3H13

c-FLIPL protease-like domain

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.187 

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Literature

Mechanism of procaspase-8 activation by c-FLIPL.

Yu, J.W., Jeffrey, P.D., Shi, Y.

(2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106: 8169-8174

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812453106
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3H11, 3H13

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP(L)) is a key regulator of the extrinsic cell death pathway. Although widely regarded as an inhibitor of initiator caspase activation and cell death, c-FLIP(L) is also capable of enhancing procaspase-8 activation through heterodimerization of their respective protease domains ...

    Cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP(L)) is a key regulator of the extrinsic cell death pathway. Although widely regarded as an inhibitor of initiator caspase activation and cell death, c-FLIP(L) is also capable of enhancing procaspase-8 activation through heterodimerization of their respective protease domains. However, the underlying mechanism of this activation process remains enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that cleavage of the intersubunit linker of c-FLIP(L) by procaspase-8 potentiates the activation process by enhancing heterodimerization between the two proteins and vastly improving the proteolytic activity of unprocessed caspase-(C)8. The crystal structures of the protease-like domain of c-FLIP(L) alone and in complex with zymogen C8 identify the unique determinants that favor heterodimerization over procaspase-8 homodimerization, and induce the latent active site of zymogen C8 into a productive conformation. Together, these findings provide molecular insights into a key aspect of c-FLIP(L) function that modulates procaspase-8 activation to elicit diverse responses in different cellular contexts.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular Biology, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. jwyu@princeton.edu



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator A272Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CFLAR, CASH, CASP8AP1, CLARP, MRIT
Find proteins for O15519 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  O15519
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PHAROS:  O15519
GTEx:  ENSG00000003402
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.220 
  • R-Value Work: 0.187 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.187 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 101.94α = 90
b = 101.94β = 90
c = 61.36γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CBASSdata collection
PHASERphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2009-04-28
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance