PMID: 9510247 , Related PDB id: 1A02

Authors:

Chen L, Glover JN, Hogan PG, Rao A, Harrison SC

Title:

Structure of the DNA-binding domains from NFAT, Fos and Jun bound specifically to DNA.

Journal:

Nature. 1998 Mar 5;392(6671):42-8.

Abstract:

The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) and the AP-1 heterodimer, Fos-Jun, cooperatively bind a composite DNA site and synergistically activate the expression of many immune-response genes. A 2.7-A-resolution crystal structure of the DNA-binding domains of NFAT, Fos and Jun, in a quaternary complex with a DNA fragment containing the distal antigen-receptor response element from the interleukin-2 gene promoter, shows an extended interface between NFAT and AP-1, facilitated by the bending of Fos and DNA. The tight association of the three proteins on DNA creates a continuous groove for the recognition of 15 base pairs.