TY - JOUR
T1 - Coactivator recruitment
T2 - A new role for PAS domains in transcriptional regulation by the bHLH-PAS family
AU - Partch, Carrie L.
AU - Gardner, Kevin H.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Transcriptional regulation is dependent on layers of interactions between transcription factors and coactivators, controlling the specificity, temporal regulation, and extent to which transcriptional programs are executed. A key issue in the field of transcriptional regulation is to identify structural mechanisms by which transcription factors and coactivators build hierarchical protein assemblies. The basic helix-loop-helix Per-ARNT-Sim domain (bHLH-PAS) family of transcriptional regulators comprises both transcription factors and coactivators, which have different functions despite conserved domain architecture. Within this family, the tandem PAS domains typically mediate dimerization of the transcription factors, while C-terminal transactivation domains facilitate the dynamic interplay between transcription factors and coactivators. However, recent studies have shown that the modular PAS domains play an important role in regulating coactivator recruitment and oligomerization status. In this study, we provide a brief overview of the structural and functional studies that have identified a novel protein interaction interface on PAS domains utilized by both transcription factors and coactivators within the bHLH-PAS family.
AB - Transcriptional regulation is dependent on layers of interactions between transcription factors and coactivators, controlling the specificity, temporal regulation, and extent to which transcriptional programs are executed. A key issue in the field of transcriptional regulation is to identify structural mechanisms by which transcription factors and coactivators build hierarchical protein assemblies. The basic helix-loop-helix Per-ARNT-Sim domain (bHLH-PAS) family of transcriptional regulators comprises both transcription factors and coactivators, which have different functions despite conserved domain architecture. Within this family, the tandem PAS domains typically mediate dimerization of the transcription factors, while C-terminal transactivation domains facilitate the dynamic interplay between transcription factors and coactivators. However, recent studies have shown that the modular PAS domains play an important role in regulating coactivator recruitment and oligomerization status. In this study, we provide a brief overview of the structural and functional studies that have identified a novel protein interaction interface on PAS domains utilized by both transcription factors and coactivators within the bHLH-PAS family.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcp.22067
DO - 10.1002/jcp.22067
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 20112293
AN - SCOPUS:77951220423
SN - 0021-9541
VL - 223
SP - 553
EP - 557
JO - Journal of cellular physiology
JF - Journal of cellular physiology
IS - 3
ER -