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Crystal structure of the apoptotic suppressor CrmA in its cleaved form

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STRUCTURE WITH FOLDING & DESIGN
卷 8, 期 7, 页码 789-797

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CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(00)00165-9

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apoptosis; caspase; protease; protease inhibitor; serpin; viral countermeasures

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  1. NHLBI NIH HHS [HL51399] Funding Source: Medline

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Background: Cowpox virus expresses the serpin CrmA (cytokine response modifier A) in order to avoid inflammatory and apoptotic responses of infected host cells. The targets of CrmA are members of the caspase family of proteases that either initiate the extrinsic pathway of apoptosis (caspases 8 and 10) or trigger activation of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-18 (caspase 1). Results: We have determined the structure of a cleaved form of CrmA to 2.26 Angstrom resolution. CrmA has the typical fold of a cleaved serpin, even though it lacks the N-terminal half of the A helix, the entire D helix, and a portion of the E helix that are present in all other known serpins. The reactive-site loop of CrmA was mutated to contain the optimal substrate recognition sequence for caspase 3; however, the mutation only marginally increased the ability of CrmA to inhibit caspase 3. Superposition of the reactive-site loop of alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor on the cleaved CrmA structure provides a model for Virgin CrmA that can be docked to caspase 1, but not to caspase 3. Conclusions: CrmA exemplifies viral economy, selective pressure having resulted in a 'minimal' serpin that lacks the regions not needed for structural integrity or inhibitory activity. The docking model provides an explanation for the selectivity of CrmA. Our demonstration that engineering optimal substrate recognition sequences into the CrmA reactive-site loop fails to generate a good caspase 3 inhibitor is consistent with the docking model.

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