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| Title | Assembly and activation of the death-inducing signaling complex. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 122, Issue 23, Page e2504819122, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jun 10, 2025 |
Authors | Elizabeth Fosuah / Zhangfei Shen / Jiale Xie / Chen Wang / Qingpeng Lin / Tian-Min Fu / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The death-inducing signaling complex (DISC), comprising Fas, Fas-associated death domain (FADD), and caspase-8, initiates extrinsic apoptosis. Using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we show ...The death-inducing signaling complex (DISC), comprising Fas, Fas-associated death domain (FADD), and caspase-8, initiates extrinsic apoptosis. Using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), we show that Fas and FADD death domains (DDs) form an asymmetric 7:5 oligomer, which promotes FADD death effector domain (DED) filament formation. Structural analysis reveals that FADD DED filaments closely resemble caspase-8 tandem DED filaments, suggesting that FADD DED serves as a nucleation scaffold for caspase-8 assembly. These findings provide a mechanistic framework for how DISC assembly initiates apoptosis and amplifies signaling via higher-order oligomerization. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:40465623 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.07 - 3.51 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-49159, PDB-9n94: EMDB-49266, PDB-9ncq: |
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Keywords | IMMUNE SYSTEM / FADD / Caspase / DISC / Apoptosis / Innate Immunity / Filament / Fas / CD94 / helical assembly |
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