1z6t

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1z6t]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. The September 2014 RCSB PDB [http://pdb.rcsb.org/pdb/static.do?p=education_discussion/molecule_of_the_month/index.html Molecule of the Month] feature on ''Apoptosomes'' by David Goodsell is [http://dx.doi.org/10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2014_9 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2014_9]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1Z6T OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1Z6T FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ADP:ADENOSINE-5-DIPHOSPHATE'>ADP</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1z6t FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1z6t OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1z6t PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1z6t RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1z6t PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1z6t ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/APAF_HUMAN APAF_HUMAN]] Oligomeric Apaf-1 mediates the cytochrome c-dependent autocatalytic activation of pro-caspase-9 (Apaf-3), leading to the activation of caspase-3 and apoptosis. This activation requires ATP. Isoform 6 is less effective in inducing apoptosis.<ref>PMID:10393175</ref> <ref>PMID:12804598</ref>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Apoptosis is executed by caspases, which undergo proteolytic activation in response to cell death stimuli. The apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) controls caspase activation downstream of mitochondria. During apoptosis, Apaf-1 binds to cytochrome c and in the presence of ATP/dATP forms an apoptosome, leading to the recruitment and activation of the initiator caspase, caspase-9 (ref. 2). The mechanisms underlying Apaf-1 function are largely unknown. Here we report the 2.2-A crystal structure of an ADP-bound, WD40-deleted Apaf-1, which reveals the molecular mechanism by which Apaf-1 exists in an inactive state before ATP binding. The amino-terminal caspase recruitment domain packs against a three-layered alpha/beta fold, a short helical motif and a winged-helix domain, resulting in the burial of the caspase-9-binding interface. The deeply buried ADP molecule serves as an organizing centre to strengthen interactions between these four adjoining domains, thus locking Apaf-1 in an inactive conformation. Apaf-1 binds to and hydrolyses ATP/dATP and their analogues. The binding and hydrolysis of nucleotides seem to drive conformational changes that are essential for the formation of the apoptosome and the activation of caspase-9.

Structure of the apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 bound to ADP.,Riedl SJ, Li W, Chao Y, Schwarzenbacher R, Shi Y Nature. 2005 Apr 14;434(7035):926-33. PMID:15829969<ref>PMID:15829969</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Chao, Y]]

[[Category: Li, W]]

[[Category: Riedl, S J]]

[[Category: Schwarzenbacher, R]]

[[Category: Shi, Y]]

[[Category: Nucleotide binding]]