2a5y

Structural highlights

Function

[CED9_CAEEL] Plays a major role in programmed cell death (PCD, apoptosis). Egl-1 binds to and directly inhibits the activity of ced-9, releasing the cell death activator ced-4 from a ced-9/ced-4 containing protein complex and allowing ced-4 to activate the cell-killing caspase ced-3.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} [CED4_CAEEL] Isoform a plays a major role in programmed cell death (PCD, apoptosis). Egl-1 binds to and directly inhibits the activity of ced-9, releasing the cell death activator ced-4 from a ced-9/ced-4 containing protein complex and allowing ced-4 to activate the cell-killing caspase ced-3. Isoform b prevents PCD.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Cell death protein 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Hengartner MO, Horvitz HR. C. elegans cell survival gene ced-9 encodes a functional homolog of the mammalian proto-oncogene bcl-2. Cell. 1994 Feb 25;76(4):665-76. PMID:7907274
2. ↑ Spector MS, Desnoyers S, Hoeppner DJ, Hengartner MO. Interaction between the C. elegans cell-death regulators CED-9 and CED-4. Nature. 1997 Feb 13;385(6617):653-6. PMID:9024666 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/385653a0
3. ↑ Wu D, Wallen HD, Nunez G. Interaction and regulation of subcellular localization of CED-4 by CED-9. Science. 1997 Feb 21;275(5303):1126-9. PMID:9027313
4. ↑ Conradt B, Horvitz HR. The C. elegans protein EGL-1 is required for programmed cell death and interacts with the Bcl-2-like protein CED-9. Cell. 1998 May 15;93(4):519-29. PMID:9604928
5. ↑ Chen F, Hersh BM, Conradt B, Zhou Z, Riemer D, Gruenbaum Y, Horvitz HR. Translocation of C. elegans CED-4 to nuclear membranes during programmed cell death. Science. 2000 Feb 25;287(5457):1485-9. PMID:10688797
6. ↑ Yan N, Gu L, Kokel D, Chai J, Li W, Han A, Chen L, Xue D, Shi Y. Structural, biochemical, and functional analyses of CED-9 recognition by the proapoptotic proteins EGL-1 and CED-4. Mol Cell. 2004 Sep 24;15(6):999-1006. PMID:15383288 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.08.022
7. ↑ Yuan J, Horvitz HR. The Caenorhabditis elegans cell death gene ced-4 encodes a novel protein and is expressed during the period of extensive programmed cell death. Development. 1992 Oct;116(2):309-20. PMID:1286611
8. ↑ Shaham S, Horvitz HR. An alternatively spliced C. elegans ced-4 RNA encodes a novel cell death inhibitor. Cell. 1996 Jul 26;86(2):201-8. PMID:8706125
9. ↑ Wu D, Wallen HD, Nunez G. Interaction and regulation of subcellular localization of CED-4 by CED-9. Science. 1997 Feb 21;275(5303):1126-9. PMID:9027313
10. ↑ Chen F, Hersh BM, Conradt B, Zhou Z, Riemer D, Gruenbaum Y, Horvitz HR. Translocation of C. elegans CED-4 to nuclear membranes during programmed cell death. Science. 2000 Feb 25;287(5457):1485-9. PMID:10688797
11. ↑ Yan N, Gu L, Kokel D, Chai J, Li W, Han A, Chen L, Xue D, Shi Y. Structural, biochemical, and functional analyses of CED-9 recognition by the proapoptotic proteins EGL-1 and CED-4. Mol Cell. 2004 Sep 24;15(6):999-1006. PMID:15383288 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.08.022
12. ↑ Yan N, Chai J, Lee ES, Gu L, Liu Q, He J, Wu JW, Kokel D, Li H, Hao Q, Xue D, Shi Y. Structure of the CED-4-CED-9 complex provides insights into programmed cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 2005 Oct 6;437(7060):831-7. PMID:16208361 doi:10.1038/nature04002