Complex structure of the fission yeast SREBP-SCAP binding domains reveals an oligomeric organization

Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins 0301 basic medicine Cryoelectron Microscopy Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Golgi Apparatus Membrane Proteins Crystallography, X-Ray Protein Structure, Secondary Protein Structure, Tertiary Molecular Docking Simulation 03 medical and health sciences Schizosaccharomyces Original Article Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins Protein Multimerization Dimerization Ultracentrifugation Protein Binding
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.123 Publication Date: 2016-11-04T08:48:57Z
ABSTRACT
Sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) transcription factors are master regulators of cellular lipid homeostasis in mammals and oxygen-responsive regulators of hypoxic adaptation in fungi. SREBP C-terminus binds to the WD40 domain of SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP), which confers sterol regulation by controlling the ER-to-Golgi transport of the SREBP-SCAP complex and access to the activating proteases in the Golgi. Here, we biochemically and structurally show that the carboxyl terminal domains (CTD) of Sre1 and Scp1, the fission yeast SREBP and SCAP, form a functional 4:4 oligomer and Sre1-CTD forms a dimer of dimers. The crystal structure of Sre1-CTD at 3.5 Å and cryo-EM structure of the complex at 5.4 Å together with in vitro biochemical evidence elucidate three distinct regions in Sre1-CTD required for Scp1 binding, Sre1-CTD dimerization and tetrameric formation. Finally, these structurally identified domains are validated in a cellular context, demonstrating that the proper 4:4 oligomeric complex formation is required for Sre1 activation.
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