4FXO

Zinc-mediated allosteric inhibiton of caspase-6


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 

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Literature

Zinc-mediated Allosteric Inhibition of Caspase-6.

Velazquez-Delgado, E.M.Hardy, J.A.

(2012) J Biol Chem 287: 36000-36011

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.397752
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4FXO

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Zinc and caspase-6 have independently been implicated in several neurodegenerative disorders. Depletion of zinc intracellularly leads to apoptosis by an unknown mechanism. Zinc inhibits cysteine proteases, including the apoptotic caspases, leading to the hypothesis that zinc-mediated inhibition of caspase-6 might contribute to its regulation in a neurodegenerative context. Using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, we observed that caspase-6 binds one zinc per monomer, under the same conditions where the zinc leads to complete loss of enzymatic activity. To understand the molecular details of zinc binding and inhibition, we performed an anomalous diffraction experiment above the zinc edge. The anomalous difference maps showed strong 5σ peaks, indicating the presence of one zinc/monomer bound at an exosite distal from the active site. Zinc was not observed bound to the active site. The zinc in the exosite was liganded by Lys-36, Glu-244, and His-287 with a water molecule serving as the fourth ligand, forming a distorted tetrahedral ligation sphere. This exosite appears to be unique to caspase-6, as the residues involved in zinc binding were not conserved across the caspase family. Our data suggest that binding of zinc at the exosite is the primary route of inhibition, potentially locking caspase-6 into the inactive helical conformation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Caspase-6
A, B, C, D
299Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CASP6MCH2
EC: 3.4.22.59
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P55212 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P55212 
Go to UniProtKB:  P55212
PHAROS:  P55212
GTEx:  ENSG00000138794 
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UniProt GroupP55212
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.233 
  • R-Value Work: 0.215 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.696α = 90
b = 90.855β = 90.3
c = 85.763γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
PHASESphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-08-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-09-05
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2012-11-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-13
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description