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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 3j9k | ||||||
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| Title | Structure of Dark apoptosome in complex with Dronc CARD domain | ||||||
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Keywords | APOPTOSIS / programmed cell death / caspase activation | ||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationhemocyte development / nurse cell apoptotic process / TP53 Regulates Transcription of Caspase Activators and Caspases / negative regulation of humoral immune response / positive regulation of glial cell apoptotic process / head involution / Formation of apoptosome / salivary gland histolysis / melanization defense response / caspase-9 ...hemocyte development / nurse cell apoptotic process / TP53 Regulates Transcription of Caspase Activators and Caspases / negative regulation of humoral immune response / positive regulation of glial cell apoptotic process / head involution / Formation of apoptosome / salivary gland histolysis / melanization defense response / caspase-9 / sarcosine catabolic process / Activation of caspases through apoptosome-mediated cleavage / Regulation of the apoptosome activity / compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death / central nervous system formation / positive regulation of apoptotic process involved in development / metamorphosis / compound eye development / chaeta development / sperm individualization / apoptosome / autophagic cell death / programmed cell death involved in cell development / Neutrophil degranulation / S-adenosylmethionine cycle / CARD domain binding / programmed necrotic cell death / programmed cell death / zymogen activation / triglyceride homeostasis / execution phase of apoptosis / neuron remodeling / response to starvation / dendrite morphogenesis / protein autoprocessing / ectopic germ cell programmed cell death / central nervous system development / positive regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway / response to gamma radiation / determination of adult lifespan / neuron cellular homeostasis / ADP binding / negative regulation of cell population proliferation / cysteine-type endopeptidase activity / apoptotic process / structural molecule activity / protein homodimerization activity / ATP binding / identical protein binding / nucleus / plasma membrane / cytoplasm Similarity search - Function | ||||||
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| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 4.1 Å | ||||||
Authors | Pang, Y. / Bai, X. / Yan, C. / Hao, Q. / Chen, Z. / Wang, J. / Scheres, S.H.W. / Shi, Y. | ||||||
Citation | Journal: Genes Dev / Year: 2015Title: Structure of the apoptosome: mechanistic insights into activation of an initiator caspase from Drosophila. Authors: Yuxuan Pang / Xiao-chen Bai / Chuangye Yan / Qi Hao / Zheqin Chen / Jia-Wei Wang / Sjors H W Scheres / Yigong Shi / ![]() Abstract: Apoptosis is executed by a cascade of caspase activation. The autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase, exemplified by caspase-9 in mammals or its ortholog, Dronc, in fruit flies, is ...Apoptosis is executed by a cascade of caspase activation. The autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase, exemplified by caspase-9 in mammals or its ortholog, Dronc, in fruit flies, is facilitated by a multimeric adaptor complex known as the apoptosome. The underlying mechanism by which caspase-9 or Dronc is activated by the apoptosome remains unknown. Here we report the electron cryomicroscopic (cryo-EM) structure of the intact apoptosome from Drosophila melanogaster at 4.0 Å resolution. Analysis of the Drosophila apoptosome, which comprises 16 molecules of the Dark protein (Apaf-1 ortholog), reveals molecular determinants that support the assembly of the 2.5-MDa complex. In the absence of dATP or ATP, Dronc zymogen potently induces formation of the Dark apoptosome, within which Dronc is efficiently activated. At 4.1 Å resolution, the cryo-EM structure of the Dark apoptosome bound to the caspase recruitment domain (CARD) of Dronc (Dronc-CARD) reveals two stacked rings of Dronc-CARD that are sandwiched between two octameric rings of the Dark protein. The specific interactions between Dronc-CARD and both the CARD and the WD40 repeats of a nearby Dark protomer are indispensable for Dronc activation. These findings reveal important mechanistic insights into the activation of initiator caspase by the apoptosome. | ||||||
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 112749.156 Da / Num. of mol.: 16 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() #2: Protein | Mass: 51207.145 Da / Num. of mol.: 16 / Source method: isolated from a natural source / Source: (natural) ![]() References: UniProt: Q9XYF4, Hydrolases; Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases); Cysteine endopeptidases #3: Chemical | ChemComp-ADP / |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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| Molecular weight | Value: 3 MDa / Experimental value: NO | ||||||||||||||||
| Buffer solution | Name: 25 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT / pH: 8 / Details: 25 mM Tris, pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 5 mM DTT | ||||||||||||||||
| Specimen | Conc.: 0.15 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES | ||||||||||||||||
| Specimen support | Details: glow-discharged holey carbon grids (Quantifoil CuR2/2) with home-made continuous carbon film | ||||||||||||||||
| Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK II / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Temp: 85 K / Humidity: 100 % Details: Blot for 2 seconds before plunging into liquid ethane (FEI VITROBOT MARK II). Method: Blot for 2 seconds before plunging |
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| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Tecnai Polara / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: FEI POLARA 300 / Date: Jan 8, 2014 |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal magnification: 78000 X / Calibrated magnification: 104748 X / Nominal defocus max: 6400 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1400 nm / Cs: 2 mm |
| Specimen holder | Specimen holder model: GATAN LIQUID NITROGEN / Temperature: 85 K / Temperature (max): 90 K / Temperature (min): 80 K |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 28 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: FEI FALCON II (4k x 4k) |
| Image scans | Num. digital images: 1234 |
| Radiation | Protocol: SINGLE WAVELENGTH / Monochromatic (M) / Laue (L): M / Scattering type: x-ray |
| Radiation wavelength | Relative weight: 1 |
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| CTF correction | Details: Each particle | ||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Point symmetry: D8 (2x8 fold dihedral) | ||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 4.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 11359 / Nominal pixel size: 1.34 Å / Actual pixel size: 1.34 Å Details: To correct for beam-induced movements, the 16 video frames for each micrograph were first aligned using whole-image motion correction. Then particle-based beam-induced movement correction ...Details: To correct for beam-induced movements, the 16 video frames for each micrograph were first aligned using whole-image motion correction. Then particle-based beam-induced movement correction was performed using statistical movie processing in RELION. Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||
| Refinement step | Cycle: LAST
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