Jha Kanupriya, Kumar Amit, Bhatnagar Kartik, Patra Anupam, Bhavesh Neel Sarovar, Singh Bipin, Chaudhary Sarika
Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India.
Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi 110067, India.
Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Regul Mech. 2024 Mar;1867(1):195003. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.195003. Epub 2023 Nov 20.
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of transcription factors regulate transcriptional activity and play a key role in essentially all biological processes and generate indispensable insight towards biological function including activity state, subcellular localization, protein solubility, protein folding, substrate trafficking, and protein-protein interactions. Amino acids modified chemically via PTMs, function as molecular switches and affect the protein function and characterization and increase the proteome complexity. Krüppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) control essential cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, migration, programmed cell death and various cancer-relevant processes. We investigated the interactions of KLF group-2 members with their binding partners to assess the role of acetylation and phosphorylation in KLFs on their binding affinity. It was observed that acetylation and phosphorylation at different positions in KLFs have a variable effect on binding with specific partners. KLF2-EP300, KLF4-SP1, KLF6-ATF3, KLF6-JUN, and KLF7-JUN show stabilization upon acetylation or phosphorylation at variable positions. On the other hand, KLF4-CBP, KLF4-EP300, KLF5-CBP, KLF5-WWP1, KLF6-SP1, and KLF7-ATF3 show stabilization or destabilization due to acetylation or phosphorylation at variable positions in KLFs. This provides a molecular explanation of the experimentally observed dual role of KLF group-2 members as a suppressor or activator of cancers in a PTM-dependent manner.
转录因子的翻译后修饰(PTMs)调节转录活性,并在几乎所有生物过程中发挥关键作用,为深入了解生物功能(包括活性状态、亚细胞定位、蛋白质溶解性、蛋白质折叠、底物运输和蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用)提供了不可或缺的见解。通过PTMs进行化学修饰的氨基酸充当分子开关,影响蛋白质的功能和特性,并增加蛋白质组的复杂性。Krüppel样转录因子(KLFs)控制着包括增殖、分化、迁移、程序性细胞死亡以及各种与癌症相关的过程在内的重要细胞过程。我们研究了KLF第2组成员与其结合伙伴的相互作用,以评估KLFs中乙酰化和磷酸化对其结合亲和力的作用。结果发现,KLFs不同位置的乙酰化和磷酸化对与特定伙伴的结合有不同影响。KLF2-EP300、KLF4-SP1、KLF6-ATF3、KLF6-JUN和KLF7-JUN在可变位置乙酰化或磷酸化后表现出稳定性。另一方面,KLF4-CBP、KLF4-EP300、KLF5-CBP、KLF5-WWP1、KLF6-SP1和KLF7-ATF3由于KLFs中可变位置的乙酰化或磷酸化而表现出稳定性或不稳定性。这为实验观察到的KLF第2组成员在PTM依赖的方式下作为癌症抑制因子或激活因子的双重作用提供了分子解释。