[HTML][HTML] The tandem β-zipper: modular binding of tandem domains and linear motifs

JM Matthews, JR Potts - FEBS letters, 2013 - Elsevier
The tandem β-zipper protein–protein binding interface involves an intrinsically disordered
protein (IDP) binding two or more globular domains through β-sheet-augmentation in a …

A structural basis for the regulation of the LIM-homeodomain protein islet 1 (Isl1) by intra-and intermolecular interactions

MS Gadd, DA Jacques, I Nisevic, VJ Craig… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Islet 1 (Isl1) is a transcription factor of the LIM-homeodomain (LIM-HD) protein family and is
essential for many developmental processes. LIM-HD proteins all contain two protein …

The Isl1-Lhx3 complex promotes motor neuron specification by activating transcriptional pathways that enhance its own expression and formation

M Erb, B Lee, SY Seo, JW Lee, S Lee, SK Lee - eneuro, 2017 - eneuro.org
Motor neuron (MN) progenitor cells rapidly induce high expression of the transcription
factors Islet-1 (Isl1), LIM-homeobox 3 (Lhx3), and the transcriptional regulator LMO4, as they …

The structure of an LIM-only protein 4 (LMO4) and Deformed epidermal autoregulatory factor-1 (DEAF1) complex reveals a common mode of binding to LMO4

S Joseph, AH Kwan, PH Stokes, JP Mackay… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
LIM-domain only protein 4 (LMO4) is a widely expressed protein with important roles in
embryonic development and breast cancer. It has been reported to bind many partners …

Structural basis of the interaction of the breast cancer oncogene LMO4 with the tumour suppressor CtIP/RBBP8

PH Stokes, CW Liew, AH Kwan, P Foo… - Journal of molecular …, 2013 - Elsevier
LIM-only protein 4 (LMO4) is strongly linked to the progression of breast cancer. Although
the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are not well understood, a role is emerging for …

Interactions between LHX3- and ISL1-family LIM-homeodomain transcription factors are conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans

M Bhati, E Llamosas, DA Jacques, CM Jeffries… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract LIM-Homeodomain (LIM-HD) transcription factors are highly conserved in animals
where they are thought to act in a transcriptional 'LIM code'that specifies cell types …

Mutation in a flexible linker modulates binding affinity for modular complexes

PH Stokes, NO Robertson, APG Silva… - Proteins: Structure …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tandem beta zippers are modular complexes formed between repeated linear motifs and
tandemly arrayed domains of partner proteins in which β‐strands form upon binding. Studies …

The PA207 peptide inhibitor of LIM-only protein 2 (Lmo2) targets Zinc Finger domains in a non-specific manner

L Wilkinson-White, J M. Matthews - Protein and Peptide Letters, 2014 - benthamdirect.com
Peptide aptamers of LIM-only protein 2 (Lmo2) were previously used to successfully treat
Lmo2-induced tumours in a mouse model of leukaemia. Here we show that the Lmo2 …

Integrating chromatin and development: LDB1 regulates genome architecture and gene expression in motor neuron differentiation

J Demmerle - 2019 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Dynamic changes in chromatin architecture underpin gene expression in development. The
chromatin integrator protein LDB1 is a key regulatory node in the organization of …

Pioneering function of Isl1 in epigenetic regulation during second heart field development

R Gao - 2019 - jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de
Coordinated series of large-scale transcriptional changes and chromatin reorganization
drive cell type specification and differentiation during embryogenesis. In this process …