In molecular biology, the BESS domain is a protein domain which has been named after the three proteins that originally defined the domain: BEAF (Boundary element associated factor 32),[1] Suvar(3)7 [2] and Stonewall [3]). The BESS domain is 40 amino acid residues long and is predicted to be composed of three alpha helices, as such it might be related to the myb/SANT HTH domain. The BESS domain directs a variety of protein-protein interactions, including interactions with itself, with Dorsal, and with a TBP-associated factor. It is found in a single copy in Drosophila proteins and is often associated with the MADF domain.[4][5][6]
| BESS | |||||||||
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| Symbol | BESS | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF02944 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR004210 | ||||||||
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Proteins known to contain a BESS domain include:
- Drosophila Boundary element associated factor 32 (BEAF-32).
- Drosophila Suppressor of variegation protein 3-7 (Su(var)3-7), which could play a role in chromosome condensation.
- Drosophila Ravus, which is homologous to the C-terminal part of Su(var)3-7.[7]
- Drosophila Stonewall (Stwl), a putative transcription factor required for maintenance of female germline stem cells as well as oocyte differentiation.
- Drosophila Adf-1, a transcription factor first identified on the basis of its interaction with the alcohol dehydrogenase promoter but that binds the promoters of a diverse group of genes.[4]
- Drosophila Dorsal-interacting protein 3 (Dip3). It functions both as an activator to bind DNA in a sequence specific manner and a coactivator to stimulate synergistic activation by Dorsal and Twist.[5]
References
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- ^ Reuter G, Giarre M, Farah J, Gausz J, Spierer A, Spierer P (March 1990). "Dependence of position-effect variegation in Drosophila on dose of a gene encoding an unusual zinc-finger protein". Nature. 344 (6263): 219–23. Bibcode:1990Natur.344..219R. doi:10.1038/344219a0. PMID 2107402. S2CID 4321455.219-23&rft.date=1990-03&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038/344219a0&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4321455#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:pmid/2107402&rft_id=info:bibcode/1990Natur.344..219R&rft.aulast=Reuter&rft.aufirst=G&rft.au=Giarre, M&rft.au=Farah, J&rft.au=Gausz, J&rft.au=Spierer, A&rft.au=Spierer, P&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">
- ^ Clark KA, McKearin DM (March 1996). "The Drosophila stonewall gene encodes a putative transcription factor essential for germ cell development". Development. 122 (3): 937–50. doi:10.1242/dev.122.3.937. PMID 8631271.937-50&rft.date=1996-03&rft_id=info:doi/10.1242/dev.122.3.937&rft_id=info:pmid/8631271&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=KA&rft.au=McKearin, DM&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b England BP, Admon A, Tjian R (January 1992). "Cloning of Drosophila transcription factor Adf-1 reveals homology to Myb oncoproteins". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89 (2): 683–7. Bibcode:1992PNAS...89..683E. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.2.683. PMC 48303. PMID 1731341.683-7&rft.date=1992-01&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC48303#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/1731341&rft_id=info:doi/10.1073/pnas.89.2.683&rft_id=info:bibcode/1992PNAS...89..683E&rft.aulast=England&rft.aufirst=BP&rft.au=Admon, A&rft.au=Tjian, R&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC48303&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">
- ^ a b Cutler G, Perry KM, Tjian R (April 1998). "Adf-1 is a nonmodular transcription factor that contains a TAF-binding Myb-like motif". Mol. Cell. Biol. 18 (4): 2252–61. doi:10.1128/MCB.18.4.2252. PMC 121473. PMID 9528796.2252-61&rft.date=1998-04&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC121473#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/9528796&rft_id=info:doi/10.1128/MCB.18.4.2252&rft.aulast=Cutler&rft.aufirst=G&rft.au=Perry, KM&rft.au=Tjian, R&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC121473&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">
- ^ Bhaskar V, Courey AJ (October 2002). "The MADF-BESS domain factor Dip3 potentiates synergistic activation by Dorsal and Twist". Gene. 299 (1–2): 173–84. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01058-2. PMID 12459265.1–2&rft.pages=173-84&rft.date=2002-10&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01058-2&rft_id=info:pmid/12459265&rft.aulast=Bhaskar&rft.aufirst=V&rft.au=Courey, AJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">
- ^ Delattre M, Spierer A, Hulo N, Spierer P (January 2002). "A new gene in Drosophila melanogaster, Ravus, the phantom of the modifier of position-effect variegation Su(var)3-7". Int. J. Dev. Biol. 46 (1): 167–71. PMID 11902679.167-71&rft.date=2002-01&rft_id=info:pmid/11902679&rft.aulast=Delattre&rft.aufirst=M&rft.au=Spierer, A&rft.au=Hulo, N&rft.au=Spierer, P&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:BESS domain" class="Z3988">