2XA0

Crystal structure of BCL-2 in complex with a BAX BH3 peptide


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.242 
  • R-Value Work: 0.222 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.222 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Evidence that Inhibition of Bax Activation by Bcl- 2 Involves its Tight and Preferential Interaction with the Bh3 Domain of Bax.

Ku, B.Liang, C.Jung, J.U.Oh, B.H.

(2011) Cell Res 21: 627

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/cr.2010.149
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2XA0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Interactions between the BCL-2 family proteins determine the cell's fate to live or die. How they interact with each other to regulate apoptosis remains as an unsettled central issue. So far, the antiapoptotic BCL-2 proteins are thought to interact with BAX weakly, but the physiological significance of this interaction has been vague. Herein, we show that recombinant BCL-2 and BCL-w interact potently with a BCL-2 homology (BH) 3 domain-containing peptide derived from BAX, exhibiting the dissociation constants of 15 and 23 nM, respectively. To clarify the basis for this strong interaction, we determined the three-dimensional structure of a complex of BCL-2 with a BAX peptide spanning its BH3 domain. It revealed that their interactions extended beyond the canonical BH3 domain and involved three nonconserved charged residues of BAX. A novel BAX variant, containing the alanine substitution of these three residues, had greatly impaired affinity for BCL-2 and BCL-w, but was otherwise indistinguishable from wild-type BAX. Critically, the apoptotic activity of the BAX variant could not be restrained by BCL-2 and BCL-w, pointing that the observed tight interactions are critical for regulating BAX activation. We also comprehensively quantified the binding affinities between the three BCL-2 subfamily proteins. Collectively, the data show that due to the high affinity of BAX for BCL-2, BCL-w and A1, and of BAK for BCL-X(L), MCL-1 and A1, only a subset of BH3-only proteins, commonly including BIM, BID and PUMA, could be expected to free BAX or BAK from the antiapoptotic BCL-2 proteins to elicit apoptosis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the Biocentury, Daejeon, Korea.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
APOPTOSIS REGULATOR BCL-2
A, B
207Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  P10415
GTEx:  ENSG00000171791 
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UniProt GroupP10415
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
APOPTOSIS REGULATOR BAX
C, D
31Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.242 
  • R-Value Work: 0.222 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.222 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 81.973α = 90
b = 81.973β = 90
c = 138.85γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-11-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-26
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other, Refinement description