MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

The Lhx4-Isl2 complex

The Lhx4-Isl2 complex

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] In developing neuronal tissue expression of the key specification factor Lhx3 is supplemented by the redundant protein Lhx4. In motor neurons the balance between Lhx3 and Isl1 is critical for proper cell fate determination. In order to...
The LMO2:LDB1:GATA1:FOG1 complex

The LMO2:LDB1:GATA1:FOG1 complex

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] All GATA1-activated genes are co-occupied by LMO2, LDB1 and a number of other proteins. Here, we have used a range of NMR and mutagenesis data to create a model of the complex formed by LMO2, LDB1 and the GATA1 N-finger. Surprisingly, the...