6MCY

Crystal structure of mouse Bak

6MCY の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb6mcy/pdb
• 分子名称: Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer, FORMIC ACID, 1,2-ETHANEDIOL, ... (4 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: bcl-2 family, bak, alpha-helical, apoptosis
• 由来する生物種: Mus musculus (Mouse)
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 4
• 化学式量合計: 76257.22

構造登録者

Brouwer, J.M.,Czabotar, P.E.,Colman, P.M. (登録日: 2018-09-03, 公開日: 2019-09-11, 最終更新日: 2023-10-11)

主引用文献

van Delft, M.F.,Chappaz, S.,Khakham, Y.,Bui, C.T.,Debrincat, M.A.,Lowes, K.N.,Brouwer, J.M.,Grohmann, C.,Sharp, P.P.,Dagley, L.F.,Li, L.,McArthur, K.,Luo, M.X.,Chin, H.S.,Fairlie, W.D.,Lee, E.F.,Segal, D.,Duflocq, S.,Lessene, R.,Bernard, S.,Peilleron, L.,Nguyen, T.,Miles, C.,Wan, S.S.,Lane, R.M.,Wardak, A.,Lackovic, K.,Colman, P.M.,Sandow, J.J.,Webb, A.I.,Czabotar, P.E.,Dewson, G.,Watson, K.G.,Huang, D.C.S.,Lessene, G.,Kile, B.T.
A small molecule interacts with VDAC2 to block mouse BAK-driven apoptosis.
Nat.Chem.Biol., 15:1057-1066, 2019

PubMed Abstract: Activating the intrinsic apoptosis pathway with small molecules is now a clinically validated approach to cancer therapy. In contrast, blocking apoptosis to prevent the death of healthy cells in disease settings has not been achieved. Caspases have been favored, but they act too late in apoptosis to provide long-term protection. The critical step in committing a cell to death is activation of BAK or BAX, pro-death BCL-2 proteins mediating mitochondrial damage. Apoptosis cannot proceed in their absence. Here we show that WEHI-9625, a novel tricyclic sulfone small molecule, binds to VDAC2 and promotes its ability to inhibit apoptosis driven by mouse BAK. In contrast to caspase inhibitors, WEHI-9625 blocks apoptosis before mitochondrial damage, preserving cellular function and long-term clonogenic potential. Our findings expand on the key role of VDAC2 in regulating apoptosis and demonstrate that blocking apoptosis at an early stage is both advantageous and pharmacologically tractable.

PubMed: 31591564
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0365-8

実験手法

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.748 Å)