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PDBsum entry 2ql5

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Hydrolase/hydrolase inhibitor PDB id
2ql5

 

 

 

 

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Contents
Protein chains
140 a.a. *
92 a.a. *
Ligands
ACE-ASP-MET-GLN-
ASJ
×2
GLN-GLY-HIS-GLY-
GLU
CIT
Waters ×125
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
2ql5
Name: Hydrolase/hydrolase inhibitor
Title: Crystal structure of caspase-7 with inhibitor ac-dmqd-cho
Structure: Caspase-7. Chain: a, c. Fragment: p20 subunit. Synonym: casp-7, ice-like apoptotic protease 3, ice-lap3, apoptotic protease mch-3, cmh-1. Engineered: yes. Caspase-7. Chain: b, d. Fragment: p10 subunit.
Source: Homo sapiens. Human. Organism_taxid: 9606. Gene: casp7, mch3. Expressed in: escherichia coli bl21. Expression_system_taxid: 511693. Synthetic: yes. Synthetic: yes
Resolution:
2.34Å     R-factor:   0.212     R-free:   0.233
Authors: J.Agniswamy,B.Fang,I.Weber
Key ref: J.Agniswamy et al. (2007). Plasticity of S2-S4 specificity pockets of executioner caspase-7 revealed by structural and kinetic analysis. Febs J, 274, 4752-4765. PubMed id: 17697120
Date:
12-Jul-07     Release date:   28-Aug-07    
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 References

Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P55210  (CASP7_HUMAN) -  Caspase-7 from Homo sapiens
Seq:
Struc:
303 a.a.
140 a.a.
Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P55210  (CASP7_HUMAN) -  Caspase-7 from Homo sapiens
Seq:
Struc:
303 a.a.
92 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain

 Enzyme reactions 
   Enzyme class: Chains A, B, C, D: E.C.3.4.22.60  - caspase-7.
[IntEnz]   [ExPASy]   [KEGG]   [BRENDA]

 

 
Febs J 274:4752-4765 (2007)
PubMed id: 17697120  
 
 
Plasticity of S2-S4 specificity pockets of executioner caspase-7 revealed by structural and kinetic analysis.
J.Agniswamy, B.Fang, I.T.Weber.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
Many protein substrates of caspases are cleaved at noncanonical sites in comparison to the recognition motifs reported for the three caspase subgroups. To provide insight into the specificity and aid in the design of drugs to control cell death, crystal structures of caspase-7 were determined in complexes with six peptide analogs (Ac-DMQD-Cho, Ac-DQMD-Cho, Ac-DNLD-Cho, Ac-IEPD-Cho, Ac-ESMD-Cho, Ac-WEHD-Cho) that span the major recognition motifs of the three subgroups. The crystal structures show that the S2 pocket of caspase-7 can accommodate diverse residues. Glu is not required at the P3 position because Ac-DMQD-Cho, Ac-DQMD-Cho and Ac-DNLD-Cho with varied P3 residues are almost as potent as the canonical Ac-DEVD-Cho. P4 Asp was present in the better inhibitors of caspase-7. However, the S4 pocket of executioner caspase-7 has alternate regions for binding of small branched aliphatic or polar residues similar to those of initiator caspase-8. The observed plasticity of the caspase subsites agrees very well with the reported cleavage of many proteins at noncanonical sites. The results imply that factors other than the P4-P1 sequence, such as exosites, contribute to the in vivo substrate specificity of caspases. The novel peptide binding site identified on the molecular surface of the current structures is suggested to be an exosite of caspase-7. These results should be considered in the design of selective small molecule inhibitors of this pharmacologically important protease.
 

Literature references that cite this PDB file's key reference

  PubMed id Reference
21157428 B.Edelmann, U.Bertsch, V.Tchikov, S.Winoto-Morbach, C.Perrotta, M.Jakob, S.Adam-Klages, D.Kabelitz, and S.Schütze (2011).
Caspase-8 and caspase-7 sequentially mediate proteolytic activation of acid sphingomyelinase in TNF-R1 receptosomes.
  EMBO J, 30, 379-394.  
20942802 D.Boucher, V.Blais, M.Drag, and J.B.Denault (2011).
Molecular determinants involved in activation of caspase 7.
  Biosci Rep, 31, 283-294.  
19283487 B.Fang, G.Fu, J.Agniswamy, R.W.Harrison, and I.T.Weber (2009).
Caspase-3 binds diverse P4 residues in peptides as revealed by crystallography and structural modeling.
  Apoptosis, 14, 741-752.
PDB codes: 3gjq 3gjr 3gjs 3gjt
19759058 D.Demon, P.Van Damme, T.Vanden Berghe, A.Deceuninck, J.Van Durme, J.Verspurten, K.Helsens, F.Impens, M.Wejda, J.Schymkowitz, F.Rousseau, A.Madder, J.Vandekerckhove, W.Declercq, K.Gevaert, and P.Vandenabeele (2009).
Proteome-wide substrate analysis indicates substrate exclusion as a mechanism to generate caspase-7 versus caspase-3 specificity.
  Mol Cell Proteomics, 8, 2700-2714.  
19879007 D.Demon, P.Van Damme, T.Vanden Berghe, J.Vandekerckhove, W.Declercq, K.Gevaert, and P.Vandenabeele (2009).
Caspase substrates: easily caught in deep waters?
  Trends Biotechnol, 27, 680-688.  
19581639 J.A.Hardy, and J.A.Wells (2009).
Dissecting an allosteric switch in caspase-7 using chemical and mutational probes.
  J Biol Chem, 284, 26063-26069.  
19655253 J.Agniswamy, B.Fang, and I.T.Weber (2009).
Conformational similarity in the activation of caspase-3 and -7 revealed by the unliganded and inhibited structures of caspase-7.
  Apoptosis, 14, 1135-1144.
PDB codes: 3ibc 3ibf
19958504 L.J.Wee, J.C.Tong, T.W.Tan, and S.Ranganathan (2009).
A multi-factor model for caspase degradome prediction.
  BMC Genomics, 10, S6.  
19530232 W.A.Witkowski, and J.A.Hardy (2009).
L2' loop is critical for caspase-7 active site formation.
  Protein Sci, 18, 1459-1468.
PDB code: 3h1p
18780184 G.Fu, A.A.Chumanevich, J.Agniswamy, B.Fang, R.W.Harrison, and I.T.Weber (2008).
Structural basis for executioner caspase recognition of P5 position in substrates.
  Apoptosis, 13, 1291-1302.
PDB codes: 3edq 3edr
18768468 J.Q.Du, J.Wu, H.J.Zhang, Y.H.Zhang, B.Y.Qiu, F.Wu, Y.H.Chen, J.Y.Li, F.J.Nan, J.P.Ding, and J.Li (2008).
Isoquinoline-1,3,4-trione Derivatives Inactivate Caspase-3 by Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species.
  J Biol Chem, 283, 30205-30215.
PDB codes: 3deh 3dei 3dej 3dek
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