Intra- and intermolecular translocation of the bi-domain transcription factor Oct1 characterized by liquid crystal and paramagnetic NMR [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Intra- and intermolecular translocation of the bi-domain transcription factor Oct1 characterized by liquid crystal and paramagnetic NMR [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
The intra- and intermolecular translocation processes whereby the bi-domain transcription factor Oct1 searches for its specific DNA target site have been investigated by residual dipolar coupling (RDC) and paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) measurements. The RDC data show that the orientation of the POUS and POUHD domains of Oct1 relative to the long axis of the DNA is the same for specific and nonspecific complexes with DNA. In the context of the specific Oct1-DNA complex, sparsely-populated, spectroscopically “invisible” states reveal their footprints on the PRE profiles observed for the specific complex. Analysis of the PRE data indicates that the POUHD domain searches the DNA primarily by rotation-coupled sliding (intramolecular translocation), while the POUS domain functions as an antenna to promote intersegment transfer via intermolecular translocation. The latter involves the formation of a bridged intermediate in which the POUHD domain is located on the first DNA molecule and the POUS domain on the second. The formation of the bridge intermediate promotes the completion of intermolecular translocation of Oct1 via a first order process involving dissociation and association of the POUHD domain from one DNA molecule to another. Thus cross-talk between the POUS and POUHD domains, each fulfilling different and complementary components of the search process ensures efficient sampling of DNA, thereby facilitating the location of specific Oct1 target sites. Read More
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