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Molecular and Cellular Biology, November 2006, p. 8159-8172, Vol. 26, No. 21
0270-7306/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.00680-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Specific Recognition of ZNF217 and Other Zinc Finger Proteins at a Surface Groove of C-Terminal Binding Proteins{triangledown}

Kate G. R. Quinlan,1 Marco Nardini,2 Alexis Verger,1 Pierangelo Francescato,3 Paul Yaswen,4 Daniela Corda,5 Martino Bolognesi,2 and Merlin Crossley1*

School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, G08, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia,1 Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology and CNR-INFM, University of Milano, I-20131 Milano, Italy,2 Department of Industrial and Organic Chemistry, University of Milano, I-20131 Milano, Italy,3 Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720,4 Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, I-66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy5

Received 20 April 2006/ Returned for modification 10 May 2006/ Accepted 21 August 2006

Numerous transcription factors recruit C-terminal binding protein (CtBP) corepressors. We show that the large zinc finger protein ZNF217 contacts CtBP. ZNF217 is encoded by an oncogene frequently amplified in tumors. ZNF217 contains a typical Pro-X-Asp-Leu-Ser (PXDLS) motif that binds in CtBP's PXDLS-binding cleft. However, ZNF217 also contains a second motif, Arg-Arg-Thr (RRT), that binds a separate surface on CtBP. The crystal structure of CtBP bound to an RRTGAPPAL peptide shows that it contacts a surface crevice distinct from the PXDLS binding cleft. Interestingly, both PXDLS and RRT motifs are also found in other zinc finger proteins, such as RIZ. Finally, we show that ZNF217 represses several promoters, including one from a known CtBP target gene, and mutations preventing ZNF217's contact with CtBP reduce repression. These results identify a new CtBP interaction motif and establish ZNF217 as a transcriptional repressor protein that functions, at least in part, by associating with CtBP.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, G08, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Phone: 61-2-9351 2233. Fax: 61-2-9351 4726. E-mail: m.crossley{at}mmb.usyd.edu.au.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 28 August 2006.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, November 2006, p. 8159-8172, Vol. 26, No. 21
0270-7306/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.00680-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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