Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Biol. Chem.
Keywords
STRUCTURAL BASIS; CELL-DEATH; IAP; SMAC/DIABLO; DROSOPHILA; ACTIVATION; BINDING; GRIM; HID; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Abstract
To identify human proteins that bind to the Smac and caspase-9 binding pocket on the baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) repeat 3 (BIR3) domain of human XIAP, we used BIR3 as an affinity reagent, followed by elution with the BIR3 binding peptide AVPIA microsequencing, and mass spectrometry. The mature serine protease Omi (also known as HtrA2) was identified as a mitochondrial direct BIR3-binding protein and a caspase activator. Like mature Smac (also known as Diablo), mature Omi contains a conserved LAP-binding motif (AVPS) at its N terminus, which is exposed after processing of its N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence upon import into the mitochondria. Mature Omi is released together with mature Smac from the mitochondria into the cytosol upon disruption of the outer mitochondrial membrane during apoptosis. Finally, mature Omi can induce apoptosis in human cells in a caspase-independent manner through its protease activity and in a caspase-dependent manner via its ability to disrupt caspase-LAP interaction. Our results provide clear evidence for the involvement of a mitochondrial serine protease in the apoptotic pathway, emphasizing the critical role of the mitochondria in cell death.
Journal Title
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume
277
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
432
Last Page
438
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0021-9258
Recommended Citation
Hegde, Ramesh; Srinivasula, Srinivasa M.; Zhang, Zhi-Jia; Wassell, Richard; Mukattash, Rula; Cilenti, Lucia; DuBois, Garrett; Lazebnik, Yuri; Zervos, Anthonis S.; Fernandes-Alnemri, Teresa; and Alnemri, Emad S., "Identification of Omi/HtrA-2 as a mitochondrial apoptotic serine protease that disrupts inhibitor of apoptosis protein-caspase interaction" (2002). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3251.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3251
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