Altering the GTP binding site of the DNA/RNA-binding protein, Translin/TB-RBP, decreases RNA binding and may create a dominant negative phenotype
AUTOR(ES)
Chennathukuzhi, Vargheese M.
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
The DNA/RNA-binding protein, Translin/Testis Brain RNA-binding protein (Translin/TB-RBP), contains a putative GTP binding site in its C-terminus which is highly conserved. To determine if guanine nucleotide binding to this site functionally alters nucleic acid binding, electrophoretic mobility shift assays were performed with RNA and DNA binding probes. GTP, but not GDP, reduces RNA binding by ∼50% and the poorly hydrolyzed GTP analog, GTPγS, reduces binding by >90% in gel shift and immunoprecipitation assays. No similar reduction of DNA binding is seen. When the putative GTP binding site of TB-RBP, amino acid sequence VTAGD, is altered to VTNSD by site directed mutagenesis, GTP will no longer bind to TB-RBPGTP and TB-RBPGTP no longer binds to RNA, although DNA binding is not affected. Yeast two-hybrid assays reveal that like wild-type TB-RBP, TB-RBPGTP will interact with itself, with wild-type TB-RBP and with Translin associated factor X (Trax). Transfection of TB-RBPGTP into NIH 3T3 cells leads to a marked increase in cell death suggesting a dominant negative function for TB-RBPGTP in cells. These data suggest TB-RBP is an RNA-binding protein whose activity is allosterically controlled by nucleotide binding.
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