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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HUMAN NFAT1 BOUND MONOMERICALLY TO DNA

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.273 
  • R-Value Work: 0.241 

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Literature

Structure of NFAT Bound to DNA as a Monomer

Stroud, J.C., Chen, L.

(2003) J.Mol.Biol. 334: 1009-1022


  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is a calcium-dependent transcription factor that cooperates with a myriad of partner transcription factors to regulate distinct transcription programs. Transcription activation by NFAT without the cooper ...

    The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is a calcium-dependent transcription factor that cooperates with a myriad of partner transcription factors to regulate distinct transcription programs. Transcription activation by NFAT without the cooperation of co-stimulatory signals in lymphocytes can also impose a genetic program of anergy. Although the ternary NFAT1/Fos-Jun/DNA complex has been structurally characterized, how NFAT1 recognizes DNA in the absence of cooperative partners and how such a binary NFAT/DNA complex may lead to the assembly of distinct high-order NFAT transcription complexes are still poorly understood. We have determined the crystal structure of the entire Rel homology region (RHR) of human NFAT1 (NFATc2) bound to DNA as a monomer. We also present footprinting evidence that corroborates the protein-DNA contacts observed in the crystal structure. Our structural and biochemical studies reveal the mechanism by which the monomeric Rel protein NFAT recognizes its cognate DNA site. A remarkable feature of the binary NFAT/DNA complex is the conformational flexibility exhibited by NFAT1 in the four independent copies of the NFAT/DNA complex in the crystal structure, which may reflect a mechanism by which NFAT1 interacts with a variety of protein partners as it mediates disparate biological responses.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 215, Boulder, CO 80309-0437, USA.




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2
M, N, P, Q
284Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NFATC2 (NFAT1, NFATP)
Find proteins for Q13469 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: NFATC2
Go to UniProtKB:  Q13469
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsLengthOrganism
NFAT1 Monomeric Binding Site, Plus StrandA,C,E,G15N/A
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsLengthOrganism
NFAT1 Monomeric Binding Site, Minus StrandB,D,F,H15N/A
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.273 
  • R-Value Work: 0.241 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 100.646α = 90.00
b = 94.849β = 104.34
c = 112.788γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALEPACKdata scaling
DENZOdata reduction
CNSrefinement
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

  • Deposited Date: 2003-03-29 
  • Released Date: 2004-02-10 
  • Deposition Author(s): Stroud, J.C., Chen, L.

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2004-02-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-29
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Version format compliance