4FDC
Crystal structure of the E493V mutant of human apoptosis inducing factor (AIF)
Summary for 4FDC
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb4fdc/pdb |
| Related | 1M6I |
| Descriptor | Apoptosis-inducing factor 1, mitochondrial, FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (2 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | rossmann fold, mitochondrion, appoptosis, oxidoreductase, apoptosis |
| Biological source | Homo sapiens (human) |
| Cellular location | Mitochondrion intermembrane space: O95831 |
| Total number of polymer chains | 1 |
| Total formula weight | 56837.26 |
| Authors | Sevrioukova, I.F. (deposition date: 2012-05-27, release date: 2012-10-17, Last modification date: 2023-09-13) |
| Primary citation | Rinaldi, C.,Grunseich, C.,Sevrioukova, I.F.,Schindler, A.,Horkayne-Szakaly, I.,Lamperti, C.,Landoure, G.,Kennerson, M.L.,Burnett, B.G.,Bonnemann, C.,Biesecker, L.G.,Ghezzi, D.,Zeviani, M.,Fischbeck, K.H. Cowchock syndrome is associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor. Am.J.Hum.Genet., 91:1095-1102, 2012 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Cowchock syndrome (CMTX4) is a slowly progressive X-linked recessive disorder with axonal neuropathy, deafness, and cognitive impairment. The disease locus was previously mapped to an 11 cM region at chromosome X: q24-q26. Exome sequencing of an affected individual from the originally described family identified a missense change c.1478A>T (p.Glu493Val) in AIFM1, the gene encoding apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) mitochondrion-associated 1. The change is at a highly conserved residue and cosegregated with the phenotype in the family. AIF is an FAD-dependent NADH oxidase that is imported into mitochondria. With apoptotic insults, a N-terminal transmembrane linker is cleaved off, producing a soluble fragment that is released into the cytosol and then transported into the nucleus, where it triggers caspase-independent apoptosis. Another AIFM1 mutation that predicts p.Arg201del has recently been associated with severe mitochondrial encephalomyopathy in two infants by impairing oxidative phosphorylation. The c.1478A>T (p.Glu493Val) mutation found in the family reported here alters the redox properties of the AIF protein and results in increased cell death via apoptosis, without affecting the activity of the respiratory chain complexes. Our findings expand the spectrum of AIF-related disease and provide insight into the effects of AIFM1 mutations. PubMed: 23217327DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.10.008 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.4 Å) |
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