4cqo | pdb_00004cqo
Structure of the human CNOT1 superfamily homology domain in complex with a Nanos1 peptide
Structural highlights
Disease[NANO1_HUMAN] Male infertility due to NANOS1 mutation. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. Function[CNOT1_HUMAN] Belongs to the CCR4-NOT complex that functions as general transcription regulation complex. Acts as a transcriptional repressor. Represses the ligand-dependent transcriptional activation by nuclear receptors.[1] [2] [NANO1_HUMAN] May act as a translational repressor which regulates translation of specific mRNAs by forming a complex with PUM2 that associates with the 3'-UTR of mRNA targets. Capable of interfering with the proadhesive and anti-invasive functions of E-cadherin. Up-regulates the production of MMP14 to promote tumor cell invasion.[3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedThe RNA-binding proteins of the Nanos family play an essential role in germ cell development and survival in a wide range of metazoan species. They function by suppressing the expression of target mRNAs through the recruitment of effector complexes, which include the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex. Here, we show that the three human Nanos paralogs (Nanos1-3) interact with the CNOT1 C-terminal domain and determine the structural basis for the specific molecular recognition. Nanos1-3 bind CNOT1 through a short CNOT1-interacting motif (NIM) that is conserved in all vertebrates and some invertebrate species. The crystal structure of the human Nanos1 NIM peptide bound to CNOT1 reveals that the peptide opens a conserved hydrophobic pocket on the CNOT1 surface by inserting conserved aromatic residues. The substitutions of these aromatic residues in the Nanos1-3 NIMs abolish binding to CNOT1 and abrogate the ability of the proteins to repress translation. Our findings provide the structural basis for the recruitment of the CCR4-NOT complex by vertebrate Nanos, indicate that the NIMs are the major determinants of the translational repression mediated by Nanos, and identify the CCR4-NOT complex as the main effector complex for Nanos function. Structural basis for the Nanos-mediated recruitment of the CCR4-NOT complex and translational repression.,Bhandari D, Raisch T, Weichenrieder O, Jonas S, Izaurralde E Genes Dev. 2014 Apr 15;28(8):888-901. doi: 10.1101/gad.237289.113. PMID:24736845[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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