Structural basis for binding of Smac/DIABLO to the XIAP BIR3 domain

Zhihong Liu, Chaohong Sun, Edward T. Olejniczak, Robert P. Meadows, Stephen F. Betz, Thorsten Oost, Julia Herrmann, Joe C. Wu and Stephen W. Fesik ()
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Zhihong Liu: Abbott Laboratories
Chaohong Sun: Abbott Laboratories
Edward T. Olejniczak: Abbott Laboratories
Robert P. Meadows: Abbott Laboratories
Stephen F. Betz: Abbott Laboratories
Thorsten Oost: Abbott Laboratories
Julia Herrmann: Idun Pharmaceutical Inc.
Joe C. Wu: Idun Pharmaceutical Inc.
Stephen W. Fesik: Abbott Laboratories

Nature, 2000, vol. 408, issue 6815, 1004-1008

Abstract: Abstract The inhibitor-of-apoptosis proteins (IAPs)1 regulate programmed cell death by inhibiting members of the caspase family of enzymes2,3,4,5. Recently, a mammalian protein called Smac6 (also named DIABLO7) was identified that binds to the IAPs and promotes caspase activation. Although undefined in the X-ray structure, the amino-terminal residues of Smac are critical for its function8,9. To understand the structural basis for molecular recognition between Smac and the IAPs, we determined the solution structure of the BIR3 domain of X-linked IAP (XIAP) complexed with a functionally active nine-residue peptide derived from the N terminus of Smac. The peptide binds across the third β-strand of the BIR3 domain in an extended conformation with only the first four residues contacting the protein. The complex is stabilized by four intermolecular hydrogen bonds, an electrostatic interaction involving the N terminus of the peptide, and several hydrophobic interactions. This structural information, along with the binding data from BIR3 and Smac peptide mutants reported here, should aid in the design of small molecules that may be used for the treatment of cancers that overexpress IAPs10,11,12.

Date: 2000
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