Journal: Cell / Year: 2014 Title: Unified polymerization mechanism for the assembly of ASC-dependent inflammasomes. Authors: Alvin Lu / Venkat Giri Magupalli / Jianbin Ruan / Qian Yin / Maninjay K Atianand / Matthijn R Vos / Gunnar F Schröder / Katherine A Fitzgerald / Hao Wu / Edward H Egelman / Abstract: Inflammasomes elicit host defense inside cells by activating caspase-1 for cytokine maturation and cell death. AIM2 and NLRP3 are representative sensor proteins in two major families of inflammasomes. ...Inflammasomes elicit host defense inside cells by activating caspase-1 for cytokine maturation and cell death. AIM2 and NLRP3 are representative sensor proteins in two major families of inflammasomes. The adaptor protein ASC bridges the sensor proteins and caspase-1 to form ternary inflammasome complexes, achieved through pyrin domain (PYD) interactions between sensors and ASC and through caspase activation and recruitment domain (CARD) interactions between ASC and caspase-1. We found that PYD and CARD both form filaments. Activated AIM2 and NLRP3 nucleate PYD filaments of ASC, which, in turn, cluster the CARD of ASC. ASC thus nucleates CARD filaments of caspase-1, leading to proximity-induced activation. Endogenous NLRP3 inflammasome is also filamentous. The cryoelectron microscopy structure of ASC(PYD) filament at near-atomic resolution provides a template for homo- and hetero-PYD/PYD associations, as confirmed by structure-guided mutagenesis. We propose that ASC-dependent inflammasomes in both families share a unified assembly mechanism that involves two successive steps of nucleation-induced polymerization. PAPERFLICK:
A: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD B: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD C: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD D: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD E: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD F: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD G: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD H: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD I: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD J: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD K: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD L: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD M: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD N: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD O: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
Helical symmetry: (Circular symmetry: 3 / Dyad axis: no / N subunits divisor: 1 / Num. of operations: 1 / Rise per n subunits: 13.95 Å / Rotation per n subunits: 52.9 °)
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Components
#1: Protein
Apoptosis-associatedspeck-likeproteincontainingaCARD / hASC / Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 5 / PYD and CARD domain-containing protein / ...hASC / Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 5 / PYD and CARD domain-containing protein / Target of methylation-induced silencing 1
Mass: 10091.665 Da / Num. of mol.: 15 / Fragment: pyrin domain (UNP residues 1-91) Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) Homo sapiens (human) / Gene: PYCARD, ASC, CARD5, TMS1 / Production host: Escherichia coli (E. coli) / References: UniProt: Q9ULZ3
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Experimental details
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Experiment
Experiment
Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EM experiment
Aggregation state: HELICAL ARRAY / 3D reconstruction method: helical reconstruction
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Sample preparation
Component
Name: PYD domain from ASC / Type: COMPLEX
Specimen
Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES
Specimen support
Details: over holes in lacey carbon grids, no support
Vitrification
Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Details: Plunged into liquid ethane (FEI VITROBOT MARK IV)
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Electron microscopy imaging
Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company
Microscopy
Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS / Date: Dec 20, 2013
Electron gun
Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM
Electron lens
Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 5000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1000 nm / Cs: 2.7 mm
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