Structural mechanism of Myb-MuvB assembly

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Oct 2;115(40):10016-10021. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1808136115. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Abstract

The MuvB transcriptional regulatory complex, which controls cell-cycle-dependent gene expression, cooperates with B-Myb to activate genes required for the G2 and M phases of the cell cycle. We have identified the domain in B-Myb that is essential for the assembly of the Myb-MuvB (MMB) complex. We determined a crystal structure that reveals how this B-Myb domain binds MuvB through the adaptor protein LIN52 and the scaffold protein LIN9. The structure and biochemical analysis provide an understanding of how oncogenic B-Myb is recruited to regulate genes required for cell-cycle progression, and the MMB interface presents a potential therapeutic target to inhibit cancer cell proliferation.

Keywords: DREAM; MuvB; Myb; cell cycle; transcription factor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Cycle Proteins* / chemistry
  • Cell Cycle Proteins* / metabolism
  • Cell Cycle*
  • Cell Line
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Humans
  • Multiprotein Complexes* / chemistry
  • Multiprotein Complexes* / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Proteins* / chemistry
  • Neoplasm Proteins* / metabolism
  • Neoplasms* / chemistry
  • Neoplasms* / metabolism
  • Nuclear Proteins* / chemistry
  • Nuclear Proteins* / metabolism
  • Protein Domains
  • Trans-Activators* / chemistry
  • Trans-Activators* / metabolism
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins* / chemistry
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins* / metabolism

Substances

  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • LIN9 protein, human
  • MYBL2 protein, human
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Trans-Activators
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins

Associated data

  • PDB/6C48