4b7y | pdb_00004b7y

Crystal structure of the MSL1-MSL2 complex

spinqualitylabelsall models 4b7y, resolution 3.25Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4b7y is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Buakea kaeuae and Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: ZN Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed The Male-Specific Lethal (MSL) complex regulates dosage compensation of the male X chromosome in Drosophila. Here, we report the crystal structure of its MSL1/MSL2 core, where two MSL2 subunits bind to a dimer formed by two molecules of MSL1. Analysis of structure-based mutants revealed that MSL2 can only interact with the MSL1 dimer, but MSL1 dimerization is MSL2 independent. We show that Msl1 is a substrate for Msl2 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. ChIP experiments revealed that Msl1 dimerization is essential for targeting and spreading of the MSL complex on X-linked genes; however, Msl1 binding to promoters of male and female cells is independent of the dimer status and other MSL proteins. Finally, we show that loss of Msl1 dimerization leads to male-specific lethality. We propose that Msl1-mediated dimerization of the entire MSL complex is required for Msl2 binding, X chromosome recognition, and spreading along the X chromosome. Msl1-mediated dimerization of the dosage compensation complex is essential for male X-chromosome regulation in Drosophila.,Hallacli E, Lipp M, Georgiev P, Spielman C, Cusack S, Akhtar A, Kadlec J Mol Cell. 2012 Nov 30;48(4):587-600. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.014. Epub 2012, Oct 18. PMID:23084835 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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