HMG-box

In molecular biology, the HMG-box (high mobility group box) is a protein domain which is involved in DNA binding.[1]

HMG (high mobility group) box
NMR structure of the HMG-box domain of the LEF1 protein (rainbow colored, N-terminus = blue, C-terminus = red) complexed with DNA (brown) based on the PDB: 2LEF​ coordinates.
Identifiers
SymbolPF00505
PfamPF00505
InterProIPR009071
SCOP21hsm / SCOPe / SUPFAM

Structure

The structure of the HMG-box domain contains three alpha helices separated by loops (see figure to the right).[2]

Function

HMG-box containing proteins only bind non-B-type DNA conformations (kinked or unwound) with high affinity.[1] HMG-box domains are found in high mobility group proteins, which are involved in the regulation of DNA-dependent processes such as transcription, replication, and DNA repair, all of which require changing the conformation of chromatin.[2] The single and the double box HMG proteins alter DNA architecture by inducing bends upon binding.[3][4]

References
  1. Stros M, Launholt D, Grasser KD (October 2007). "The HMG-box: a versatile protein domain occurring in a wide variety of DNA-binding proteins". Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 64 (19–20): 2590–606. doi:10.1007/s00018-007-7162-3. PMID 17599239. S2CID 28156847.
  2. Thomas JO (August 2001). "HMG1 and 2: architectural DNA-binding proteins". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 29 (Pt 4): 395–401. doi:10.1042/BST0290395. PMID 11497996.
  3. D. Murugesapillai et al, DNA bridging and looping by HMO1 provides a mechanism for stabilizing nucleosome-free chromatin, Nucleic Acids Res (2014) 42 (14): 8996-9004
  4. D. Murugesapillai et al, Single-molecule studies of high-mobility group B architectural DNA bending proteins, Biophys Rev (2016) doi:10.1007/s12551-016-0236-4
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