2xpx

Crystal structure of BHRF1:Bak BH3 complexCrystal structure of BHRF1:Bak BH3 complex

Structural highlights

2xpx is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Human gammaherpesvirus 4. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.05Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

BAK_HUMAN In the presence of an appropriate stimulus, accelerates programmed cell death by binding to, and antagonizing the anti-apoptotic action of BCL2 or its adenovirus homolog E1B 19k protein. Low micromolar levels of zinc ions inhibit the promotion of apoptosis.^[1] ^[2]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with human malignancies, especially those affecting the B cell compartment such as Burkitt lymphoma. The virally encoded homolog of the mammalian pro-survival protein Bcl-2, BHRF1 contributes to viral infectivity and lymphomagenesis. In addition to the pro-apoptotic BH3-only protein Bim, its key target in lymphoid cells, BHRF1 also binds a selective sub-set of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bid, Puma, Bak) expressed by host cells. A consequence of BHRF1 expression is marked resistance to a range of cytotoxic agents and in particular, we show that its expression renders a mouse model of Burkitt lymphoma untreatable. As current small organic antagonists of Bcl-2 do not target BHRF1, the structures of it in complex with Bim or Bak shown here will be useful to guide efforts to target BHRF1 in EBV-associated malignancies, which are usually associated with poor clinical outcomes.

Structural Basis for Apoptosis Inhibition by Epstein-Barr Virus BHRF1.,Kvansakul M, Wei AH, Fletcher JI, Willis SN, Chen L, Roberts AW, Huang DC, Colman PM PLoS Pathog. 2010 Dec 23;6(12):e1001236. PMID:21203485^[3]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Chittenden T, Flemington C, Houghton AB, Ebb RG, Gallo GJ, Elangovan B, Chinnadurai G, Lutz RJ. A conserved domain in Bak, distinct from BH1 and BH2, mediates cell death and protein binding functions. EMBO J. 1995 Nov 15;14(22):5589-96. PMID:8521816
↑ Moldoveanu T, Liu Q, Tocilj A, Watson M, Shore G, Gehring K. The X-ray structure of a BAK homodimer reveals an inhibitory zinc binding site. Mol Cell. 2006 Dec 8;24(5):677-88. PMID:17157251 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.014
↑ Kvansakul M, Wei AH, Fletcher JI, Willis SN, Chen L, Roberts AW, Huang DC, Colman PM. Structural Basis for Apoptosis Inhibition by Epstein-Barr Virus BHRF1. PLoS Pathog. 2010 Dec 23;6(12):e1001236. PMID:21203485 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001236

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OCA

[1] Chittenden T, Flemington C, Houghton AB, Ebb RG, Gallo GJ, Elangovan B, Chinnadurai G, Lutz RJ. A conserved domain in Bak, distinct from BH1 and BH2, mediates cell death and protein binding functions. EMBO J. 1995 Nov 15;14(22):5589-96. PMID:8521816

[2] Moldoveanu T, Liu Q, Tocilj A, Watson M, Shore G, Gehring K. The X-ray structure of a BAK homodimer reveals an inhibitory zinc binding site. Mol Cell. 2006 Dec 8;24(5):677-88. PMID:17157251 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.014

[3] Kvansakul M, Wei AH, Fletcher JI, Willis SN, Chen L, Roberts AW, Huang DC, Colman PM. Structural Basis for Apoptosis Inhibition by Epstein-Barr Virus BHRF1. PLoS Pathog. 2010 Dec 23;6(12):e1001236. PMID:21203485 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1001236

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