Mutations in the bare lymphocyte syndrome define critical steps in the assembly of the regulatory factor X complex. - Archive ouverte HAL
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Mutations in the bare lymphocyte syndrome define critical steps in the assembly of the regulatory factor X complex.

Résumé

The regulatory factor X (RFX) complex, which contains RFXANK(B), RFXAP, and RFX5, binds to X and S boxes in major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) promoters. In the bare lymphocyte syndrome (BLS), which is a human severe combined immunodeficiency, MHC II promoters are neither occupied nor transcribed. Thus, the absence of any one subunit prevents the formation of the RFX complex. Nevertheless, except for a weak binding between RFX5 and RFXAP, no other interactions between RFX proteins have been described. In this study, we demonstrate that RFXANK(B) binds to RFXAP to form a scaffold for the assembly of the RFX complex, which then binds to DNA. Moreover, mutant RFXANK(B) and RFXAP proteins from complementation groups B and D of BLS, respectively, cannot support this interaction. Our data elucidate an intriguing medical situation, where a genetic disease targets two different surfaces that are required for the nucleation of a multisubunit DNA-protein complex.

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Cancer
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hal-00641036 , version 1 (14-11-2011)

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  • HAL Id : hal-00641036 , version 1
  • PUBMED : 10825209

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N. Nekrep, N. Jabrane-Ferrat, B. M. Peterlin. Mutations in the bare lymphocyte syndrome define critical steps in the assembly of the regulatory factor X complex.. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 2000, 20 (12), pp.4455-61. ⟨hal-00641036⟩

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