Antagonists induce a conformational change in cIAP1 that promotes autoubiquitination.
Dueber, E.C., Schoeffler, A.J., Lingel, A., Elliott, J.M., Fedorova, A.V., Giannetti, A.M., Zobel, K., Maurer, B., Varfolomeev, E., Wu, P., Wallweber, H.J., Hymowitz, S.G., Deshayes, K., Vucic, D., Fairbrother, W.J.(2011) Science 334: 376-380
- PubMed: 22021857 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1207862
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3T6P - PubMed Abstract: 
Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins are negative regulators of cell death. IAP family members contain RING domains that impart E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. Binding of endogenous or small-molecule antagonists to select baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR) domains within cellular IAP (cIAP) proteins promotes autoubiquitination and proteasomal degradation and so releases inhibition of apoptosis mediated by cIAP ...