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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 6xkj | ||||||
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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of CARD8-CARD filament | ||||||
Components | Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 8 | ||||||
Keywords | IMMUNE SYSTEM / Filament / inflammasome / signaling / UPA / FIIND / CARD / NLRP1 | ||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationCARD8 inflammasome complex assembly / CARD8 inflammasome complex / NACHT domain binding / Formation of apoptosome / CARD domain binding / self proteolysis / NLRP3 inflammasome complex / negative regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly / negative regulation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway / cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity ...CARD8 inflammasome complex assembly / CARD8 inflammasome complex / NACHT domain binding / Formation of apoptosome / CARD domain binding / self proteolysis / NLRP3 inflammasome complex / negative regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome complex assembly / negative regulation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway / cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity / Regulation of the apoptosome activity / Hydrolases; Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases) / negative regulation of interleukin-1 beta production / pattern recognition receptor activity / negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway / negative regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction / antiviral innate immune response / intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway / activation of innate immune response / positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production / molecular condensate scaffold activity / peptidase activity / regulation of apoptotic process / defense response to virus / inflammatory response / protein homodimerization activity / protein-containing complex / nucleoplasm / nucleus / cytosol / cytoplasm Similarity search - Function | ||||||
| Biological species | Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / helical reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.54 Å | ||||||
Authors | Hollingsworth, L.R. / David, L. / Li, Y. / Sharif, H. / Fontana, P. / Fu, T. / Wu, H. | ||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2021Title: Mechanism of filament formation in UPA-promoted CARD8 and NLRP1 inflammasomes. Authors: L Robert Hollingsworth / Liron David / Yang Li / Andrew R Griswold / Jianbin Ruan / Humayun Sharif / Pietro Fontana / Elizabeth L Orth-He / Tian-Min Fu / Daniel A Bachovchin / Hao Wu / ![]() Abstract: NLRP1 and CARD8 are related cytosolic sensors that upon activation form supramolecular signalling complexes known as canonical inflammasomes, resulting in caspase-1 activation, cytokine maturation ...NLRP1 and CARD8 are related cytosolic sensors that upon activation form supramolecular signalling complexes known as canonical inflammasomes, resulting in caspase-1 activation, cytokine maturation and/or pyroptotic cell death. NLRP1 and CARD8 use their C-terminal (CT) fragments containing a caspase recruitment domain (CARD) and the UPA (conserved in UNC5, PIDD, and ankyrins) subdomain for self-oligomerization, which in turn form the platform to recruit the inflammasome adaptor ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) or caspase-1, respectively. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of NLRP1-CT and CARD8-CT assemblies, in which the respective CARDs form central helical filaments that are promoted by oligomerized, but flexibly linked, UPAs surrounding the filaments. Through biochemical and cellular approaches, we demonstrate that the UPA itself reduces the threshold needed for NLRP1-CT and CARD8-CT filament formation and signalling. Structural analyses provide insights on the mode of ASC recruitment by NLRP1-CT and the contrasting direct recruitment of caspase-1 by CARD8-CT. We also discover that subunits in the central NLRP1 filament dimerize with additional exterior CARDs, which roughly doubles its thickness and is unique among all known CARD filaments. Finally, we engineer and determine the structure of an ASC-caspase-1 octamer, which suggests that ASC uses opposing surfaces for NLRP1, versus caspase-1, recruitment. Together these structures capture the architecture and specificity of the active NLRP1 and CARD8 inflammasomes in addition to key heteromeric CARD-CARD interactions governing inflammasome signalling. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 22219MC ![]() 6xkkC ![]() 7keuC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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| EM raw data | EMPIAR-10567 (Title: CARD8-CT filament / Data size: 1.2 TBData #1: Unaligned multi-frame micrographs for the CARD8 CT filament [micrographs - multiframe]) |
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| Symmetry | Helical symmetry: (Circular symmetry: 1 / Dyad axis: no / N subunits divisor: 1 / Num. of operations: 16 / Rise per n subunits: 5.2 Å / Rotation per n subunits: -99.07 °) |
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 10103.373 Da / Num. of mol.: 16 / Fragment: CARD domain (UNP residues 451-537) Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: CARD8, KIAA0955, NDPP1 / Production host: ![]() |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: FILAMENT / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction |
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| Component | Name: CARD8-CARD filament / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Molecular weight | Units: KILODALTONS/NANOMETER / Experimental value: NO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source (natural) | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source (recombinant) | Organism: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffer solution | pH: 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Specimen | Conc.: 1 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimen support | Grid material: COPPER / Grid mesh size: 400 divisions/in. / Grid type: Quantifoil R1.2/1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK III / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277.15 K |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal magnification: 96000 X / Nominal defocus max: -2200 nm / Nominal defocus min: -800 nm / Cs: 2.7 mm |
| Specimen holder | Cryogen: NITROGEN / Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER |
| Image recording | Average exposure time: 1.25 sec. / Electron dose: 40 e/Å2 / Detector mode: COUNTING / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON III (4k x 4k) / Num. of grids imaged: 1 / Num. of real images: 1208 |
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| Software | Name: PHENIX / Version: 1.18.2_3874: / Classification: refinement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helical symmerty | Angular rotation/subunit: -99.07 ° / Axial rise/subunit: 5.2 Å / Axial symmetry: C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Particle selection | Num. of particles selected: 287568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.54 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 111333 / Symmetry type: HELICAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atomic model building | Protocol: RIGID BODY FIT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atomic model building | PDB-ID: 4IKM Accession code: 4IKM / Source name: PDB / Type: experimental model | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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