1CA4

STRUCTURE OF TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2 (TRAF2)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 

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Literature

Structural basis for self-association and receptor recognition of human TRAF2.

Park, Y.C.Burkitt, V.Villa, A.R.Tong, L.Wu, H.

(1999) Nature 398: 533-538

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/19110
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1CA4, 1CA9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-receptor-associated factors (TRAFs) form a family of cytoplasmic adapter proteins that mediate signal transduction from many members of the TNF-receptor superfamily and the interleukin-1 receptor. They are important in the regulation of cell survival and cell death. The carboxy-terminal region of TRAFs (the TRAF domain) is required for self-association and interaction with receptors. The domain contains a predicted coiled-coil region that is followed by a highly conserved TRAF-C domain. Here we report the crystal structure of the TRAF domain of human TRAF2, both alone and in complex with a peptide from TNF receptor-2 (TNF-R2). The structures reveal a trimeric self-association of the TRAF domain, which we confirm by studies in solution. The TRAF-C domain forms a new, eight-stranded antiparallel beta-sandwich structure. The TNF-R2 peptide binds to a conserved shallow surface depression on one TRAF-C domain and does not contact the other protomers of the trimer. The nature of the interaction indicates that an SXXE motif may be a TRAF2-binding consensus sequence. The trimeric structure of the TRAF domain provides an avidity-based explanation for the dependence of TRAF recruitment on the oligomerization of the receptors by their trimeric extracellular ligands.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry, The Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
PROTEIN (TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR 2)
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
168Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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PHAROS:  Q12933
GTEx:  ENSG00000127191 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.251 
  • R-Value Work: 0.209 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 134.92α = 90
b = 84.96β = 118.6
c = 124.07γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHASESphasing
X-PLORrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-04-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-26
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-12-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references