2XB1

Crystal structure of the human Pygo2 PHD finger in complex with the B9L HD1 domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.174 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Allosteric Remodeling of the Histone H3 Binding Pocket in the Pygo2 Phd Finger Triggered by its Binding to the B9L/Bcl9 Co-Factor.

Miller, T.C.Rutherford, T.J.Johnson, C.M.Fiedler, M.Bienz, M.

(2010) J Mol Biol 401: 969

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2010.07.007
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2XB1

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The Zn-coordinated PHD fingers of Pygopus (Pygo) proteins are critical for beta-catenin-dependent transcriptional switches in normal and malignant tissues. They bind to methylated histone H3 tails, assisted by their BCL9 co-factors whose homology domain 1 (HD1) binds to the rear PHD surface. Although histone-binding residues are identical between the two human Pygo paralogs, we show here that Pygo2 complexes exhibit slightly higher binding affinities for methylated histone H3 tail peptides than Pygo1 complexes. We solved the crystal structure of the Pygo2 PHD-BCL9-2 HD1 complex, which revealed paralog-specific interactions in its PHD-HD1 interface that could contribute indirectly to its elevated affinity for the methylated histone H3 tail. Interestingly, using NMR spectroscopy, we discovered that HD1 binding to PHD triggers an allosteric communication with a conserved isoleucine residue that lines the binding channel for histone H3 threonine 3 (T3), the link between the two adjacent binding pockets accommodating histone H3 alanine 1 and methylated lysine 4, respectively. This modulates the surface of the T3 channel, providing a plausible explanation as to how BCL9 co-factors binding to Pygo PHD fingers impact indirectly on their histone binding affinity. Intriguingly, this allosteric modulation of the T3 channel is propagated through the PHD structural core by a highly conserved tryptophan, the signature residue defining the PHD subclass of Zn fingers, which suggests that other PHD proteins may also be assisted by co-factors in their decoding of modified histone H3 tails.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PYGOPUS HOMOLOG 2, B-CELL CLL/LYMPHOMA 9-LIKE PROTEINA,
B [auth C]
105Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q86UU0 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q86UU0
PHAROS:  Q86UU0
GTEx:  ENSG00000186174 
Find proteins for Q9BRQ0 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q9BRQ0 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q9BRQ0
PHAROS:  Q9BRQ0
GTEx:  ENSG00000163348 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupsQ9BRQ0Q86UU0
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.217 
  • R-Value Work: 0.171 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.174 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 38.75α = 90
b = 69.73β = 90
c = 82.07γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
iMOSFLMdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
REFMACphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-07-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Non-polymer description, Other, Refinement description, Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-07-12
    Changes: Derived calculations
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other, Refinement description