2i4i is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
DDX3X_HUMAN Multifunctional ATP-dependent RNA helicase. The ATPase activity can be stimulated by various ribo- and deoxynucleic acids indicative for a relaxed substrate specificity. In vitro can unwind partially double stranded DNA with a preference for 5'-single stranded DNA overhangs. Is involved in several steps of gene expression, such as transcription, mRNA maturation, mRNA export and translation. However, the exact mechanisms are not known and some functions may be specific for a subset of mRNAs. Involved in transcriptional regulation. Can enhance transcription from the CDKN1A/WAF1 promoter in a SP1-dependent manner. Found associated with the E-cadherin promoter and can down-regulate transcription from the promoter. Involved in regulation of translation initiation. Proposed to be involved in positive regulation of translation such as of cyclin E1/CCNE1 mRNA and specifically of mRNAs containing complex secondary structures in their 5'UTRs; these functions seem to require RNA helicase activity. Specifically promotes translation of a subset of viral and cellular mRNAs carrying a 5'proximal stem-loop structure in their 5'UTRs and cooperates with the eIF4F complex. Proposed to act prior to 43S ribosomal scanning and to locally destabilize these RNA structures to allow recognition of the mRNA cap or loading onto the 40S subunit. After association with 40S ribosomal subunits seems to be involved in the functional assembly of 80S ribosomes; the function seems to cover translation of mRNAs with structured and non-structured 5'UTRs and is independent of RNA helicase activity. Also proposed to inhibit cap-dependent translation by competetive interaction with EIF4E which can block the EIF4E:EIF4G complex formation. Proposed to be involved in stress response and stress granule assembly; the function is independent of RNA helicase activity and seems to involve association with EIF4E. May be involved in nuclear export of specific mRNAs but not in bulk mRNA export via interactions with XPO1 and NXF1. Also associates with polyadenylated mRNAs independently of NXF1. Associates with spliced mRNAs in an exon junction complex (EJC)-dependent manner and seems not to be directly involved in splicing. May be involved in nuclear mRNA export by association with DDX5 and regulating its nuclear location. Involved in innate immune signaling promoting the production of type I interferon (IFN-alpha and IFN-beta); proposed to act as viral RNA sensor, signaling intermediate and transcriptional coactivator. Involved in TBK1 and IKBKE-dependent IRF3 activation leading to IFN-beta induction. Also found associated with IFN-beta promoters; the function is independent of IRF3. Can bind to viral RNAs and via association with MAVS/IPS1 and DDX58/RIG-I is thought to induce signaling in early stages of infection. Involved in regulation of apoptosis. May be required for activation of the intrinsic but inhibit activation of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway. Acts as an antiapoptotic protein through association with GSK3A/B and BIRC2 in an apoptosis antagonizing signaling complex; activation of death receptors promotes caspase-dependent cleavage of BIRC2 and DDX3X and relieves the inhibition. May be involved in mitotic chromosome segregation. Appears to be a prime target for viral manipulations. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) polymerase and possibly vaccinia virus (VACV) protein K7 inhibit IFN-beta induction probably by dissociating DDX3X from TBK1 or IKBKE. Is involved in hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication; the function may involve the association with HCV core protein. HCV core protein inhibits the IPS1-dependent function in viral RNA sensing and may switch the function from a INF-beta inducing to a HCV replication mode. Involved in HIV-1 replication. Acts as a cofactor for XPO1-mediated nuclear export of incompletely spliced HIV-1 Rev RNAs.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
DExD-box helicases are involved in all aspects of cellular RNA metabolism. Conserved domains 1 and 2 contain nine signature motifs that are responsible for nucleotide binding, RNA binding and ATP hydrolysis. The human DEAD-box helicase DDX3X has been associated with several different cellular processes, such as cell-growth control, mRNA transport and translation, and is suggested to be essential for the export of unspliced/partially spliced HIV mRNAs from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Here, the crystal structure of conserved domains 1 and 2 of DDX3X, including a DDX3-specific insertion that is not generally found in human DExD-box helicases, is presented. The N-terminal domain 1 and the C-terminal domain 2 both display RecA-like folds comprising a central beta-sheet flanked by alpha-helices. Interestingly, the DDX3X-specific insertion forms a helical element that extends a highly positively charged sequence in a loop, thus increasing the RNA-binding surface of the protein. Surprisingly, although DDX3X was crystallized in the presence of a large excess of ADP or the slowly hydrolyzable ATP analogue ATPgammaS the contaminant AMP was seen in the structure. A fluorescent-based stability assay showed that the thermal stability of DDX3X was increased by the mononucleotide AMP but not by ADP or ATPgammaS, suggesting that DDX3X is stabilized by AMP and elucidating why AMP was found in the nucleotide-binding pocket.
