2fp3

Structural highlights

Function

DRONC_DROME Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. Effector of steroid-mediated apoptosis during insect metamorphosis. Overexpression promotes programmed cell death. Interaction with Diap1 is required to suppress Dronc-mediated cell death; via Diap1-mediated ubiquitination of Dronc. Rate-limiting caspase in rpr and hid death pathway.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Caspase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Dorstyn L, Colussi PA, Quinn LM, Richardson H, Kumar S. DRONC, an ecdysone-inducible Drosophila caspase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Apr 13;96(8):4307-12. PMID:10200258
2. ↑ Meier P, Silke J, Leevers SJ, Evan GI. The Drosophila caspase DRONC is regulated by DIAP1. EMBO J. 2000 Feb 15;19(4):598-611. PMID:10675329 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emboj/19.4.598
3. ↑ Quinn LM, Dorstyn L, Mills K, Colussi PA, Chen P, Coombe M, Abrams J, Kumar S, Richardson H. An essential role for the caspase dronc in developmentally programmed cell death in Drosophila. J Biol Chem. 2000 Dec 22;275(51):40416-24. PMID:10984473 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M002935200
4. ↑ Chai J, Yan N, Huh JR, Wu JW, Li W, Hay BA, Shi Y. Molecular mechanism of Reaper-Grim-Hid-mediated suppression of DIAP1-dependent Dronc ubiquitination. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 Nov;10(11):892-8. Epub 2003 Sep 28. PMID:14517550 doi:10.1038/nsb989