5WQT

Structure of a protein involved in pyroptosis


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.286 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.238 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure insight of GSDMD reveals the basis of GSDMD autoinhibition in cell pyroptosis.

Kuang, S.Zheng, J.Yang, H.Li, S.Duan, S.Shen, Y.Ji, C.Gan, J.Xu, X.W.Li, J.

(2017) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114: 10642-10647

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708194114
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5WQT

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Recent findings have revealed that the protein gasdermin D (GSDMD) plays key roles in cell pyroptosis. GSDMD binds lipids and forms pore structures to induce pyroptosis upon microbial infection and associated danger signals. However, detailed structural information for GSDMD remains unknown. Here, we report the crystal structure of the C-terminal domain of human GSDMD (GSDMD-C) at 2.64-Å resolution. The first loop on GSDMD-C inserts into the N-terminal domain (GSDMD-N), which helps stabilize the conformation of the full-length GSDMD. Substitution of this region by a short linker sequence increased levels of cell death. Mutants F283A and F283R can increase protein heterogeneity in vitro and are capable of undergoing cell pyroptosis in 293T cells. The small-angle X-ray-scattering envelope of human GSDMD is consistent with the modeled GSDMD structure and mouse GSDMA3 structure, which suggests that GSDMD adopts an autoinhibited conformation in solution. The positive potential surface of GSDMD-N covered by GSDMD-C is exposed after being released from the autoinhibition state and can form high-order oligomers via a charge-charge interaction. Furthermore, by mapping different regions of GSDMD, we determined that one short segment is sufficient to kill bacteria in vitro and can efficiently inhibit cell growth in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium Smegmatis These findings reveal that GSDMD-C acts as an auto-inhibition executor and GSDMD-N could form pore structures via a charge-charge interaction upon cleavage by caspases during cell pyroptosis.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Gasdermin-D
A, B
209Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GSDMDDFNA5LGSDMDC1FKSG10
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Find proteins for P57764 (Homo sapiens)
Explore P57764 
Go to UniProtKB:  P57764
PHAROS:  P57764
GTEx:  ENSG00000104518 
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP57764
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.286 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.238 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 47.886α = 90
b = 86.165β = 90
c = 112.145γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-3000data reduction
HKL-3000data scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-10-04
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-12-06
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-02-07
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-11-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-11-15
    Changes: Data collection