4ZCH

Single-chain human APRIL-BAFF-BAFF Heterotrimer

Summary for 4ZCH

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4zch/pdb
• Descriptor: Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13,Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B,Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B, TRIS-HYDROXYMETHYL-METHYL-AMMONIUM (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: b-cell activating factor, a proliferation-inducing ligand, tnf superfamily; cytokine, proteros biostructures gmbh, cytokine
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (Human); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 97585.04

Authors

Lammens, A.,Jiang, X.,Maskos, K.,Schneider, P. (deposition date: 2015-04-16, release date: 2015-05-13, Last modification date: 2024-11-20)

Primary citation

Schuepbach-Mallepell, S.,Das, D.,Willen, L.,Vigolo, M.,Tardivel, A.,Lebon, L.,Kowalczyk-Quintas, C.,Nys, J.,Smulski, C.,Zheng, T.S.,Maskos, K.,Lammens, A.,Jiang, X.,Hess, H.,Tan, S.L.,Schneider, P.
Stoichiometry of Heteromeric BAFF and APRIL Cytokines Dictates Their Receptor Binding and Signaling Properties.
J.Biol.Chem., 290:16330-16342, 2015

PubMed Abstract: The closely related TNF family ligands B cell activation factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) serve in the generation and maintenance of mature B-lymphocytes. Both BAFF and APRIL assemble as homotrimers that bind and activate several receptors that they partially share. However, heteromers of BAFF and APRIL that occur in patients with autoimmune diseases are incompletely characterized. The N and C termini of adjacent BAFF or APRIL monomers are spatially close and can be linked to create single-chain homo- or hetero-ligands of defined stoichiometry. Similar to APRIL, heteromers consisting of one BAFF and two APRILs (BAA) bind to the receptors B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), transmembrane activator and CAML interactor (TACI) but not to the BAFF receptor (BAFFR). Heteromers consisting of one APRIL and two BAFF (ABB) bind to TACI and BCMA and weakly to BAFFR in accordance with the analysis of the receptor interaction sites in the crystallographic structure of ABB. Receptor binding correlated with activity in reporter cell line assays specific for BAFFR, TACI, or BCMA. Single-chain BAFF (BBB) and to a lesser extent single-chain ABB, but not APRIL or single-chain BAA, rescued BAFFR-dependent B cell maturation in BAFF-deficient mice. In conclusion, BAFF-APRIL heteromers of different stoichiometries have distinct receptor-binding properties and activities. Based on the observation that heteromers are less active than BAFF, we speculate that their physiological role might be to down-regulate BAFF activity.

PubMed: 25953898
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M115.661405

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.43 Å)