PMID- 37992989 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240216 LR - 20240216 IS - 1876-4320 (Electronic) IS - 1874-9399 (Linking) VI - 1867 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Mar TI - Modulation of Kruppel-like factors (KLFs) interaction with their binding partners in cancers through acetylation and phosphorylation. PG - 195003 LID - S1874-9399(23)00098-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.195003 [doi] AB - Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of transcription factors regulate transcriptional activity and play a key role in essentially all biological processes and generate indispensable insight towards biological function including activity state, subcellular localization, protein solubility, protein folding, substrate trafficking, and protein-protein interactions. Amino acids modified chemically via PTMs, function as molecular switches and affect the protein function and characterization and increase the proteome complexity. Kruppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) control essential cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, migration, programmed cell death and various cancer-relevant processes. We investigated the interactions of KLF group-2 members with their binding partners to assess the role of acetylation and phosphorylation in KLFs on their binding affinity. It was observed that acetylation and phosphorylation at different positions in KLFs have a variable effect on binding with specific partners. KLF2-EP300, KLF4-SP1, KLF6-ATF3, KLF6-JUN, and KLF7-JUN show stabilization upon acetylation or phosphorylation at variable positions. On the other hand, KLF4-CBP, KLF4-EP300, KLF5-CBP, KLF5-WWP1, KLF6-SP1, and KLF7-ATF3 show stabilization or destabilization due to acetylation or phosphorylation at variable positions in KLFs. This provides a molecular explanation of the experimentally observed dual role of KLF group-2 members as a suppressor or activator of cancers in a PTM-dependent manner. CI - Copyright (c) 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Jha, Kanupriya AU - Jha K AD - Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India. Electronic address: e20soe812@bennett.edu.in. FAU - Kumar, Amit AU - Kumar A AD - Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India. Electronic address: e22soep0078@bennett.edu.in. FAU - Bhatnagar, Kartik AU - Bhatnagar K AD - Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India. Electronic address: e22soep0047@bennett.edu.in. FAU - Patra, Anupam AU - Patra A AD - Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi 110067, India. Electronic address: anupam@icgeb.res.in. FAU - Bhavesh, Neel Sarovar AU - Bhavesh NS AD - Transcription Regulation Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi 110067, India. Electronic address: neelsb@icgeb.res.in. FAU - Singh, Bipin AU - Singh B AD - Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India; Centre for Life Sciences, Mahindra University, Bahadurpally, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, Telangana 500043, India. Electronic address: bipin.singh@mahindrauniversity.edu.in. FAU - Chaudhary, Sarika AU - Chaudhary S AD - Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Bennett University, Plot Nos. 8-11, Tech Zone 2, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India. Electronic address: sarika.chaudhary@bennett.edu.in. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20231120 PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Regul Mech JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta. Gene regulatory mechanisms JID - 101731723 RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors) RN - EC 2.3.2.26 (WWP1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - 0 (KLF7 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/genetics MH - Phosphorylation MH - Acetylation MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational MH - *Neoplasms/genetics MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acetylation OT - Cancer OT - Kruppel-like transcription factors (KLFs) OT - Phosphorylation OT - Post-translational modification (PTM) COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing interest. EDAT- 2023/11/23 00:42 MHDA- 2024/02/16 06:43 CRDT- 2023/11/22 19:31 PHST- 2023/05/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/16 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/23 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/22 19:31 [entrez] AID - S1874-9399(23)00098-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.195003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Regul Mech. 2024 Mar;1867(1):195003. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2023.195003. Epub 2023 Nov 20.