出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23063
关键词
cis-regulatory paradigm; EvoDevo; HoxA11; regulatory evolution; transcription factor
资金
- John Templeton Foundation [12793, 61329]
The molecular mechanisms by which protein functions have evolved are still largely unknown, despite detailed studies on the functional evolution of some proteins. It has been found that long polyalanine tracts in transcription factors may act as repressor domains and contribute to the diversification of transcription factor functions.
An enduring problem in biology is explaining how novel functions of genes originated and how those functions diverge between species. Despite detailed studies on the functional evolution of a few proteins, the molecular mechanisms by which protein functions have evolved are almost entirely unknown. Here, we show that a polyalanine tract in the homeodomain transcription factor HoxA11 arose in the stem-lineage of mammals and functions as an autonomous repressor module by physically interacting with the PAH domains of SIN3 proteins. These results suggest that long polyalanine tracts, which are common in transcription factors and often associated with disease, may tend to function as repressor domains and can contribute to the diversification of transcription factor functions despite the deleterious consequences of polyalanine tract expansion.
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