Structural study of rat thyroid transcription factor 1 homeodomain (TTF-1 HD) by nuclear magnetic resonance

FEBS Lett. 1993 Dec 28;336(3):397-402. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(93)80845-l.

Abstract

The 500 MHz 1H NMR spectrum of a 68-residue peptide, encompassing the rat thyroid transcription factor 1 homeodomain (TTF-1 HD), was fully assigned using standard 2D NMR methodology. The secondary structure elements and their spatial organization were determined and led to a structure very similar to that previously described for other homeodomains and expected also for TTF-1 HD from homology modeling predictions. The three-dimensional arrangement of the three helix fragments of TTF-1 HD preserves the helix-turn-helix motif commonly occurring in many classes of DNA-binding proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nuclear Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Nuclear Proteins / chemistry*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary*
  • Rats
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1
  • Transcription Factors / biosynthesis
  • Transcription Factors / chemistry*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Nkx2-1 protein, rat
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1
  • Transcription Factors