Structural highlights
Function
[LTOR5_HUMAN] As part of the Ragulator complex it is involved in amino acid sensing and activation of mTORC1, a signaling complex promoting cell growth in response to growth factors, energy levels, and amino acids. Activated by amino acids through a mechanism involving the lysosomal V-ATPase, the Ragulator functions as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor activating the small GTPases Rag. Activated Ragulator and Rag GTPases function as a scaffold recruiting mTORC1 to lysosomes where it is in turn activated. When complexed to BIRC5, interferes with apoptosome assembly, preventing recruitment of pro-caspase-9 to oligomerized APAF1, thereby selectively suppressing apoptosis initiated via the mitochondrial/cytochrome c pathway. Down-regulates hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Hepatitis B X-interacting protein (HBXIP) is a ubiquitous protein that was originally identified as a binding partner of the hepatitis B viral protein HBx. HBXIP is also thought to serve as an anti-apoptotic cofactor of survivin, promoting the suppression of pro-caspase-9 activation. Here were port the crystal structure of the shortest isoform of HBXIP (91 aa long, approximately 11 kDa) at 1.5 A resolution. HBXIP crystal shows a monomer per asymmetric unit, with a profilin-like fold which is common to a super family of proteins, the Roadblock/LC7 domain family involved in protein-protein interactions. Based on this fold, we propose that HBXIP can form a dimer that can indeed be found in the crystal when symmetric molecules are generated around the asymmetric unit. This dimer shows an extended beta-sheet area formed by 10 anti-parallel beta-strands from both subunits. Another interesting aspect of the proposed HBXIP dimer interface is the presence of a small leucine zipper between the two alpha2 helices of each monomer. In solution, the scattering curve obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering for the sample used for crystallization indicates that the protein is dimeric form in solution. The fit between the experimental small angle X-ray scattering curve and the back calculated curves for two potential crystal dimers shows a significant preference for the Roadblock/LC7 fold dimer model. Moreover, the HBXIP crystal structure represents a step towards understanding the cellular role of HBXIP.
Structural characterization of HBXIP: the protein that interacts with the anti-apoptotic protein survivin and the oncogenic viral protein HBx.,Garcia-Saez I, Lacroix FB, Blot D, Gabel F, Skoufias DA J Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 14;405(2):331-40. Epub 2010 Nov 6. PMID:21059355[3]
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References
- ↑ Marusawa H, Matsuzawa S, Welsh K, Zou H, Armstrong R, Tamm I, Reed JC. HBXIP functions as a cofactor of survivin in apoptosis suppression. EMBO J. 2003 Jun 2;22(11):2729-40. PMID:12773388 doi:10.1093/emboj/cdg263
- ↑ Bar-Peled L, Schweitzer LD, Zoncu R, Sabatini DM. Ragulator is a GEF for the rag GTPases that signal amino acid levels to mTORC1. Cell. 2012 Sep 14;150(6):1196-208. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.032. PMID:22980980 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.07.032
- ↑ Garcia-Saez I, Lacroix FB, Blot D, Gabel F, Skoufias DA. Structural Characterization of HBXIP: The Protein That Interacts with the Anti-Apoptotic Protein Survivin and the Oncogenic Viral Protein HBx. J Mol Biol. 2010 Nov 6. PMID:21059355 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.10.046
