2KM6

NMR structure of the NLRP7 Pyrin domain


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

Three-dimensional structure of the NLRP7 pyrin domain: insight into pyrin-pyrin-mediated effector domain signaling in innate immunity.

Pinheiro, A.S.Proell, M.Eibl, C.Page, R.Schwarzenbacher, R.Peti, W.

(2010) J Biol Chem 285: 27402-27410

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.113191
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2KM6

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The innate immune system provides an initial line of defense against infection. Nucleotide-binding domain- and leucine-rich repeat-containing protein (NLR or (NOD-like)) receptors play a critical role in the innate immune response by surveying the cytoplasm for traces of intracellular invaders and endogenous stress signals. NLRs themselves are multi-domain proteins. Their N-terminal effector domains (typically a pyrin or caspase activation and recruitment domain) are responsible for driving downstream signaling and initiating the formation of inflammasomes, multi-component complexes necessary for cytokine activation. However, the currently available structures of NLR effector domains have not yet revealed the mechanism of their differential modes of interaction. Here, we report the structure and dynamics of the N-terminal pyrin domain of NLRP7 (NLRP7 PYD) obtained by NMR spectroscopy. The NLRP7 PYD adopts a six-alpha-helix bundle death domain fold. A comparison of conformational and dynamics features of the NLRP7 PYD with other PYDs showed distinct differences for helix alpha3 and loop alpha2-alpha3, which, in NLRP7, is stabilized by a strong hydrophobic cluster. Moreover, the NLRP7 and NLRP1 PYDs have different electrostatic surfaces. This is significant, because death domain signaling is driven by electrostatic contacts and stabilized by hydrophobic interactions. Thus, these results provide new insights into NLRP signaling and provide a first molecular understanding of inflammasome formation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, Austria.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 7106Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: NLRP7NALP7NOD12PYPAF3
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q8WX94 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q8WX94 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q8WX94
PHAROS:  Q8WX94
GTEx:  ENSG00000167634 
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UniProt GroupQ8WX94
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-06-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2020-02-26
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other
  • Version 1.3: 2023-06-14
    Changes: Database references, Other