DNA binding by FOXP3 domain-swapped dimer suggests mechanisms of long-range chromosomal interactions.
DNA binding by FOXP3 domain-swapped dimer suggests mechanisms of long-range chromosomal interactions.
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DOI:
10.1093/nar/gku1373
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发表时间:
2015-01
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Chen L
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作者:
Chen Y;Chen C;Zhang Z;Liu CC;Johnson ME;Espinoza CA;Edsall LE;Ren B;Zhou XJ;Grant SF;Wells AD;Chen L
FOXP3 is a lineage-specific transcription factor that is required for regulatory T cell development and function. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of the FOXP3 forkhead domain bound to DNA. The structure reveals that FOXP3 can form a stable domain-swapped dimer to bridge DNA in the absence of cofactors, suggesting that FOXP3 may play a role in long-range gene interactions. To test this hypothesis, we used circular chromosome conformation capture coupled with high throughput sequencing (4C-seq) to analyze FOXP3-dependent genomic contacts around a known FOXP3-bound locus, Ptpn22. Our studies reveal that FOXP3 induces significant changes in the chromatin contacts between the Ptpn22 locus and other Foxp3-regulated genes, reflecting a mechanism by which FOXP3 reorganizes the genome architecture to coordinate the expression of its target genes. Our results suggest that FOXP3 mediates long-range chromatin interactions as part of its mechanisms to regulate specific gene expression in regulatory T cells.
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