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Title: Structural Insights into the Degradation of Mcl-1 Induced by BH3 Domains

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

Apoptosis is held in check by prosurvival proteins of the Bcl-2 family. The distantly related BH3-only proteins bind to and antagonize them, thereby promoting apoptosis. Whereas binding of the BH3-only protein Noxa to prosurvival Mcl-1 induces Mcl-1 degradation by the proteasome, binding of another BH3-only ligand, Bim, elevates Mcl-1 protein levels. We compared the three-dimensional structures of the complexes formed between BH3 peptides of both Bim and Noxa, and we show that a discrete C-terminal sequence of the Noxa BH3 is necessary to instigate Mcl-1 degradation.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
Sponsoring Organization:
Doe - Office Of Science
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
930351
Report Number(s):
BNL-81067-2008-JA; PNASA6; TRN: US200904%%643
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Vol. 104, Issue 15; ISSN 0027-8424
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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