Crystal structure of UHRF1 TTD domain in complex with the polybasic regionCrystal structure of UHRF1 TTD domain in complex with the polybasic region

Structural highlights

6b9m is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Danio rerio and Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.68Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

UHRF1_DANRE Multidomain protein that acts as a key epigenetic regulator by bridging DNA methylation and chromatin modification. Specifically recognizes and binds hemimethylated DNA at replication forks via its YDG domain and recruits dnmt1 methyltransferase to ensure faithful propagation of the DNA methylation patterns through DNA replication. In addition to its role in maintenance of DNA methylation, also plays a key role in chromatin modification: through its tudor-like regions and PHD-type zinc fingers, specifically recognizes and binds histone H3 trimethylated at 'Lys-9' (H3K9me3) and unmethylated at 'Arg-2' (H3R2me0), respectively, and recruits chromatin proteins. Enriched in pericentric heterochromatin where it recruits different chromatin modifiers required for this chromatin replication. Also localizes to euchromatic regions where it negatively regulates transcription possibly by impacting DNA methylation and histone modifications. Has E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity by mediating the ubiquitination of target proteins. However, it is still unclear how E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity is related to its role in chromatin in vivo (By similarity). Required for pregastrula and lens development.[1]

See Also

References

  1. Tittle RK, Sze R, Ng A, Nuckels RJ, Swartz ME, Anderson RM, Bosch J, Stainier DY, Eberhart JK, Gross JM. Uhrf1 and Dnmt1 are required for development and maintenance of the zebrafish lens. Dev Biol. 2011 Feb 1;350(1):50-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.11.009. Epub 2010, Nov 30. PMID:21126517 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.11.009

6b9m, resolution 1.68Å

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