Modulation of DNA binding of a tramtrack zinc finger peptide by the metallothionein-thionein conjugate pair.
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The ability of metallothionein (MT) to modulate DNA binding by a two-finger peptide of Tramtrack (TTK), a CCHH zinc transcription factor, was investigated using metal-bound and metal-deficient forms of rabbit MT-2 and the TTK peptide. Thionein inhibited DNA binding by zinc-bound TTK, and Zn-MT restored DNA-binding by zinc-deficient apo-TTK. "Free" zinc at low concentrations was as effective as Zn-MT in restoring DNA binding by apopeptide but was inhibitory at concentrations equal to zinc bound to 2 mol eq and higher of Zn-MT. Substitution of cadmium for zinc reduced the affinity of the peptide for its DNA binding site. This effect was reversed by incubation with Zn-MT. The circular dichroic spectra of the TTK peptide indicated that zinc removal resulted in loss of alpha-helical structures, which are sites of DNA contact points. Reconstitution with cadmium resulted in stoichiometric substitution of 2 mol of Cd/mol of peptide but not recovery of alpha-helical structures. Incubation of Cd-TTK with Zn-MT restored the secondary structure expected for zinc-bound TTK. The ability of Zn-MT and thionein to restore or inhibit DNA-binding by TTK was associated with effects on the metallation status of the peptide and related alterations in its secondary structure.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 273 28 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998