Structural highlights
Function
[PDCD6_HUMAN] Calcium-binding protein required for T-cell receptor-, Fas-, and glucocorticoid-induced cell death. May mediate Ca(2+)-regulated signals along the death pathway (By similarity). Calcium-dependent adapter necessary for the association between PDCD6IP and TSG101. Interaction with DAPK1 can accelerate apoptotic cell death by increasing caspase-3 activity.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
ALG-2 (apoptosis-linked gene 2) is an apoptosis-linked calcium-binding protein with five EF-hand motifs in the C-terminal region. N-terminally truncated ALG-2 (des3-23ALG-2) was crystallized by the vapour-diffusion method in buffer consisting of either 50 mM MES pH 6.5, 12.5%(v/v) 2-propanol and 150 mM calcium acetate or 100 mM MES pH 6.0, 15%(v/v) ethanol and 200 mM zinc acetate. Crystals of the Ca(2+)-bound form belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 54.8, b = 154.4, c = 237.7 A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees , and diffracted to 3.1 A resolution. Crystals of the Zn(2+)-bound form belonged to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 52.8, b = 147.5, c = 230.7 A, alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees , and diffracted to 3.3 A resolution. The structures of the Ca(2+)-bound form and the Zn(2+)-bound form were solved by the molecular-replacement method. Although both crystals contained eight ALG-2 molecules per asymmetric unit, the metal-ion locations and octameric arrangements were found to be significantly different.
Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of N-terminally truncated human ALG-2.,Suzuki H, Kawasaki M, Kakiuchi T, Shibata H, Wakatsuki S, Maki M Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Nov 1;64(Pt, 11):974-7. Epub 2008 Oct 31. PMID:18997320[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Lee JH, Rho SB, Chun T. Programmed cell death 6 (PDCD6) protein interacts with death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPk1): additive effect on apoptosis via caspase-3 dependent pathway. Biotechnol Lett. 2005 Jul;27(14):1011-5. PMID:16132846 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-005-7869-x
- ↑ Okumura M, Ichioka F, Kobayashi R, Suzuki H, Yoshida H, Shibata H, Maki M. Penta-EF-hand protein ALG-2 functions as a Ca2+-dependent adaptor that bridges Alix and TSG101. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Aug 14;386(1):237-41. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.015. Epub 2009 Jun 9. PMID:19520058 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.015
- ↑ Suzuki H, Kawasaki M, Kakiuchi T, Shibata H, Wakatsuki S, Maki M. Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of N-terminally truncated human ALG-2. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Nov 1;64(Pt, 11):974-7. Epub 2008 Oct 31. PMID:18997320 doi:10.1107/S1744309108030297
