The long acidic tail of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein forms an extended and flexible structure that interacts with specific residues within and between the HMG boxes

Biochemistry
Stefan KnappGiovanna Musco

Abstract

HMGB1 (high mobility group B1) is a conserved chromosomal protein composed of two similar DNA binding domains (HMG box A and box B) linked by a short basic stretch to an acidic C-terminal tail of 30 residues. The acidic tail modulates the DNA binding properties of HMGB1, and its length differentiates the various HMGB family members. We synthesized a peptide that corresponds to the acidic tail in HMGB1 (T-peptide) and studied its binding to the single boxes and to the fragment corresponding to tailless HMGB1 (designated as AB(bt) fragment). CD spectroscopy showed that T-peptide stabilizes significantly the AB(bt) fragment and that the complex has an identical thermal stability as full-length HMGB1. Calorimetric and NMR data showed that T-peptide binds with a dissociation constant of 9 microM to box A and much more weakly to box B. (1)H-(15)N HSQC spectra of full-length HMGB1 and of the AB(bt) fragment are very similar; the small chemical shift differences that exist correspond to those residues of the AB(bt) fragment that were affected by the addition of the T-peptide. We conclude that the T-peptide mimics closely the acidic tail and that the basic stretch and the acidic tail form an extended and flexible segment. The tail inter...Continue Reading

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