Structure of the Drosophila apoptosome
by single particle reconstruction, at 6.9 A resolution

Entry | |
| Summary | |
| Database / ID | PORTEIN DATA BANK (PDB) / 1vt4 |
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| Title | Structure of the Drosophila apoptosome |
| Descriptor | Apaf-1 related killer DARK |
| Keywords | APOPTOSIS, Drosophila apoptosome, apoptosis, programmed cell death |
| Authors | Yuan, S., Topf, M., Akey, C.W., Ludtke, S.J. |
| Date | Deposition: 2010-11-09, Release: 2011-01-19 |
| PDBj Mine pages | Summary, Structural Details, Experimental Details, Functional Details |
| Other databases | RCSB-PDB, PDBe, CATH, CE, FSSP, SCOP, VAST |
| Sequence details | AUTHORS STATE THAT THE ACTUAL SEQUENCE FOR THE PROTEIN IS: |
| Sequence details | MDFETGEHQYQYKDILSVFEDAFVDNFDCKDVQDMPKSILSKEEIDHIIM SKDAVSGTLR LFWTLLSKQEEMVQKFVEEVLRINYKFLMSPIKTEQRQPSMMTRMYIEQR DRLYNDNQVF AKYNVSRLQPYLKLRQALLELRPAKNVLIDGVLGSGKTWVALDVCLSYKV QCKMDFKIFW LNLKNCNSPETVLEMLQKLLYQIDPNWTSRSDHSSNIKLRIHSIQAELRR LLKSKPYENC LLVLLNVQNAKAWNAFNLSCKILLTTRFKQVTDFLSAATTTHISLDHHSM TLTPDEVKSL LLKYLDCRPQDLPREVLTTNPRRLSIIAESIRDGLATWDNWKHVNCDKLT TIIESSLNVL EPAEYRKMFDRLSVFPPSAHIPTILLSLIWFDVIKSDVMVVVNKLHKYSL VEKQPKESTI SIPSIYLELKVKLENEYALHRSIVDHYNIPKTFDSDDLIPPYLDQYFYSH IGHHLKNIEH PERMTLFRMVFLDFRFLEQKIRHDSTAWNASGSILNTLQQLKFYKPYICD NDPKYERLVN AILDFLPKIEENLICSKYTDLLRIALMAEDEAIFEEAHKQVQRFDDRVWF TNHGRFHQHR QIINLGDNEGRHAVYLHNDFCLIALASGQILLTDVSLEGEDTYLLRDESD SSDILRMAVF NQQKHLITLHCNGSVKLWSLWPDCPGRRHSGGSKQQLVNSVVKRFIGSYA NLKIVAFYLN EDAGLPEANIQLHVAFINGDVSILNWDEQDQEFKLSHVPVLKTMQSGIRC FVQVLKRYYV VCTSNCTLTVWDLTNGSSNTLELHVFNVENDTPLALDVFDERSKTATVLL IFKYSVWRLN FLPGLSVSLQSEAVQLPEGSFITCGKRSTDGRYLLLGTSEGLIVYDLKIS DPVLRSNVSE HIECVDIYELFDPVYKYIVLCGAKGKQVVHVHTLRSVSGSNSHQNREIAW VHSADEISVM TKACLEPNVYLRSLMDMTRERTQLLAVDSKERIHLIKPAISRISEWSTIT PTHAASNCKI NAISAFNDEQIFVGYVDGVIIDVIHDTALPQQFIEEPIDYLKQVSPNILV ASAHSAQKTV IFQLEKIDPLQPNDQWPLMMDVSTKYASLQEGQYIILFSDHGVCHLDIAN PSAFVKPKDS EEYIVGFDLKNSLLFLAYENNIIDVFRLIFSCNQLRYEQICEEEIAQKAK ISYLVATDDG TMLAMGFENGTLELFAVENRKVQLIYSIEEVHEHCIRQLLFSPCKLLLIS CAEQLCFWNV THMRNNQLEREQKRRRSRRHKQHSVTQEDAVDAAPIAADIDVDVTFVADE FHPVNRGTAE LWRNKRGNAIRPELLACVKFVGNEARQFFTDAHFSHFYAIDDEGVYYHLQ LLELSRLQPP PDPVTLDIANQYEDLKNLRILDSPLMQDSDSEGADVVGNLVLEKNGGVAR ATPILEEASS |
| Structure Visualization | |
| Movies | Movie Page#1: Depositted structure unit, Made by Jmol #2: Superimposing with simplified surface model of EM map, EMDB-5235, Made by Jmol #3: With PDB-3iz8, Made by Jmol #4: Superimposing with EM 3D map: EMDB-5235 (with PDB-3iz8), Made by UCSF CHIMERA |
| Structure viewers | Yorodumi, jV4, Jmol, Biological unit (Images, jV) |
| Related Structure Data | |
| Related Entries |
Cite: data citing same article Fit: target map of fitting Split: split data constructing the same model |
| Similar strucutres (beta) |
List of similar structure data about Omokage system |
Article | |
| Citation - primary | |
| Article | Structure, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Page 128-40, Year 2011 |
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| Title | Structure of the Drosophila apoptosome at 6.9 å resolution. |
