Effect of site-specific DNA methylation and mutagenesis on recognition by methylated DNA-binding protein from human placenta.

AUTOR(ES)

Zhang, X Y

RESUMO

Methylated DNA-binding protein (MDBP) from human placenta is the first protein shown to bind specifically to certain DNA sequences only when they are methylated at cytosine residues. Among the sites recognized by MDBP is pB site 1, a pBR322-derived sequence which has a high affinity for MDBP when methylated at all CpG positions. We have substituted pB site 1 with 5-methyl-cytosine (m5C) residues at one to three of its CpG dinucleotides on one strand by the use of m5C-containing oligonucleotides. MDBP binds best when all three CpG dinucleotides in the region 5'-ATCGTCACGGCGAT-3' are methylated. Even more binding is obtained when both strands are methylated. Alteration of various residues in this binding site by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis decreased the binding. However, two mutations which increased the dyad symmetry of part of the binding site yielded ligands with a higher affinity for MDBP.

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