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Structural highlights

Function

HUNIN_HUMAN Plays a role as a neuroprotective factor. Protects against death induced by multiple different familial Alzheimer disease genes and beta amyloid proteins in Alzheimer disease. Suppresses apoptosis by binding to BAX and preventing the translocation of BAX from the cytosol to mitochondria. Binds to IGFBP3 and specifically blocks IGFBP3-induced cell death Induces chemotaxis of mononuclear phagocytes via FPR2. Reduces the aggregation and fibrillary formation by suppressing the effect of APP on mononuclear phagocytes and acts by competitively inhibiting the access of FPRL1 to APP.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

See Also

• Transducin 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Hashimoto Y, Niikura T, Tajima H, Yasukawa T, Sudo H, Ito Y, Kita Y, Kawasumi M, Kouyama K, Doyu M, Sobue G, Koide T, Tsuji S, Lang J, Kurokawa K, Nishimoto I. A rescue factor abolishing neuronal cell death by a wide spectrum of familial Alzheimer's disease genes and Abeta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 May 22;98(11):6336-41. PMID:11371646 doi:10.1073/pnas.101133498
2. ↑ Ikonen M, Liu B, Hashimoto Y, Ma L, Lee KW, Niikura T, Nishimoto I, Cohen P. Interaction between the Alzheimer's survival peptide humanin and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 regulates cell survival and apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Oct 28;100(22):13042-7. Epub 2003 Oct 15. PMID:14561895 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2135111100
3. ↑ Hashimoto Y, Niikura T, Ito Y, Sudo H, Hata M, Arakawa E, Abe Y, Kita Y, Nishimoto I. Detailed characterization of neuroprotection by a rescue factor humanin against various Alzheimer's disease-relevant insults. J Neurosci. 2001 Dec 1;21(23):9235-45. PMID:11717357
4. ↑ Guo B, Zhai D, Cabezas E, Welsh K, Nouraini S, Satterthwait AC, Reed JC. Humanin peptide suppresses apoptosis by interfering with Bax activation. Nature. 2003 May 22;423(6938):456-61. Epub 2003 May 4. PMID:12732850 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01627
5. ↑ Ying G, Iribarren P, Zhou Y, Gong W, Zhang N, Yu ZX, Le Y, Cui Y, Wang JM. Humanin, a newly identified neuroprotective factor, uses the G protein-coupled formylpeptide receptor-like-1 as a functional receptor. J Immunol. 2004 Jun 1;172(11):7078-85. PMID:15153530
6. ↑ Zhu Y, Lin X, Zong X, Han S, Wang M, Su Y, Ma L, Chu X, Yi C, Zhao Q, Wu B. Structural basis of FPR2 in recognition of Aβ(42) and neuroprotection by humanin. Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 1;13(1):1775. PMID:35365641 doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29361-x