A multiprotein binding interface in an intrinsically disordered region of the tumor suppressor protein interferon regulatory factor-1

J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 22;286(16):14291-303. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.204602. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

Abstract

The interferon-regulated transcription factor and tumor suppressor protein IRF-1 is predicted to be largely disordered outside of the DNA-binding domain. One of the advantages of intrinsically disordered protein domains is thought to be their ability to take part in multiple, specific but low affinity protein interactions; however, relatively few IRF-1-interacting proteins have been described. The recent identification of a functional binding interface for the E3-ubiquitin ligase CHIP within the major disordered domain of IRF-1 led us to ask whether this region might be employed more widely by regulators of IRF-1 function. Here we describe the use of peptide aptamer-based affinity chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to define a multiprotein binding interface on IRF-1 (Mf2 domain; amino acids 106-140) and to identify Mf2-binding proteins from A375 cells. Based on their function as known transcriptional regulators, a selection of the Mf2 domain-binding proteins (NPM1, TRIM28, and YB-1) have been validated using in vitro and cell-based assays. Interestingly, although NPM1, TRIM28, and YB-1 all bind to the Mf2 domain, they have differing amino acid specificities, demonstrating the degree of combinatorial diversity and specificity available through linear interaction motifs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Humans
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nuclear Proteins / chemistry
  • Nucleophosmin
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping
  • Repressor Proteins / chemistry
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism*
  • Y-Box-Binding Protein 1

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Interferon Regulatory Factor-1
  • NPM1 protein, human
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Peptides
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Y-Box-Binding Protein 1
  • YBX1 protein, human
  • Nucleophosmin
  • TRIM28 protein, human
  • Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases