Assembly of the RFX complex on the MHCII promoter: role of RFXAP and RFXB in relieving autoinhibition of RFX5

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
Colin W Garvie, Jeremy M Boss

Abstract

The RFX complex is key component of a multi-protein complex that regulates the expression of the Major Histocompatibility Class II (MHCII) genes, whose products are essential for the initiation and development of the adaptive immune response. The RFX complex is comprised of three proteins--RFX5, RFXAP, and RFXB--all of which are required for expression of MHCII genes. We have used electrophoretic mobility shift assays to characterize the DNA binding of RFX5 and the complexes it forms with RFXB and RFXAP, to the proximal regulatory region of the MHCII promoter. DNA binding of RFX5 is inhibited by domains flanking its DNA binding domain, and both RFXAP and RFXB are required to overcome the inhibition of both domains. We provide evidence that a single RFX complex binds to the proximal regulatory region of the MHCII promoter and identify regions of the DNA that are important for high affinity binding of the RFX complex. Together, our results provide the most detailed view to date of the assembly of the RFX complex on the MHCII promoter and how its DNA binding is regulated.

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