Transient binding of an activator BH3 domain to the Bak BH3-binding groove initiates Bak oligomerization
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The mechanism by which the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family members Bax and Bak release cytochrome c from mitochondria is incompletely understood. In this paper, we show that activator BH3-only proteins bind tightly but transiently to the Bak hydrophobic BH3-binding groove to induce Bak oligomerization, liposome permeabilization, mitochondrial cytochrome c release, and cell death. Analysis by surface plasmon resonance indicated that the initial binding of BH3-only proteins to Bak occurred with similar kinetics with or without detergent or mitochondrial lipids, but these reagents increase the strength of the Bak–BH3-only protein interaction. Point mutations in Bak and reciprocal mutations in the BH3-only proteins not only confirmed the identity of the interacting residues at the Bak–BH3-only protein interface but also demonstrated specificity of complex formation in vitro and in a cellular context. These observations indicate that transient protein–protein interactions involving the Bak BH3-binding groove initiate Bak oligomerization and activation.
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BID, BIM, PUMA, and NOXA share the ability to physically interact with the mitochondrial pool of BAX and/or BAK to promote conformational changes culminating with dissociation of the core and latch domains of BCL2 effectors.
“BID, BIM, PUMA, and NOXA share the ability to physically (but transiently) interact with the mitochondrial pool of BAX and/or BAK (hence being known as “activators”) to promote a series of conformational changes [59, 64, 67, 71–74] culminating with the dissociation of the core and latch domains of BCL2 effectors [75–77].”
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- Authors
- Dai, H., Smith, A., Meng, X. W., Schneider, P. A., Pang, Y.-P., & Kaufmann, S. H.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kaufmann, Scott H.
- Venue
- Journal of Cell Biology
- Publisher
- Rockefeller University Press
- Published
- 2011-07-04
- Volume
- 194
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-48
- ISSN
- 0021-9525 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-8140
- PMC
- PMC3135403
- OpenAlex
- W2108972249
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- The Journal of Cell Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (R01 CA69008, R01CA069008)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM072474)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
- Keywords
- Bak, BH3-only proteins, BH3-binding groove, Bcl-2 family proteins, cytochrome c release, mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, apoptosis, protein-protein interaction, liposome permeabilization, mitochondrial lipids
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Binding, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein, Protein Multimerization
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