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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
51
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Neural zinc finger factor 1 (NZF-1) is a member of a family of neural-specific transcription factors that contain multiple copies of a relatively uncharacterized zinc binding motif. We have studied the metal binding and DNA binding properties of a fragment of NZF-1 containing two adjacent zinc binding domains. Partial proteolysis with endoproteinase Lys-C identified metal-stabilized fragments containing either one or both of the zinc binding domains. Both domains were required for specific DNA binding to the beta-retinoic acid receptor element, producing a DNase I footprint covering predominantly one strand. The metal binding site was probed via cobalt(II) substitution. The visible absorption spectrum of the cobalt(II) complex is consistent with Cys-Cys-His-Cys coordination of the metal. The two domains appear to have similar affinities for metal and bind cobalt(II) and zinc(II) with dissociation constants of 4 (+/- 2) x 10(-)(7) M and 1.4 (+/- 0.8) x 10(-)(10) M, respectively. The domains fold upon the addition of zinc, as observed by (1)H NMR. However, an additional weak binding site causes line broadening in the presence of excess zinc, presumably due to aggregation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16826-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Cobalt, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-DNA Footprinting, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Deoxyribonuclease I, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Hydrolysis, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Receptors, Retinoic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Zinc, pubmed-meshheading:10606515-Zinc Fingers
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Metal and DNA binding properties of a two-domain fragment of neural zinc finger factor 1, a CCHC-type zinc binding protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.