1k88

Crystal structure of procaspase-7

spinqualitylabelsall models 1k88, resolution 2.70Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1k88 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Human. The August 2004 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Caspases by David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2004_8. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 1i51, 1k86 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [CASP7_HUMAN] Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs). Proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) at a '216-Asp-|-Gly-217' bond. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed Apoptosis is primarily executed by active caspases, which are derived from the inactive procaspase zymogens through proteolytic cleavage. Here we report the crystal structures of a caspase zymogen, procaspase-7, and an active caspase-7 without any bound inhibitors. Compared to the inhibitor-bound caspase-7, procaspase-7 zymogen exhibits significant structural differences surrounding the catalytic cleft, which precludes the formation of a productive conformation. Proteolytic cleavage between the large and small subunits allows rearrangement of essential loops in the active site, priming active caspase-7 for inhibitor/substrate binding. Strikingly, binding by inhibitors causes a 180 degrees flipping of the N terminus in the small subunit, which interacts with and stabilizes the catalytic cleft. These analyses reveal the structural mechanisms of caspase activation and demonstrate that the inhibitor/substrate binding is a process of induced fit. Crystal structure of a procaspase-7 zymogen: mechanisms of activation and substrate binding.,Chai J, Wu Q, Shiozaki E, Srinivasula SM, Alnemri ES, Shi Y Cell. 2001 Nov 2;107(3):399-407. PMID:11701129 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Caspase 3D structures

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