4RHW

Crystal structure of Apaf-1 CARD and caspase-9 CARD complex

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.226 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 

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Literature

Molecular determinants of caspase-9 activation by the Apaf-1 apoptosome.

Hu, Q., Wu, D., Chen, W., Yan, Z., Yan, C., He, T., Liang, Q., Shi, Y.

(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 16254-16261

  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1418000111
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4RHW

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase triggers the onset of apoptosis. In dying cells, caspase-9 activation is mediated by a multimeric adaptor complex known as the Apaf-1 apoptosome. The molecular mechanism by which caspase-9 is activated by the Apaf-1 apoptosome remains largely unknown ...

    Autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase triggers the onset of apoptosis. In dying cells, caspase-9 activation is mediated by a multimeric adaptor complex known as the Apaf-1 apoptosome. The molecular mechanism by which caspase-9 is activated by the Apaf-1 apoptosome remains largely unknown. Here we demonstrate that the previously reported 1:1 interaction between Apaf-1 caspase recruitment domain (CARD) and caspase-9 CARD is insufficient for the activation of caspase-9. Rather, formation of a multimeric CARD:CARD assembly between Apaf-1 and caspase-9, which requires three types of distinct interfaces, underlies caspase-9 activation. Importantly, an additional surface area on the multimeric CARD assembly is essential for caspase-9 activation. Together, these findings reveal mechanistic insights into the activation of caspase-9 by the Apaf-1 apoptosome and support the induced conformation model for initiator caspase activation by adaptor complexes.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Ministry of Education Protein Science Laboratory, Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; and shi-lab@tsinghua.edu.cn.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Apoptotic protease-activating factor 1A, B, C, D97Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: APAF1, KIAA0413
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PHAROS:  O14727
GTEx:  ENSG00000120868
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Caspase-9E, F108Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CASP9, MCH6
EC: 3.4.22.62
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Find proteins for P55211 (Homo sapiens)
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GTEx:  ENSG00000132906
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.10 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.226 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.211 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 64.531α = 90
b = 92.52β = 109.12
c = 68.031γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CrystalCleardata collection
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2014-10-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-10-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references