XIAP Induces NF-kappaB Activation via the BIR1/TAB1 Interaction and BIR1 Dimerization.
Lu, M., Lin, S.C., Huang, Y., Kang, Y.J., Rich, R., Lo, Y.C., Myszka, D., Han, J., Wu, H.(2007) Mol Cell 26: 689-702
- PubMed: 17560374 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.006
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2POI, 2POM, 2POP - PubMed Abstract: 
In addition to caspase inhibition, X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) induces NF-kappaB and MAP kinase activation during TGF-b and BMP receptor signaling and upon overexpression. Here we show that the BIR1 domain of XIAP, which has no previously ascribed function, directly interacts with TAB1 to induce NF-kappaB activation. TAB1 is an upstream adaptor for the activation of the kinase TAK1, which in turn couples to the NF-kappaB pathway. We report the crystal structures of BIR1, TAB1, and the BIR1/TAB1 complex. The BIR1/TAB1 structure reveals a striking butterfly-shaped dimer and the detailed interaction between BIR1 and TAB1. Structure-based mutagenesis and knockdown of TAB1 show unambiguously that the BIR1/TAB1 interaction is crucial for XIAP-induced TAK1 and NF-kappaB activation. We show that although not interacting with BIR1, Smac, the antagonist for caspase inhibition by XIAP, also inhibits the XIAP/TAB1 interaction. Disruption of BIR1 dimerization abolishes XIAP-mediated NF-kappaB activation, implicating a proximity-induced mechanism for TAK1 activation.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.