Crystal structure of conserved domains 1 and 2 of the human DEAD-box helicase DDX3X in complex with the mononucleotide AMP.,Hogbom M, Collins R, van den Berg S, Jenvert RM, Karlberg T, Kotenyova T, Flores A, Karlsson Hedestam GB, Schiavone LH J Mol Biol. 2007 Sep 7;372(1):150-9. Epub 2007 Jun 26. PMID:17631897[24]
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↑Owsianka AM, Patel AH. Hepatitis C virus core protein interacts with a human DEAD box protein DDX3. Virology. 1999 May 10;257(2):330-40. PMID:10329544 doi:https://dx.doi.org/S0042-6822(99)99659-9
↑Yedavalli VS, Neuveut C, Chi YH, Kleiman L, Jeang KT. Requirement of DDX3 DEAD box RNA helicase for HIV-1 Rev-RRE export function. Cell. 2004 Oct 29;119(3):381-92. PMID:15507209 doi:https://dx.doi.org/S0092867404008360
↑Chao CH, Chen CM, Cheng PL, Shih JW, Tsou AP, Lee YH. DDX3, a DEAD box RNA helicase with tumor growth-suppressive property and transcriptional regulation activity of the p21waf1/cip1 promoter, is a candidate tumor suppressor. Cancer Res. 2006 Jul 1;66(13):6579-88. PMID:16818630 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-2415
↑Chang PC, Chi CW, Chau GY, Li FY, Tsai YH, Wu JC, Wu Lee YH. DDX3, a DEAD box RNA helicase, is deregulated in hepatitis virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma and is involved in cell growth control. Oncogene. 2006 Mar 30;25(14):1991-2003. PMID:16301996 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1209239
↑Franca R, Belfiore A, Spadari S, Maga G. Human DEAD-box ATPase DDX3 shows a relaxed nucleoside substrate specificity. Proteins. 2007 Jun 1;67(4):1128-37. PMID:17357160 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.21433
↑Sun M, Song L, Li Y, Zhou T, Jope RS. Identification of an antiapoptotic protein complex at death receptors. Cell Death Differ. 2008 Dec;15(12):1887-900. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2008.124. Epub 2008, Oct 10. PMID:18846110 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2008.124
↑Soulat D, Burckstummer T, Westermayer S, Goncalves A, Bauch A, Stefanovic A, Hantschel O, Bennett KL, Decker T, Superti-Furga G. The DEAD-box helicase DDX3X is a critical component of the TANK-binding kinase 1-dependent innate immune response. EMBO J. 2008 Aug 6;27(15):2135-46. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2008.126. Epub 2008 Jun 26. PMID:18583960 doi:10.1038/emboj.2008.126
↑Schroder M, Baran M, Bowie AG. Viral targeting of DEAD box protein 3 reveals its role in TBK1/IKKepsilon-mediated IRF activation. EMBO J. 2008 Aug 6;27(15):2147-57. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2008.143. Epub 2008 Jul 17. PMID:18636090 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2008.143
↑Lai MC, Lee YH, Tarn WY. The DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX3 associates with export messenger ribonucleoproteins as well as tip-associated protein and participates in translational control. Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Sep;19(9):3847-58. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E07-12-1264. Epub 2008, Jul 2. PMID:18596238 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E07-12-1264
↑Lee CS, Dias AP, Jedrychowski M, Patel AH, Hsu JL, Reed R. Human DDX3 functions in translation and interacts with the translation initiation factor eIF3. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Aug;36(14):4708-18. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkn454. Epub 2008, Jul 15. PMID:18628297 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkn454
↑Shih JW, Tsai TY, Chao CH, Wu Lee YH. Candidate tumor suppressor DDX3 RNA helicase specifically represses cap-dependent translation by acting as an eIF4E inhibitory protein. Oncogene. 2008 Jan 24;27(5):700-14. Epub 2007 Jul 30. PMID:17667941 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1210687
↑Botlagunta M, Vesuna F, Mironchik Y, Raman A, Lisok A, Winnard P Jr, Mukadam S, Van Diest P, Chen JH, Farabaugh P, Patel AH, Raman V. Oncogenic role of DDX3 in breast cancer biogenesis. Oncogene. 2008 Jun 26;27(28):3912-22. doi: 10.1038/onc.2008.33. Epub 2008 Feb 11. PMID:18264132 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/onc.2008.33
