Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center, 5117 Centre Avenue, Suite 2.6a, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 Dec 2;49(21):12377-12393. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab1123.
Human telomeres are protected by shelterin proteins, but how telomeres maintain a dynamic structure remains elusive. Here, we report an unexpected activity of POT1 in imparting conformational dynamics of the telomere overhang, even at a monomer level. Strikingly, such POT1-induced overhang dynamics is greatly enhanced when TRF2 engages with the telomere duplex. Interestingly, TRF2, but not TRF2ΔB, recruits POT1-bound overhangs to the telomere ds/ss junction and induces a discrete stepwise movement up and down the axis of telomere duplex. The same steps are observed regardless of the length of the POT1-bound overhang, suggesting a tightly regulated conformational dynamic coordinated by TRF2 and POT1. TPP1 and TIN2 which physically connect POT1 and TRF2 act to generate a smooth movement along the axis of the telomere duplex. Our results suggest a plausible mechanism wherein telomeres maintain a dynamic structure orchestrated by shelterin.
人类端粒受端粒保护蛋白(shelterin proteins)的保护,但端粒如何维持动态结构仍难以捉摸。在这里,我们报告了 POT1 赋予端粒突出端构象动力学的意外活性,即使在单体水平也是如此。引人注目的是,当 TRF2 与端粒双链结合时,这种 POT1 诱导的突出端动力学大大增强。有趣的是,TRF2(而不是 TRF2ΔB)将 POT1 结合的突出端募集到端粒 ds/ss 连接点,并诱导沿着端粒双链轴的离散逐步上下移动。无论 POT1 结合的突出端的长度如何,都观察到相同的步骤,表明 TRF2 和 POT1 协调的严格调节构象动态。物理上连接 POT1 和 TRF2 的 TPP1 和 TIN2 可沿端粒双链轴产生平滑运动。我们的结果表明了一种合理的机制,即端粒通过庇护所维持动态结构。
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