| Authors | Shujun Yuan, Xinchao Yu, Maya Topf, Loretta Dorstyn, Sharad Kumar, Steven J Ludtke, Christopher W Akey Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, 700 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA. |
| Keywords | Animals, Apoptosomes (chemistry), Ark protein, Drosophila, Caspases (chemistry, 3.4.22.-), Cryoelectron Microscopy, Drosophila Proteins (chemistry), Drosophila melanogaster (chemistry), Ice protein, Drosophila ( 3.4.22.-), Nc protein, Drosophila ( 3.4.22.-), Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Multimerization, Protein Structure, Quaternary, Protein Structure, Secondary, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Structural Homology, Protein |
| Links | PII: S0969-2126(10)00399-0, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2010.10.009, PubMed: 21220123, PMC: PMC3053581 |
Components | |
| ID 1 : Apaf-1-related-killer, isoform B, Apaf-1/CED-4-related caspase activator Dapaf-1L, Cell death protein HAC-1 | |
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| Description | Apaf-1 related killer DARK |
| Type | polymer |
| Formula weight | 123196.281 Da |
| Number of molecules | 8 |
| Source | Method: Isolated from a genetically manipulated source Gene: Fruit fly, Ark, Hac1, dapaf-1L, CG6829, Dmel_CG6829, ID:7227, Drosophila melanogasterHost: ID:7108, Spodoptera frugiperda, sf21, baculovirusPlasmid name: pFastBac |
| Links | UniProt: Q7KLI1, Sequence view |
| ID 2 : MAGNESIUM ION | |
| Image | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Description | MAGNESIUM ION |
| Type | non-polymer |
| Formula weight | 24.305 Da |
| Number of molecules | 16 |
| Source | Method: Obtained synthetically |
| ID 3 : 2'-DEOXYADENOSINE 5'-TRIPHOSPHATE | |
| Image | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
| Description | 2'-DEOXYADENOSINE 5'-TRIPHOSPHATE |
| Type | non-polymer |
| Formula weight | 491.184 Da |
| Number of molecules | 16 |
| Source | Method: Obtained synthetically |
Sample | |
| Assembly | |
| Aggregation state | PARTICLE |
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| Composition | hexadecamer of Dark molecules |
| Details | Sample assembled in low salt buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 10 mM KCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM EGTA, 1 mM DTT) at about 0.5 mg per ml with dATP and additional EDTA |
| Theoretical Mass | 2.5 |
| Name | Drosophila apoptosome (double ring) |
| Num components | 1 |
| Entity assembly | |
| Details | Dark is assembled with 10 mM EDTA and 10 mM dATP in low salt buffer |
| Name | Apaf-1 related killer DARK |
| Type | PROTEIN |
| Buffer | |
| Name | HEPES buffer |
| Experiment | |
| Reconstruction method | SINGLE PARTICLE |
| Specimen type | VITREOUS ICE (CRYO EM) |
| Sample preparation | |
| Details | 20mM HEPES, 10mM KCl, 1.5mM MgCl2, 1mM EDTA, 1mM EGTA, 1mM DTT |
| pH | 7.5 |
| Sample concentration | 2 mg/ml |
| Sample support | |
| Details | C-flat 2/1 holey grids (400 mesh) covered with a thin carbon film |
| Vitrification | |
| Cryogen name | ETHANE |
| Details | blotting at room temperature with sample at room temperature |
| Humidity | 100 |
| Instrument | FEI Vitrobot Mark 3 |
