4K5B

Co-crystallization with conformation-specific designed ankyrin repeat proteins explains the conformational flexibility of BCL-W


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 

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Literature

Co-Crystallization with Conformation-Specific Designed Ankyrin Repeat Proteins Explains the Conformational Flexibility of BCL-W

Schilling, J.Schoppe, J.Sauer, E.Pluckthun, A.

(2014) J Mol Biol 426: 2346-2362

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2014.04.010
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4K5A, 4K5B

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    BCL-W is a member of the BCL-2 family of anti-apoptotic proteins. A key event in the regulation of apoptosis is the heterodimerization between anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic family members, which involves a conserved surface-exposed groove on the anti-apoptotic proteins. Crystal structures of the ligand binding-competent conformation exist for all anti-apoptotic family members, with the exception of BCL-W, due to the flexibility of the BCL-W groove region. Existing structures had suggested major deviations of the BCL-W groove region from the otherwise structurally highly related remaining anti-apoptotic family members. To capture its ligand binding-competent conformation by counteracting the conformational flexibility of the BCL-W groove, we had selected high-affinity groove-binding designed ankyrin repeat proteins (DARPins) using ribosome display. We now determined two high-resolution crystal structures of human BCL-W in complex with different DARPins at resolutions 1.5 and 1.85Å, in which the structure of BCL-W is virtually identical, and BCL-W adopts a conformation extremely similar to the ligand-free conformation of its closest relative BCL-XL in both structures. However, distinct differences to all previous BCL-W structures are evident, notably in the ligand-binding region. We provide the first structural explanation for the conformational flexibility of the BCL-W groove region in comparison to other BCL-2 family members. Due to the importance of the anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family as drug targets, the presented crystal structure of ligand binding-competent BCL-W may serve as a valuable basis for structure-based drug design in the future and provides a missing piece for the structural characterization of this protein family.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Apoptosis regulator BCL-W
A, B
169Escherichia coliMutation(s): 1 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Bcl-2-like protein 2
C, D
184Bos taurusMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BCL2L2
UniProt
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UniProt GroupQ1RMX3
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.85 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.178 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 49.3α = 90
b = 93.6β = 106.8
c = 72.3γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-04-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2014-05-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2014-06-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-03-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references