8auw

From Proteopedia

Cryo-EM structure of human BIRC6 in complex with SMAC.

Structural highlights

8auw is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Electron Microscopy, Resolution 7.2Å
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

BIRC6_HUMAN Anti-apoptotic protein which can regulate cell death by controlling caspases and by acting as an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. Has an unusual ubiquitin conjugation system in that it could combine in a single polypeptide, ubiquitin conjugating (E2) with ubiquitin ligase (E3) activity, forming a chimeric E2/E3 ubiquitin ligase. Its tragets include CASP9 and DIABLO/SMAC. Acts as an inhibitor of CASP3, CASP7 and CASP9. Important regulator for the final stages of cytokinesis. Crucial for normal vesicle targeting to the site of abscission, but also for the integrity of the midbody and the midbody ring, and its striking ubiquitin modification.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) bind to pro-apoptotic proteases, keeping them inactive and preventing cell death. The atypical ubiquitin ligase BIRC6 is the only essential IAP, additionally functioning as a suppressor of autophagy. We performed a structure-function analysis of BIRC6 in complex with caspase-9, HTRA2, SMAC, and LC3B, which are critical apoptosis and autophagy proteins. Cryo-electron microscopy structures showed that BIRC6 forms a megadalton crescent shape that arcs around a spacious cavity containing receptor sites for client proteins. Multivalent binding of SMAC obstructs client binding, impeding ubiquitination of both autophagy and apoptotic substrates. On the basis of these data, we discuss how the BIRC6/SMAC complex can act as a stress-induced hub to regulate apoptosis and autophagy drivers.

Structural basis for regulation of apoptosis and autophagy by the BIRC6/SMAC complex.,Ehrmann JF, Grabarczyk DB, Heinke M, Deszcz L, Kurzbauer R, Hudecz O, Shulkina A, Gogova R, Meinhart A, Versteeg GA, Clausen T Science. 2023 Mar 17;379(6637):1117-1123. doi: 10.1126/science.ade8873. Epub 2023 , Feb 9. PMID:36758105^[4]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Qiu XB, Markant SL, Yuan J, Goldberg AL. Nrdp1-mediated degradation of the gigantic IAP, BRUCE, is a novel pathway for triggering apoptosis. EMBO J. 2004 Feb 25;23(4):800-10. Epub 2004 Feb 12. PMID:14765125 doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600075
↑ Bartke T, Pohl C, Pyrowolakis G, Jentsch S. Dual role of BRUCE as an antiapoptotic IAP and a chimeric E2/E3 ubiquitin ligase. Mol Cell. 2004 Jun 18;14(6):801-11. PMID:15200957 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.05.018
↑ Pohl C, Jentsch S. Final stages of cytokinesis and midbody ring formation are controlled by BRUCE. Cell. 2008 Mar 7;132(5):832-45. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.012. PMID:18329369 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.012
↑ Ehrmann JF, Grabarczyk DB, Heinke M, Deszcz L, Kurzbauer R, Hudecz O, Shulkina A, Gogova R, Meinhart A, Versteeg GA, Clausen T. Structural basis for regulation of apoptosis and autophagy by the BIRC6/SMAC complex. Science. 2023 Mar 17;379(6637):1117-1123. PMID:36758105 doi:10.1126/science.ade8873