Human caspase-3 in complex with Ac-ATS009-KEHuman caspase-3 in complex with Ac-ATS009-KE

Structural highlights

6cl0 is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.5Å
Ligands:, , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CASP3_HUMAN Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. At the onset of apoptosis it proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) at a '216-Asp-|-Gly-217' bond. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) between the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper domain and the membrane attachment domain. Cleaves and activates caspase-6, -7 and -9. Involved in the cleavage of huntingtin. Triggers cell adhesion in sympathetic neurons through RET cleavage.[1] [2]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Individual roles and overlapping functionalities of 12 human caspases during apoptosis and other cellular processes remain poorly resolved primarily due to a lack of chemical tools. Here we present a new selective caspase-3 inhibitor, termed Ac-ATS010-KE, with rapid and irreversible binding kinetics. Relative to previously designed caspase-3-selective molecules that have tremendously abated inhibitory rates and thus limited use in biological settings, the improved kinetics of Ac-ATS010-KE permits its use in a cell-based capacity. We demonstrate that Ac-ATS010-KE prevents apoptosis with comparable efficacy to the general caspase inhibitor Ac-DEVD-KE and surprisingly does so without side-chain methylation. This observation is in contrast to the well-established peptide modification strategy typically employed for improving cellular permeability. Ac-ATS010-KE protects against extrinsic apoptosis, which demonstrates the utility of a thiophene carboxylate leaving group in biological settings, challenges the requisite neutralization of free carboxylic acids to improve cell permeability, and provides a tool-like compound to interrogate the role of caspase-3 in a variety of cellular processes.

Selective and Rapid Cell-Permeable Inhibitor of Human Caspase-3.,Solania A, Gonzalez-Paez GE, Wolan DW ACS Chem Biol. 2019 Nov 15;14(11):2463-2470. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00564., Epub 2019 Aug 1. PMID:31334631[3]

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See Also

References

  1. Nicholson DW, Ali A, Thornberry NA, Vaillancourt JP, Ding CK, Gallant M, Gareau Y, Griffin PR, Labelle M, Lazebnik YA, et al.. Identification and inhibition of the ICE/CED-3 protease necessary for mammalian apoptosis. Nature. 1995 Jul 6;376(6535):37-43. PMID:7596430 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/376037a0
  2. Cabrera JR, Bouzas-Rodriguez J, Tauszig-Delamasure S, Mehlen P. RET modulates cell adhesion via its cleavage by caspase in sympathetic neurons. J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 22;286(16):14628-38. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.195461. Epub, 2011 Feb 28. PMID:21357690 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.195461
  3. Solania A, Gonzalez-Paez GE, Wolan DW. Selective and Rapid Cell-Permeable Inhibitor of Human Caspase-3. ACS Chem Biol. 2019 Nov 15;14(11):2463-2470. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00564., Epub 2019 Aug 1. PMID:31334631 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.9b00564

6cl0, resolution 1.50Å

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