Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Bioinformatic Analysis of Topoisomerase IIα Reveals Interdomain Interdependencies and Critical C-Terminal Domain Residues. |
| Authors: |
Endsley, Clark E.1 (AUTHOR), Moore, Kori A.1 (AUTHOR), Townsley, Thomas D.2 (AUTHOR), Durston, Kirk K.3 (AUTHOR), Deweese, Joseph E.1,4 (AUTHOR) jdeweese@fhu.edu |
| Source: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jun2024, Vol. 25 Issue 11, p5674. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*C-terminal residues, *DNA topoisomerase I, *UNCERTAINTY (Information theory), *DNA topoisomerase II, *DRUG target, *AMINO acids |
| Abstract: |
DNA Topoisomerase IIα (Top2A) is a nuclear enzyme that is a cancer drug target, and there is interest in identifying novel sites on the enzyme to inhibit cancer cells more selectively and to reduce off-target toxicity. The C-terminal domain (CTD) is one potential target, but it is an intrinsically disordered domain, which prevents structural analysis. Therefore, we set out to analyze the sequence of Top2A from 105 species using bioinformatic analysis, including the PSICalc algorithm, Shannon entropy analysis, and other approaches. Our results demonstrate that large (10th-order) interdependent clusters are found including non-proximal positions across the major domains of Top2A. Further, CTD-specific clusters of the third, fourth, and fifth order, including positions that had been previously analyzed via mutation and biochemical assays, were identified. Some of these clusters coincided with positions that, when mutated, either increased or decreased relaxation activity. Finally, sites of low Shannon entropy (i.e., low variation in amino acids at a given site) were identified and mapped as key positions in the CTD. Included in the low-entropy sites are phosphorylation sites and charged positions. Together, these results help to build a clearer picture of the critical positions in the CTD and provide potential sites/regions for further analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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