Many players in BCL-2 family affairs.

Autor: Moldoveanu T; Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA., Follis AV; Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA., Kriwacki RW; Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: richard.kriwacki@stjude.org., Green DR; Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: douglas.green@stjude.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in biochemical sciences [Trends Biochem Sci] 2014 Mar; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 101-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 03.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.12.006
Abstrakt: During apoptotic cell death, cellular stress signals converge at the mitochondria to induce mitochondrial outer-membrane permeabilization (MOMP) through B cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) family proteins and their effectors. BCL-2 proteins function through protein-protein interactions, the mechanisms and structural aspects of which are only now being uncovered. Recently, the elucidation of the dynamic features underlying their function has highlighted their structural plasticity and the consequent complex thermodynamic landscape governing their protein-protein interactions. These studies show that canonical interactions involve a conserved, hydrophobic groove, whereas non-canonical interactions function allosterically outside the groove. We review the latest structural advances in understanding the interactions and functions of mammalian BCL-2 family members, and discuss new opportunities to modulate these proteins in health and disease.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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