IMR Press / FBL / Volume 13 / Issue 15 / DOI: 10.2741/3125

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BRCT Domains: phosphopeptide binding and signaling modules

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1 Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030

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Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2008, 13(15), 5905–5915; https://doi.org/10.2741/3125
Published: 1 May 2008
Abstract

The BRCA1 C-terminus (BRCT) domains are essential for the tumor suppressor function of BRCA1, and have been found in a variety of proteins from bacteria to men. Recent studies demonstrate that the BRCT domain constitutes a novel phosphopeptide binding region. In this review we seek to discuss the recent biochemical and structural data that have helped elucidate the molecular basis of BRCT domain function and BRCT-mediated interactions, with special emphasis on the role of phospho-specific interactions in key networks that regulate DNA repair. Finally we offer predictions on additional phospho-interacting BRCT domains and potential in vivo binding sites for several BRCT domains.

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