FLIN4: Fusion of the LIM binding domain of Ldb1 and the N-terminal LIM domain of LMO4FLIN4: Fusion of the LIM binding domain of Ldb1 and the N-terminal LIM domain of LMO4

Structural highlights

1m3v is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:Solution NMR
Ligands:
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Function

LDB1_MOUSE Binds to the LIM domain of a wide variety of LIM domain-containing transcription factors. May regulate the transcriptional activity of LIM-containing proteins by determining specific partner interactions. May play a role in the development of motor neurons. Acts synergistically with LHX1/LIM1 in axis formation and activation of gene expression. Acts with LMO2 in the regulation of red blood cell development, maintaining erythroid precursors in an immature state.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

LMO2 and LMO4 are members of a small family of nuclear transcriptional regulators that are important for both normal development and disease processes. LMO2 is essential for hemopoiesis and angiogenesis, and inappropriate overexpression of this protein leads to T-cell leukemias. LMO4 is developmentally regulated in the mammary gland and has been implicated in breast oncogenesis. Both proteins comprise two tandemly repeated LIM domains. LMO2 and LMO4 interact with the ubiquitous nuclear adaptor protein ldb1/NLI/CLIM2, which associates with the LIM domains of LMO and LIM homeodomain proteins via its LIM interaction domain (ldb1-LID). We report the solution structures of two LMO:ldb1 complexes (PDB: 1M3V and 1J2O) and show that ldb1-LID binds to the N-terminal LIM domain (LIM1) of LMO2 and LMO4 in an extended conformation, contributing a third strand to a beta-hairpin in LIM1 domains. These findings constitute the first molecular definition of LIM-mediated protein-protein interactions and suggest a mechanism by which ldb1 can bind a variety of LIM domains that share low sequence homology.

Structural basis for the recognition of ldb1 by the N-terminal LIM domains of LMO2 and LMO4.,Deane JE, Mackay JP, Kwan AH, Sum EY, Visvader JE, Matthews JM EMBO J. 2003 May 1;22(9):2224-33. PMID:12727888[7]

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References

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  2. Jurata LW, Kenny DA, Gill GN. Nuclear LIM interactor, a rhombotin and LIM homeodomain interacting protein, is expressed early in neuronal development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 15;93(21):11693-8. PMID:8876198
  3. Bach I, Carriere C, Ostendorff HP, Andersen B, Rosenfeld MG. A family of LIM domain-associated cofactors confer transcriptional synergism between LIM and Otx homeodomain proteins. Genes Dev. 1997 Jun 1;11(11):1370-80. PMID:9192866
  4. Visvader JE, Mao X, Fujiwara Y, Hahm K, Orkin SH. The LIM-domain binding protein Ldb1 and its partner LMO2 act as negative regulators of erythroid differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Dec 9;94(25):13707-12. PMID:9391090
  5. Tran YH, Xu Z, Kato A, Mistry AC, Goya Y, Taira M, Brandt SJ, Hirose S. Spliced isoforms of LIM-domain-binding protein (CLIM/NLI/Ldb) lacking the LIM-interaction domain. J Biochem. 2006 Jul;140(1):105-19. Epub 2006 Jun 30. PMID:16815859 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvj134
  6. Jurata LW, Gill GN. Functional analysis of the nuclear LIM domain interactor NLI. Mol Cell Biol. 1997 Oct;17(10):5688-98. PMID:9315627
  7. Deane JE, Mackay JP, Kwan AH, Sum EY, Visvader JE, Matthews JM. Structural basis for the recognition of ldb1 by the N-terminal LIM domains of LMO2 and LMO4. EMBO J. 2003 May 1;22(9):2224-33. PMID:12727888 doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg196
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