2p2c | pdb_00002p2c
Inhibition of caspase-2 by a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin)
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Overview
Specific and potent caspase inhibitors are indispensable for the, dissection of the intricate pathways leading to apoptosis. We selected a, designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) from a combinatorial library that, inhibits caspase-2 in vitro with a subnanomolar inhibition constant and, in contrast to the peptidic caspase inhibitors, with very high specificity, for this particular caspase. The crystal structure of this inhibitor, (AR_F8) in complex with caspase-2 reveals the molecular basis for the, specificity and, together with kinetic analyses, the allosteric mechanism, of inhibition. The structure also shows a conformation of the active site, that can be exploited for the design of inhibitory compounds. AR_F8 is a, specific inhibitor of an initiator caspase and has the potential to help, identify the function of caspase-2 in the complex biological apoptotic, signaling network.
About this Structure
2P2C is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Inhibition of Caspase-2 by a Designed Ankyrin Repeat Protein: Specificity, Structure, and Inhibition Mechanism., Schweizer A, Roschitzki-Voser H, Amstutz P, Briand C, Gulotti-Georgieva M, Prenosil E, Binz HK, Capitani G, Baici A, Pluckthun A, Grutter MG, Structure. 2007 May 16;15(5):625-636. PMID:17502107
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