Structural highlights
2h48 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Human. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| NonStd Res: | , |
| Related: | 2fqq, 2fqr, 2fqs, 2fqu, 2fqv, 1sc1 |
| Gene: | CASP1 (HUMAN) |
| Activity: | Caspase-1, with EC number 3.4.22.36 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[CASP1_HUMAN] Thiol protease that cleaves IL-1 beta between an Asp and an Ala, releasing the mature cytokine which is involved in a variety of inflammatory processes. Important for defense against pathogens. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs). Can also promote apoptosis.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
We present a common allosteric mechanism for control of inflammatory and apoptotic caspases. Highly specific thiol-containing inhibitors of the human inflammatory caspase-1 were identified by using disulfide trapping, a method for site-directed small-molecule discovery. These compounds became trapped by forming a disulfide bond with a cysteine residue in the cavity at the dimer interface approximately 15 A away from the active site. Mutational and structural analysis uncovered a linear circuit of functional residues that runs from one active site through the allosteric cavity and into the second active site. Kinetic analysis revealed robust positive cooperativity not seen in other endopeptidases. Recently, disulfide trapping identified a similar small-molecule site and allosteric transition in the apoptotic caspase-7 that shares only a 23% sequence identity with caspase-1. Together, these studies show a general small-molecule-binding site for functionally reversing the zymogen activation of caspases and suggest a common regulatory site for the allosteric control of inflammation and apoptosis.
A common allosteric site and mechanism in caspases.,Scheer JM, Romanowski MJ, Wells JA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 16;103(20):7595-600. Epub 2006 May 8. PMID:16682620[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Alnemri ES, Fernandes-Alnemri T, Litwack G. Cloning and expression of four novel isoforms of human interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme with different apoptotic activities. J Biol Chem. 1995 Mar 3;270(9):4312-7. PMID:7876192
- ↑ Feng Q, Li P, Leung PC, Auersperg N. Caspase-1zeta, a new splice variant of the caspase-1 gene. Genomics. 2004 Sep;84(3):587-91. PMID:15498465 doi:http://dx.doi.org/S0888-7543(04)00161-2
- ↑ Scheer JM, Romanowski MJ, Wells JA. A common allosteric site and mechanism in caspases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 May 16;103(20):7595-600. Epub 2006 May 8. PMID:16682620
