生死一线
between Bax and Bcl-xL complexed to Bak BH3 peptide. Top left:
ribbon representation of Bax, showing the tightly packed nine
a-helices (a1–9). Each helix is designated with a different
colour. Top right: ribbon representation of Bcl-xL complexed to
the Bak BH3 peptide. A view similar to the Bax structure is
chosen for comparison, and the same colour scheme as in Bax has
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been used to indicate the different helices (with the exception
of the bound peptide, which is coloured yellow). Bottom panels:
close-up views of the hydrophobic pocket occupied by the carboxy-terminal
helix (a9) in Bax, and a similar view of the peptide-binding
pocket in Bcl-xL. Note the reverse orientation of the bound peptide in the hydrophobic pocket relative to the carboxy-terminal
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helix of Bax. Image courtesy of Nico Tjandra.
Nico Tjandra, NIH
细胞的生死某种程度上决定于Bcl-2家族,因为此家族中既有抑制凋亡的成员又有促进凋亡的成员,那么平衡一旦被打破,细胞将会怎样?两篇新文章指出,细胞将会无助地滑向死亡的深渊。
Bcl-2的家族成员可分为三个亚家族,在死亡方程的一边是抑制凋亡的蛋白如,Bcl-2,Bcl-XL,另一边是促进凋亡的成员如Bax亚家族,Bax,Bak和BH3-only蛋白如Bid和Bad,这些蛋白质怎样调控细胞凋亡呢? Cell上报道Nico Tjandra and colleagues研究了Bcl-2家族成员Bax的调控,他们用NMR解析了它在溶液中的结构,发现它与Bcl-XL的结构非常相似。它们都包含9个a螺旋,前8个a螺旋尽管序列差别很大,却形成了极为相似的结构。但Bcl-XL包含的一个疏水的口袋能将另一个蛋白如Bak,BH3肽段。而在Bax中这个口袋容纳的是自身的a9螺旋。那Bax怎样与其他的Bcl-2家族成员相互作用?
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Nico Tjandra and colleagues认为答案在于构象的变化,在凋亡早期,Bax从胞质转位至线粒体,并插入线粒体外膜(outer
mitochondrial membrane OMM)中,引起细胞色素c的释放,促进凋亡。作者认为Bax插入到OMM的过程中,必然发生了构象的变化,a9螺旋被从疏水袋中解出,而打开疏水袋,使之能和其他蛋白结合。
继而在Genes and Development 上发表的一篇文章,Korsmeyer and co-workers发现Bid正是这个能滑入Bax口袋的蛋白,而且Bid可与Bak结合插入OMM膜中,Korsmeyer and co-workers正在研究Bid与Bax作用能否插入OMM膜上,如果事实如此的话,那么对Bcl-2家族促凋亡成员作用机理的了解又深入一层了。
相关文章:
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS
Wei, M. C. et al. tBID, a membrane-targeted death ligand,oligomerizes BAK to release cytochrome c. Genes Dev. 14, 2060–2071 (2000) PubMed
Suzuki, M., Youle, R. J.
& Tjandra, N. Structure of Bax: coregulation of dimer formation and intracellular localization. Cell 103, 645–654 (2000) PubMed
FURTHER READING
Zha, J. et al. Posttranslational N-myristoylation of BID as a
molecular switch for targeting mitochondria and apoptosis. Science
290, 1761–1765 (2000) PubMed, http://www.100md.com
ribbon representation of Bax, showing the tightly packed nine
a-helices (a1–9). Each helix is designated with a different
colour. Top right: ribbon representation of Bcl-xL complexed to
the Bak BH3 peptide. A view similar to the Bax structure is
chosen for comparison, and the same colour scheme as in Bax has
, http://www.100md.com
been used to indicate the different helices (with the exception
of the bound peptide, which is coloured yellow). Bottom panels:
close-up views of the hydrophobic pocket occupied by the carboxy-terminal
helix (a9) in Bax, and a similar view of the peptide-binding
pocket in Bcl-xL. Note the reverse orientation of the bound peptide in the hydrophobic pocket relative to the carboxy-terminal
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helix of Bax. Image courtesy of Nico Tjandra.
Nico Tjandra, NIH
细胞的生死某种程度上决定于Bcl-2家族,因为此家族中既有抑制凋亡的成员又有促进凋亡的成员,那么平衡一旦被打破,细胞将会怎样?两篇新文章指出,细胞将会无助地滑向死亡的深渊。
Bcl-2的家族成员可分为三个亚家族,在死亡方程的一边是抑制凋亡的蛋白如,Bcl-2,Bcl-XL,另一边是促进凋亡的成员如Bax亚家族,Bax,Bak和BH3-only蛋白如Bid和Bad,这些蛋白质怎样调控细胞凋亡呢? Cell上报道Nico Tjandra and colleagues研究了Bcl-2家族成员Bax的调控,他们用NMR解析了它在溶液中的结构,发现它与Bcl-XL的结构非常相似。它们都包含9个a螺旋,前8个a螺旋尽管序列差别很大,却形成了极为相似的结构。但Bcl-XL包含的一个疏水的口袋能将另一个蛋白如Bak,BH3肽段。而在Bax中这个口袋容纳的是自身的a9螺旋。那Bax怎样与其他的Bcl-2家族成员相互作用?
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Nico Tjandra and colleagues认为答案在于构象的变化,在凋亡早期,Bax从胞质转位至线粒体,并插入线粒体外膜(outer
mitochondrial membrane OMM)中,引起细胞色素c的释放,促进凋亡。作者认为Bax插入到OMM的过程中,必然发生了构象的变化,a9螺旋被从疏水袋中解出,而打开疏水袋,使之能和其他蛋白结合。
继而在Genes and Development 上发表的一篇文章,Korsmeyer and co-workers发现Bid正是这个能滑入Bax口袋的蛋白,而且Bid可与Bak结合插入OMM膜中,Korsmeyer and co-workers正在研究Bid与Bax作用能否插入OMM膜上,如果事实如此的话,那么对Bcl-2家族促凋亡成员作用机理的了解又深入一层了。
相关文章:
, 百拇医药
ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS
Wei, M. C. et al. tBID, a membrane-targeted death ligand,oligomerizes BAK to release cytochrome c. Genes Dev. 14, 2060–2071 (2000) PubMed
Suzuki, M., Youle, R. J.
& Tjandra, N. Structure of Bax: coregulation of dimer formation and intracellular localization. Cell 103, 645–654 (2000) PubMed
FURTHER READING
Zha, J. et al. Posttranslational N-myristoylation of BID as a
molecular switch for targeting mitochondria and apoptosis. Science
290, 1761–1765 (2000) PubMed, http://www.100md.com