2JP9

Structure of the Wilms Tumor Suppressor Protein Zinc Finger Domain Bound to DNA

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

Structure of the wilms tumor suppressor protein zinc finger domain bound to DNA

Stoll, R., Lee, B.M., Debler, E.W., Laity, J.H., Wilson, I.A., Dyson, H.J., Wright, P.E.

(2007) J Mol Biol 372: 1227-1245

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.07.017
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2PRT, 2JP9, 2JPA

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The zinc finger domain of the Wilms tumor suppressor protein (WT1) contains four canonical Cys(2)His(2) zinc fingers. WT1 binds preferentially to DNA sequences that are closely related to the EGR-1 consensus site. We report the structure determination by both X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy of the WT1 zinc finger domain in complex with DNA ...

    The zinc finger domain of the Wilms tumor suppressor protein (WT1) contains four canonical Cys(2)His(2) zinc fingers. WT1 binds preferentially to DNA sequences that are closely related to the EGR-1 consensus site. We report the structure determination by both X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy of the WT1 zinc finger domain in complex with DNA. The X-ray structure was determined for the complex with a cognate 14 base-pair oligonucleotide, and composite X-ray/NMR structures were determined for complexes with both the 14 base-pair and an extended 17 base-pair DNA. This combined approach allowed unambiguous determination of the position of the first zinc finger, which is influenced by lattice contacts in the crystal structure. The crystal structure shows the second, third and fourth zinc finger domains inserted deep into the major groove of the DNA where they make base-specific interactions. The DNA duplex is distorted in the vicinity of the first zinc finger, with a cytidine twisted and tilted out of the base stack to pack against finger 1 and the tip of finger 2. By contrast, the composite X-ray/NMR structures show that finger 1 continues to follow the major groove in the solution complexes. However, the orientation of the helix is non-canonical, and the fingertip and the N terminus of the helix project out of the major groove; as a consequence, the zinc finger side-chains that are commonly involved in base recognition make no contact with the DNA. We conclude that finger 1 helps to anchor WT1 to the DNA by amplifying the binding affinity although it does not contribute significantly to binding specificity. The structures provide molecular level insights into the potential consequences of mutations in zinc fingers 2 and 3 that are associated with Denys-Drash syndrome and nephritic syndrome. The mutations are of two types, and either destabilize the zinc finger structure or replace key base contact residues.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular Biology and Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.



Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Wilms tumor 1 A119Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: WT1
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PHAROS:  P19544
GTEx:  ENSG00000184937
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  • Reference Sequence
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    • Entity ID: 1
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    DNA (5'-D(P*DCP*DGP*DCP*DGP*DGP*DGP*DGP*DGP*DCP*DGP*DTP*DCP*DTP*DGP*DCP*DGP*DC)-3')B17synthetic construct
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      • Entity ID: 2
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      DNA (5'-D(P*DGP*DCP*DGP*DCP*DAP*DGP*DAP*DCP*DGP*DCP*DCP*DCP*DCP*DCP*DGP*DCP*DG)-3')C17synthetic construct
      Experimental Data & Validation

      Experimental Data

      • Method: SOLUTION NMR
      • Conformers Calculated: 200 
      • Conformers Submitted: 20 
      • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 
      • OLDERADO: 2JP9 Olderado

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      Revision History  (Full details and data files)

      • Version 1.0: 2007-10-30
        Type: Initial release
      • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
        Changes: Version format compliance
      • Version 1.2: 2020-02-05
        Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Source and taxonomy