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1m6i
From Proteopedia
| 1m6i, resolution 1.80Å () | |||||||||
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| Domains: | Pyr_redox, Pyr_redox_2 | ||||||||
| Related: | 1gv4 | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
Crystal Structure of Apoptosis Inducing Factor (AIF)
The execution of apoptosis or programmed cell death comprises both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent processes. Apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) was identified as a major player in caspase-independent cell death. It induces chromatin condensation and initial DNA cleavage via an unknown molecular mechanism. Here we report the crystal structure of human AIF at 1.8 A resolution. The structure reveals the presence of a strong positive electrostatic potential at the AIF surface, although the calculated isoelectric point for the entire protein is neutral. We show that recombinant AIF interacts with DNA in a sequence-independent manner. In addition, in cells treated with an apoptotic stimulus, endogenous AIF becomes co-localized with DNA at an early stage of nuclear morphological changes. Structure-based mutagenesis shows that DNA-binding defective mutants of AIF fail to induce cell death while retaining nuclear translocation. The potential DNA-binding site identified from mutagenesis also coincides with computational docking of a DNA duplex. These observations suggest that AIF-induced nuclear apoptosis requires a direct interaction with DNA.
DNA binding is required for the apoptogenic action of apoptosis inducing factor., Ye H, Cande C, Stephanou NC, Jiang S, Gurbuxani S, Larochette N, Daugas E, Garrido C, Kroemer G, Wu H, Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Sep;9(9):680-4. PMID:12198487
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
About this Structure
1M6I is a 1 chain structure of sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Ye H, Cande C, Stephanou NC, Jiang S, Gurbuxani S, Larochette N, Daugas E, Garrido C, Kroemer G, Wu H. DNA binding is required for the apoptogenic action of apoptosis inducing factor. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Sep;9(9):680-4. PMID:12198487 doi:10.1038/nsb836
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Categories: Homo sapiens | Cande, C. | Daugas, E. | Garrido, C. | Gurbuxani, S. | Jiang, S. | Kroemer, G. | Larochette, N. | Stephanou, N C. | Wu, H. | Ye, H. | Aif | Apoptosis
