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Structural analysis of missense mutations occurring in the DNA-binding domain of HSF4 associated with congenital cataracts
Congenital cataract (CC) is the major cause of childish blindness, and nearly 50% of CCs are hereditary disorders. HSF4, a member of the heat shock transcription factor family, acts as a key regulator of cell growth and differentiation during the development of sensory organs. Missense mutations in the HSF4-encoding gene have been reported to cause CC formation; in particular, those occurring within the DNA-binding domain (DBD) are usually autosomal dominant mutations. To address how the identified mutations lead to HSF4 malfunction by placing adverse impacts on protein structure and DNA-binding specificity and affinity, we determined two high-resolution structures of the wild-type DBD and the K23N mutant of human HSF4, built DNA-binding models, conducted in silico mutations and molecular dynamics simulations. Our analysis suggests four possible structural mechanisms underlining the missense mutations in HSF4-DBD and cataractogenesis: (i), disruption of HSE recognition; (ii), perturbation of protein-DNA interactions; (iii), alteration of protein folding; (iv), other impacts, e.g. inhibition of protein oligomerization.
Structural analysis of missense mutations occurring in the DNA-binding domain of HSF4 associated with congenital cataracts
Congenital cataract (CC) is the major cause of childish blindness, and nearly 50% of CCs are hereditary disorders. HSF4, a member of the heat shock transcription factor family, acts as a key regulator of cell growth and differentiation during the development of sensory organs. Missense mutations in the HSF4-encoding gene have been reported to cause CC formation; in particular, those occurring within the DNA-binding domain (DBD) are usually autosomal dominant mutations. To address how the identified mutations lead to HSF4 malfunction by placing adverse impacts on protein structure and DNA-binding specificity and affinity, we determined two high-resolution structures of the wild-type DBD and the K23N mutant of human HSF4, built DNA-binding models, conducted in silico mutations and molecular dynamics simulations. Our analysis suggests four possible structural mechanisms underlining the missense mutations in HSF4-DBD and cataractogenesis: (i), disruption of HSE recognition; (ii), perturbation of protein-DNA interactions; (iii), alteration of protein folding; (iv), other impacts, e.g. inhibition of protein oligomerization.
Structural analysis of missense mutations occurring in the DNA-binding domain of HSF4 associated with congenital cataracts
Zaiyu Xiao (Autor:in) / Ling Guo (Autor:in) / Yang Zhang (Autor:in) / Liwei Cui (Autor:in) / Yujie Dai (Autor:in) / Zhu Lan (Autor:in) / Qinghua Zhang (Autor:in) / Sheng Wang (Autor:in) / Wei Liu (Autor:in)
2020
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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