Mcl-1-Bim complexes accommodate surprising point mutations via minor structural changes.
Fire, E., Gulla, S.V., Grant, R.A., Keating, A.E.(2010) Protein Sci 19: 507-519
- PubMed: 20066663 
- DOI: 10.1002/pro.329
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2PQK, 3KJ0, 3KJ1, 3KJ2 - PubMed Abstract: 
Mcl-1 is an antiapoptotic Bcl-2-family protein that protects cells against death. Structures of Mcl-1, and of other anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, reveal a surface groove into which the alpha-helical BH3 regions of certain proapoptotic proteins can bind. Despite high overall structural conservation, differences in this groove afford binding specificity that is important for the mechanism of Bcl-2 family function ...