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Sequence-Specific Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Recognition by Steroidogenic Factor 1: A Helix at the Carboxy Terminus of the DNA Binding Domain Is Necessary for Complex Stability

Department of Biochemistry (T.H.L., Y.Z., C.K.M., J.W., Z.Z., A.R., K.E.M., I.R.), Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500; Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Structural Biology Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility (Y.Z.), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500; and Center for Reproductive Science (K.E.M.), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Ishwar Radhakrishnan, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500. E-mail: i-radhakrishnan{at}northwestern.edu.

Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) is a member of the NR5A subfamily of nuclear hormone receptors and is considered a master regulator of reproduction because it regulates a number of genes encoding reproductive hormones and enzymes involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis. Like other NR5A members, SF1 harbors a highly conserved approximately 30-residue segment called the FTZ-F1 box C-terminal to the core DNA binding domain (DBD) common to all nuclear receptors and binds to 9-bp DNA sequences as a monomer. Here we describe the solution structure of the SF1 DBD in complex with an atypical sequence in the proximal promoter region of the inhibin- gene that encodes a subunit of a reproductive hormone. SF1 forms a specific complex with the DNA through a bipartite motif binding to the major and minor grooves through the core DBD and the N-terminal segment of the FTZ-F1 box, respectively, in a manner previously described for two other monomeric receptors, nerve growth factor-induced-B and estrogen-related receptor 2. However, unlike these receptors, SF1 harbors a helix in the C-terminal segment of the FTZ-F1 box that interacts with both the core DBD and DNA and serves as an important determinant of stability of the complex. We propose that the FTZ-F1 helix along with the core DBD serves as a platform for interactions with coactivators and other DNA-bound factors in the vicinity.

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