General transcription factor TFIID is a key component of RNA polymerase II transcription initiation. Human TFIID is a megadalton-sized complex comprising TATA-binding protein (TBP) and 13 TBP-associated factors (TAFs). TBP binds to core promoter DNA, recognizing the TATA-box. We identified a ternary complex formed by TBP and the histone fold (HF) domain-containing TFIID subunits TAF11 and TAF13. We demonstrate that TAF11/TAF13 competes for TBP binding with TATA-box DNA, and also with the N-terminal domain of TAF1 previously implicated in TATA-box mimicry. In an integrative approach combining crystal coordinates, biochemical analyses and data from cross-linking mass-spectrometry (CLMS), we determine the architecture of the TAF11/TAF13/TBP complex, revealing TAF11/TAF13 interaction with the DNA binding surface of TBP. We identify a highly conserved C-terminal TBP-interaction domain (CTID) in TAF13, which is essential for supporting cell growth. Our results thus have implications for cellular TFIID assembly and suggest a novel regulatory state for TFIID function.
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- DNA metabolismus MeSH
- faktory asociované s proteinem vázajícím TATA box chemie metabolismus MeSH
- histonacetyltransferasy metabolismus MeSH
- hmotnostní spektrometrie MeSH
- konformace proteinů MeSH
- krystalografie rentgenová MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mapování interakce mezi proteiny MeSH
- promotorové oblasti (genetika) MeSH
- protein vázající TATA box chemie metabolismus MeSH
- transkripční faktor TFIID chemie metabolismus MeSH
- vazba proteinů MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
