Single-molecule conformational dynamics of a transcription factor reveals a continuum of binding modes controlling association and dissociation

dc.citation.firstpage11211
dc.citation.issueNumber19
dc.citation.journalTitleNucleic Acids Research
dc.citation.lastpage11223
dc.citation.volumeNumber49
dc.contributor.authorChen, Wei
dc.contributor.authorLu, Wei
dc.contributor.authorWolynes, Peter G
dc.contributor.authorKomives, Elizabeth A
dc.contributor.orgCenter for Theoretical Biological Physics
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-15T22:10:20Z
dc.date.available2021-12-15T22:10:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBinding and unbinding of transcription factors to DNA are kinetically controlled to regulate the transcriptional outcome. Control of the release of the transcription factor NF-κB from DNA is achieved through accelerated dissociation by the inhibitor protein IκBα. Using single-molecule FRET, we observed a continuum of conformations of NF-κB in free and DNA-bound states interconverting on the subseconds to minutes timescale, comparable to in vivo binding on the seconds timescale, suggesting that structural dynamics directly control binding kinetics. Much of the DNA-bound NF-κB is partially bound, allowing IκBα invasion to facilitate DNA dissociation. IκBα induces a locked conformation where the DNA-binding domains of NF-κB are too far apart to bind DNA, whereas a loss-of-function IκBα mutant retains the NF-κB conformational ensemble. Overall, our results suggest a novel mechanism with a continuum of binding modes for controlling association and dissociation of transcription factors.
dc.identifier.citationChen, Wei, Lu, Wei, Wolynes, Peter G, et al.. "Single-molecule conformational dynamics of a transcription factor reveals a continuum of binding modes controlling association and dissociation." <i>Nucleic Acids Research,</i> 49, no. 19 (2021) Oxford University Press: 11211-11223. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab874.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/111794
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
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dc.titleSingle-molecule conformational dynamics of a transcription factor reveals a continuum of binding modes controlling association and dissociation
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