53 family proteins, emphasizing the potential role of structural DNA features as modifiers of P53 family functions at target promoter sites.
P53、P63 和 P73 蛋白属于 P53 转录因子家族,它们具有共同的基因组织,从 P1 和 P2 启动子产生两组编码具有不同 N 端区域的蛋白质的 mRNA;此外,C 端的选择性剪接事件进一步有助于产生多种异构体。P53 家族蛋白可以通过直接结合称为反应元件(REs)的特定 DNA 序列,以及对相应靶基因的反式激活,来影响众多细胞途径。然而,P53 家族成员的转录激活可以在多个水平上受到调节,包括响应启动子的 DNA 拓扑结构。在这里,我们使用基于酵母的功能测定法,评估了紧邻凋亡靶基因 p53 RE 的 G-四链体(G4)倾向序列对全长和 N 端截断的 P53 家族α异构体(野生型和突变型)的反式激活潜力的影响。我们的结果表明,G4 倾向序列位于 P53 RE 的上游或下游会导致 P53 家族蛋白的相对活性发生显著变化,这强调了结构 DNA 特征作为靶启动子位点 P53 家族功能调节剂的潜在作用。