Solution structure of WW domain with polyproline stretch (PP2WW) of HYPBSolution structure of WW domain with polyproline stretch (PP2WW) of HYPB

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Related:2mdc, 2mdi
Activity:Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, with EC number 2.1.1.43
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomally dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by expansion of polyglutamine (polyQ) in the huntingtin (Htt) protein. Htt yeast two-hybrid protein B (HYPB/SETD2), a histone methyltransferase, directly interacts with Htt and is involved in HD pathology. Using NMR techniques, we characterized a polyproline (polyP) stretch at the C terminus of HYPB, which directly interacts with the following WW domain and leads this domain predominantly to be in a closed conformational state. The solution structure shows that the polyP stretch extends from the back and binds to the WW core domain in a typical binding mode. This autoinhibitory structure regulates interaction between the WW domain of HYPB and the proline-rich region (PRR) of Htt, as evidenced by NMR and immunofluorescence techniques. This work provides structural and mechanistic insights into the intramolecular regulation of the WW domain in Htt-interacting partners and will be helpful for understanding the pathology of HD.

Autoinhibitory structure of the WW domain of HYPB/SETD2 regulates its interaction with the proline-rich region of huntingtin.,Gao YG, Yang H, Zhao J, Jiang YJ, Hu HY Structure. 2014 Mar 4;22(3):378-86. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2013.12.005. Epub 2014 Jan, 9. PMID:24412394[1]

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References

  1. Gao YG, Yang H, Zhao J, Jiang YJ, Hu HY. Autoinhibitory structure of the WW domain of HYPB/SETD2 regulates its interaction with the proline-rich region of huntingtin. Structure. 2014 Mar 4;22(3):378-86. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2013.12.005. Epub 2014 Jan, 9. PMID:24412394 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2013.12.005
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