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'''CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF SMAC/DIABLO''' | '''CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF SMAC/DIABLO''' | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category: Apoptosis]] | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category: Diablo]] | ||
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF SMAC/DIABLO
Overview
Apoptosis (programmed cell death), an essential process in the development and homeostasis of metazoans, is carried out by caspases. The mitochondrial protein Smac/DIABLO performs a critical function in apoptosis by eliminating the inhibitory effect of IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins) on caspases. Here we show that Smac/DIABLO promotes not only the proteolytic activation of procaspase-3 but also the enzymatic activity of mature caspase-3, both of which depend upon its ability to interact physically with IAPs. The crystal structure of Smac/DIABLO at 2.2 A resolution reveals that it homodimerizes through an extensive hydrophobic interface. Missense mutations inactivating this dimeric interface significantly compromise the function of Smac/DIABLO. As in the Drosophila proteins Reaper, Grim and Hid, the amino-terminal amino acids of Smac/DIABLO are indispensable for its function, and a seven-residue peptide derived from the amino terminus promotes procaspase-3 activation in vitro. These results establish an evolutionarily conserved structural and biochemical basis for the activation of apoptosis by Smac/DIABLO.
About this Structure
1FEW is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural and biochemical basis of apoptotic activation by Smac/DIABLO., Chai J, Du C, Wu JW, Kyin S, Wang X, Shi Y, Nature. 2000 Aug 24;406(6798):855-62. PMID:10972280 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 16:14:35 2008
