The X-chromosome linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is a multidomain metalloprotein involved in caspase inhibition and in copper homeostasis. It contains three zinc-binding baculoviral IAP repeats (BIR) domains, which are responsible for caspase interaction. Recently, it has been suggested that the BIR domains can bind copper, however high resolution data on such interaction is missing. Here we characterize by NMR the structural properties of BIR1 in solution, and the effects of its interaction with copper both in vitro and in physiological environments. BIR1 is dimeric in solution, consistent with the X-ray structure. Cysteine 12, located in the unfolded N-terminal region, has a remarkably low redox potential, and is prone to oxidation even in reducing physiological environments. Interaction of BIR1 with copper(II) results in the oxidation of cysteine 12, with the formation of either an intermolecular disulfide bond between two BIR1 molecules or a mixed disulfide bond with glutathione, whereas the zinc binding site is not affected by the interaction.

Solution structure and interaction with copper in vitro and in living cells of the first BIR domain of XIAP / Hou, Meng-Meng; Polykretis, Panagis; Luchinat, Enrico; Wang, Xiao; Chen, Shen-Na; Zuo, Hui-Hui; Yang, Yin; Chen, Jia-Liang; Yansheng, Ye; Conggang, Li; Banci, Lucia; Xun-Cheng, Su. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - ELETTRONICO. - 7:(2017), pp. 16630.1-16630.11. [10.1038/s41598-017-16723-5]

Solution structure and interaction with copper in vitro and in living cells of the first BIR domain of XIAP

Polykretis, Panagis;Luchinat, Enrico;Banci, Lucia
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2017

Abstract

The X-chromosome linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) is a multidomain metalloprotein involved in caspase inhibition and in copper homeostasis. It contains three zinc-binding baculoviral IAP repeats (BIR) domains, which are responsible for caspase interaction. Recently, it has been suggested that the BIR domains can bind copper, however high resolution data on such interaction is missing. Here we characterize by NMR the structural properties of BIR1 in solution, and the effects of its interaction with copper both in vitro and in physiological environments. BIR1 is dimeric in solution, consistent with the X-ray structure. Cysteine 12, located in the unfolded N-terminal region, has a remarkably low redox potential, and is prone to oxidation even in reducing physiological environments. Interaction of BIR1 with copper(II) results in the oxidation of cysteine 12, with the formation of either an intermolecular disulfide bond between two BIR1 molecules or a mixed disulfide bond with glutathione, whereas the zinc binding site is not affected by the interaction.
2017
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Hou, Meng-Meng; Polykretis, Panagis; Luchinat, Enrico; Wang, Xiao; Chen, Shen-Na; Zuo, Hui-Hui; Yang, Yin; Chen, Jia-Liang; Yansheng, Ye; Conggang, Li; Banci, Lucia; Xun-Cheng, Su
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