Structures of HSF2 reveal mechanisms for differential regulation of human heat-shock factors.
Heat-shock transcription factor (HSF) family members function in stress protection and in human diseases including proteopathies, neurodegeneration and cancer. The mechanisms that drive distinct post-translational modifications, cofactor recruitment and target-gene activation for specific HSF paralogs are unknown. We present crystal structures of the human HSF2 DNA-binding domain (DBD) bound to DNA, revealing an unprecedented view of HSFs that provides insights into their unique biology. The HSF2 DBD structures resolve a new C-terminal helix that directs wrapping of the coiled-coil domain around DNA, thereby exposing paralog-specific sequences of the DBD surface for differential post-translational modifications and cofactor interactions. We further demonstrate a direct interaction between HSF1 and HSF2 through their coiled-coil domains. Together, these features provide a new model for HSF structure as the basis for differential and combinatorial regulation, which influences the transcriptional response to cellular stress.
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- Transcription Factors
- Sumoylation
- Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
- Protein Conformation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Models, Molecular
- Humans
- Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat Shock Transcription Factors
- Developmental Biology
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
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Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Transcription Factors
- Sumoylation
- Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
- Protein Conformation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Models, Molecular
- Humans
- Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat Shock Transcription Factors
- Developmental Biology