Affiliation:
1. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Boğaziçi University Istanbul Turkey
Abstract
Zinc Finger DNA‐binding domain‐containing proteins are the most populous family among eukaryotic transcription factors. Among these, members of the BTB domain‐containing ZBTB sub‐family are mostly known for their transcriptional repressive functions. In this Viewpoint article, we explore molecular mechanisms that potentially diversify the function of ZBTB proteins based on their homo and heterodimerization, alternative splicing and post‐translational modifications. We describe how the BTB domain is as much a scaffold for the assembly of co‐repressors, as a domain that regulates protein stability. We highlight another mechanism that regulates ZBTB protein stability: phosphorylation in the zinc finger domain. We explore the non‐transcriptional, structural roles of ZBTB proteins and highlight novel findings that describe the ability of ZBTB proteins to associate with poly adenosine ribose in the nucleus during the DNA damage response. Herein, we discuss the contribution of BTB domain scaffolds to the formation of transcriptional repressive complexes, to chromosome compartmentalization and their non‐transcriptional, purely structural functions in the nucleus.
Funder
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu
Subject
Cell Biology,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
Cited by
2 articles.
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