| Method | Blot for 2-2.5s before plunging |
| Temp | 77 Kelvin |
Electron Microscopy | |
| Imaging | |
| Microscope | model: FEI TECNAI F20 |
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| Date | 2009-09-15 |
| Details | actual magnification at the ccd 87000, camera pixel size 15um, 1.72 angstrom per pixel, data collected semi-automatically with EMTools (TVIPS) |
| Electron gun | |
| Electron source | FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Accelerating voltage | 160 kV |
| Electron dose | 20 e/A**2 |
| Illumination mode | FLOOD BEAM |
| Lens | |
| Mode | BRIGHT FIELD |
| Magnification | calibrated: 50000 X, nominal: 50000 X |
| Cs | nominal: 2.0 mm |
| Astigmatism | objective lens astigmatism was corrected at 200,000 times magnification |
| Detector distance | 0.0 |
| Nominal defocus | max: 3000 nm, min: 1500 nm |
| Specimen holder | |
| Specimen holder | model: GATAN LIQUID NITROGEN, type: Side entry liquid nitrogen-cooled cryo specimen holder |
| Tilt angle | min: 0.0 degrees, max: 0.0 degrees |
| Temperature | 93 Kelvin |
| Recording temperature | maximum: 100, minimum: 93 |
| Detector | |
| Type | TVIPS 4kx4k CCD camera |
Processing | |
| 2D projection selection | |
| Software name | Modeller, Flex-EM, Chimera |
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| Single particle entity | |
| Symmetry type | DIHEDRAL |
| 3D reconstruction | |
| Actual pixel size | 1.72 A/pix |
| CTF correction method | each CCD frame |
| Details | Projection matching was done with Fourier ring correlation, model-based masking and SSNR weighting over an 80-6 angstrom resolution range. The final refinement steps used an angular step of 2.5 degrees and each of the 48,000 particles was matched to the best two projection classes (1353). In total, 45,000 particles were used in the final reconstruction and the 3D map was amplitude corrected then Gaussian low-pass filtered with a Fourier half-width of 0.12. |
| Method | projection matching |
| Num class averages | 1353 |
| Number of particles | 48271 |
| Resolution | 6.9 A |
| Resolution method | FSC at 0.5 cut-off |
| Software | EMAN2 |
| 3D fitting | |
| Details | Chimera was used to do initial domain fitting with Apaf-1 (1Z6T) and CED-4 (2A5Y)domains. Modeller and Flex-Em were then used to do local refinement of homology models of the various domains. |
| Method | Flexible fitting, local refinement |
| Refinement Protocol | rigid body first, and then used individual helices |
| Refinement Space | REAL |
| Software name | Modeller, Flex-EM, Chimera |
| Target criteria | Cross-correlation coefficient |
| Refine hist | |
| Total atoms | 64336 |
| Ligand atoms | 496 |
| Protein atoms | 63840 |
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| All | pdb1vt4.ent.gz pdb1vt4.ent (uncompressed file) | ||
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| Header only | pdb1vt4.ent.gz | ||
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| mmCIF | 1vt4.cif.gz | ||
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| All | 1vt4.xml.gz | ||
| No-atom | 1vt4-noatom.xml.gz | ||
| Ext-atom | 1vt4-extatom.xml.gz | ||
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