↑Oshiumi H, Sakai K, Matsumoto M, Seya T. DEAD/H BOX 3 (DDX3) helicase binds the RIG-I adaptor IPS-1 to up-regulate IFN-beta-inducing potential. Eur J Immunol. 2010 Apr;40(4):940-8. doi: 10.1002/eji.200940203. PMID:20127681 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.200940203
↑Yu S, Chen J, Wu M, Chen H, Kato N, Yuan Z. Hepatitis B virus polymerase inhibits RIG-I- and Toll-like receptor 3-mediated beta interferon induction in human hepatocytes through interference with interferon regulatory factor 3 activation and dampening of the interaction between TBK1/IKKepsilon and DDX3. J Gen Virol. 2010 Aug;91(Pt 8):2080-90. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.020552-0. Epub 2010, Apr 7. PMID:20375222 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.020552-0
↑Oshiumi H, Ikeda M, Matsumoto M, Watanabe A, Takeuchi O, Akira S, Kato N, Shimotohno K, Seya T. Hepatitis C virus core protein abrogates the DDX3 function that enhances IPS-1-mediated IFN-beta induction. PLoS One. 2010 Dec 8;5(12):e14258. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014258. PMID:21170385 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014258
↑Wang H, Ryu WS. Hepatitis B virus polymerase blocks pattern recognition receptor signaling via interaction with DDX3: implications for immune evasion. PLoS Pathog. 2010 Jul 15;6(7):e1000986. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000986. PMID:20657822 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000986
↑Garbelli A, Beermann S, Di Cicco G, Dietrich U, Maga G. A motif unique to the human DEAD-box protein DDX3 is important for nucleic acid binding, ATP hydrolysis, RNA/DNA unwinding and HIV-1 replication. PLoS One. 2011 May 12;6(5):e19810. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019810. PMID:21589879 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019810
↑Pek JW, Kai T. DEAD-box RNA helicase Belle/DDX3 and the RNA interference pathway promote mitotic chromosome segregation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 19;108(29):12007-12. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1106245108. Epub 2011 Jul 5. PMID:21730191 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1106245108
↑Shih JW, Wang WT, Tsai TY, Kuo CY, Li HK, Wu Lee YH. Critical roles of RNA helicase DDX3 and its interactions with eIF4E/PABP1 in stress granule assembly and stress response. Biochem J. 2012 Jan 1;441(1):119-29. doi: 10.1042/BJ20110739. PMID:21883093 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20110739
↑Choi YJ, Lee SG. The DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX3 interacts with DDX5, co-localizes with it in the cytoplasm during the G2/M phase of the cycle, and affects its shuttling during mRNP export. J Cell Biochem. 2012 Mar;113(3):985-96. doi: 10.1002/jcb.23428. PMID:22034099 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcb.23428
↑Geissler R, Golbik RP, Behrens SE. The DEAD-box helicase DDX3 supports the assembly of functional 80S ribosomes. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jun;40(11):4998-5011. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks070. Epub 2012 , Feb 9. PMID:22323517 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks070
↑Soto-Rifo R, Rubilar PS, Limousin T, de Breyne S, Decimo D, Ohlmann T. DEAD-box protein DDX3 associates with eIF4F to promote translation of selected mRNAs. EMBO J. 2012 Sep 12;31(18):3745-56. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.220. Epub 2012 Aug 7. PMID:22872150 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2012.220
↑Hogbom M, Collins R, van den Berg S, Jenvert RM, Karlberg T, Kotenyova T, Flores A, Karlsson Hedestam GB, Schiavone LH. Crystal structure of conserved domains 1 and 2 of the human DEAD-box helicase DDX3X in complex with the mononucleotide AMP. J Mol Biol. 2007 Sep 7;372(1):150-9. Epub 2007 Jun 26. PMID:17631897 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.050
