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Multiple domains of Mata1 transcription factor contribute to binding site specificity

  • E. Knisely-Durham
  • S. M. Giovanetti
  • M. J. Sadhu1
  1. 1National Human Genome Research Institute
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Abstract

Among homologous transcription factors with the same function, DNA-binding specificity can diverge. Mat1 is a high mobility group (HMG) box transcription factor in budding yeast whose Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans homologs regulate -specific genes but bind distinct cis-regulatory sequences. To identify the protein features underlying this divergence, we generated structure-guided chimeras and measured their activity using species-specific reporters. Replacing any of the four Mat1 regions reduced activation of the S. cerevisiae reporter, while all chimeras retained activity on the C. albicans reporter. Thus, all four regions of Mat - not just the HMG box domain - are important for sequence specificity.

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@misc{kniselydurham2026multiple,
  title = {{Multiple domains of Mata1 transcription factor contribute to binding site specificity}},
  author = {E. Knisely-Durham and S. M. Giovanetti and M. J. Sadhu},
  howpublished = {bioRxiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.64898/2026.10.27.762204},
  url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.27.762204v1},
  note = {CC0},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - Multiple domains of Mata1 transcription factor contribute to binding site specificity
AU  - E. Knisely-Durham
AU  - S. M. Giovanetti
AU  - M. J. Sadhu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/27
PB  - bioRxiv
DO  - 10.64898/2026.10.27.762204
UR  - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.27.762204v1
AB  - Among homologous transcription factors with the same function, DNA-binding specificity can diverge. Mat1 is a high mobility group (HMG) box transcription factor in budding yeast whose Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans homologs regulate -specific genes but bind distinct cis-regulatory sequences. To identify the protein features underlying this divergence, we generated structure-guided chimeras and measured their activity using species-specific reporters. Replacing any of the four Mat1 regions reduced activation of the S. cerevisiae reporter, while all chimeras retained activity on the C. albicans reporter. Thus, all four regions of Mat - not just the HMG box domain - are important for sequence specificity.
ER  -