4bv6

Refined crystal structure of the human Apoptosis inducing factorRefined crystal structure of the human Apoptosis inducing factor

Structural highlights

4bv6 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.8Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Disease

AIFM1_HUMAN Defects in AIFM1 are the cause of combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency type 6 (COXPD6) [MIM:300816. It is a mitochondrial disease resulting in a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by psychomotor delay, hypotonia, areflexia, muscle weakness and wasting.^[1] ^[2]

Function

AIFM1_HUMAN Probable oxidoreductase that has a dual role in controlling cellular life and death; during apoptosis, it is translocated from the mitochondria to the nucleus to function as a proapoptotic factor in a caspase-independent pathway, while in normal mitochondria, it functions as an antiapoptotic factor via its oxidoreductase activity. The soluble form (AIFsol) found in the nucleus induces 'parthanatos' i.e. caspase-independent fragmentation of chromosomal DNA. Interacts with EIF3G,and thereby inhibits the EIF3 machinery and protein synthesis, and activates casapse-7 to amplify apoptosis. Plays a critical role in caspase-independent, pyknotic cell death in hydrogen peroxide-exposed cells. Binds to DNA in a sequence-independent manner.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is a mitochondrial-flavoprotein that, after cell death induction, is distributed to the nucleus to mediate chromatinolysis. In mitochondria, AIF is present in a monomer-dimer equilibrium that after reduction by NADH gets displaced toward the dimer. The crystal structure of the human AIF (hAIF):NAD(H)-bound dimer revealed one FAD and, unexpectedly, two NAD(H) molecules per protomer. A 1:2 hAIF:NAD(H) binding stoichiometry was additionally confirmed in solution by using surface plasmon resonance. The here newly discovered NAD(H)-binding site includes residues mutated in human disorders, and accommodation of the coenzyme in it requires restructuring of a hAIF portion within the 509-560 apoptogenic segment. Disruption of interactions at the dimerization surface by production of the hAIF E413A/R422A/R430A mutant resulted in a nondimerizable variant considerably less efficiently stabilizing charge-transfer complexes upon coenzyme reduction than WT hAIF. These data reveal that the coenzyme-mediated monomer-dimer transition of hAIF modulates the conformation of its C-terminal proapoptotic domain, as well as its mechanism as reductase. These observations suggest that both the mitochondrial and apoptotic functions of hAIF are interconnected and coenzyme controlled: a key information in the understanding of the physiological role of AIF in the cellular life and death cycle.

Structural insights into the coenzyme mediated monomer-dimer transition of the pro-apoptotic apoptosis inducing factor.,Ferreira P, Villanueva R, Martinez-Julvez M, Herguedas B, Marcuello C, Fernandez-Silva P, Cabon L, Hermoso JA, Lostao A, Susin SA, Medina M Biochemistry. 2014 Jul 1;53(25):4204-15. doi: 10.1021/bi500343r. Epub 2014 Jun, 20. PMID:24914854^[6]

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

References

↑ Ghezzi D, Sevrioukova I, Invernizzi F, Lamperti C, Mora M, D'Adamo P, Novara F, Zuffardi O, Uziel G, Zeviani M. Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Apr 9;86(4):639-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002. Epub, 2010 Apr 1. PMID:20362274 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002
↑ Berger I, Ben-Neriah Z, Dor-Wolman T, Shaag A, Saada A, Zenvirt S, Raas-Rothschild A, Nadjari M, Kaestner KH, Elpeleg O. Early prenatal ventriculomegaly due to an AIFM1 mutation identified by linkage analysis and whole exome sequencing. Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Dec;104(4):517-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.020. Epub, 2011 Sep 24. PMID:22019070 doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.020
↑ Kim JT, Kim KD, Song EY, Lee HG, Kim JW, Kim JW, Chae SK, Kim E, Lee MS, Yang Y, Lim JS. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) inhibits protein synthesis by interacting with the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit p44 (eIF3g). FEBS Lett. 2006 Nov 27;580(27):6375-83. Epub 2006 Nov 3. PMID:17094969 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2006.10.049
↑ Son YO, Jang YS, Heo JS, Chung WT, Choi KC, Lee JC. Apoptosis-inducing factor plays a critical role in caspase-independent, pyknotic cell death in hydrogen peroxide-exposed cells. Apoptosis. 2009 Jun;14(6):796-808. doi: 10.1007/s10495-009-0353-7. PMID:19418225 doi:10.1007/s10495-009-0353-7
↑ Ghezzi D, Sevrioukova I, Invernizzi F, Lamperti C, Mora M, D'Adamo P, Novara F, Zuffardi O, Uziel G, Zeviani M. Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Apr 9;86(4):639-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002. Epub, 2010 Apr 1. PMID:20362274 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002
↑ Ferreira P, Villanueva R, Martinez-Julvez M, Herguedas B, Marcuello C, Fernandez-Silva P, Cabon L, Hermoso JA, Lostao A, Susin SA, Medina M. Structural insights into the coenzyme mediated monomer-dimer transition of the pro-apoptotic apoptosis inducing factor. Biochemistry. 2014 Jul 1;53(25):4204-15. doi: 10.1021/bi500343r. Epub 2014 Jun, 20. PMID:24914854 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi500343r

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OCA

[1] Ghezzi D, Sevrioukova I, Invernizzi F, Lamperti C, Mora M, D'Adamo P, Novara F, Zuffardi O, Uziel G, Zeviani M. Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Apr 9;86(4):639-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002. Epub, 2010 Apr 1. PMID:20362274 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002

[2] Berger I, Ben-Neriah Z, Dor-Wolman T, Shaag A, Saada A, Zenvirt S, Raas-Rothschild A, Nadjari M, Kaestner KH, Elpeleg O. Early prenatal ventriculomegaly due to an AIFM1 mutation identified by linkage analysis and whole exome sequencing. Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Dec;104(4):517-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.020. Epub, 2011 Sep 24. PMID:22019070 doi:10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.020

[3] Kim JT, Kim KD, Song EY, Lee HG, Kim JW, Kim JW, Chae SK, Kim E, Lee MS, Yang Y, Lim JS. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) inhibits protein synthesis by interacting with the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit p44 (eIF3g). FEBS Lett. 2006 Nov 27;580(27):6375-83. Epub 2006 Nov 3. PMID:17094969 doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2006.10.049

[4] Son YO, Jang YS, Heo JS, Chung WT, Choi KC, Lee JC. Apoptosis-inducing factor plays a critical role in caspase-independent, pyknotic cell death in hydrogen peroxide-exposed cells. Apoptosis. 2009 Jun;14(6):796-808. doi: 10.1007/s10495-009-0353-7. PMID:19418225 doi:10.1007/s10495-009-0353-7

[5] Ghezzi D, Sevrioukova I, Invernizzi F, Lamperti C, Mora M, D'Adamo P, Novara F, Zuffardi O, Uziel G, Zeviani M. Severe X-linked mitochondrial encephalomyopathy associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor. Am J Hum Genet. 2010 Apr 9;86(4):639-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002. Epub, 2010 Apr 1. PMID:20362274 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.03.002

[6] Ferreira P, Villanueva R, Martinez-Julvez M, Herguedas B, Marcuello C, Fernandez-Silva P, Cabon L, Hermoso JA, Lostao A, Susin SA, Medina M. Structural insights into the coenzyme mediated monomer-dimer transition of the pro-apoptotic apoptosis inducing factor. Biochemistry. 2014 Jul 1;53(25):4204-15. doi: 10.1021/bi500343r. Epub 2014 Jun, 20. PMID:24914854 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi500343r

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