The long form of FLIP is an activator of caspase-8 at the Fas death-inducing signaling complex.
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Title
The long form of FLIP is an activator of caspase-8 at the Fas death-inducing signaling complex.
Journal
Journal of Biological Chemistry
ISSN
0021-9258 (Print)
ISSN-L
0021-9258
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2002
Volume
277
Number
47
Pages
45162-45171
Language
english
Abstract
Death receptors, such as Fas and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptors, recruit Fas-associated death domain and pro-caspase-8 homodimers, which are then autoproteolytically activated. Active caspase-8 is released into the cytoplasm, where it cleaves various proteins including pro-caspase-3, resulting in apoptosis. The cellular Fas-associated death domain-like interleukin-1-beta-converting enzyme-inhibitory protein long form (FLIP(L)), a structural homologue of caspase-8 lacking caspase activity because of several mutations in the active site, is a potent inhibitor of death receptor-induced apoptosis. FLIP(L) is proposed to block caspase-8 activity by forming a proteolytically inactive heterodimer with caspase-8. In contrast, we propose that FLIP(L)-bound caspase-8 is an active protease. Upon heterocomplex formation, a limited caspase-8 autoprocessing occurs resulting in the generation of the p43/41 and the p12 subunits. This partially processed form but also the non-cleaved FLIP(L)-caspase-8 heterocomplex are proteolytically active because they both bind synthetic substrates efficiently. Moreover, FLIP(L) expression favors receptor-interacting kinase (RIP) processing within the Fas-signaling complex. We propose that FLIP(L) inhibits caspase-8 release-dependent pro-apoptotic signals, whereas the single, membrane-restricted active site of the FLIP(L)-caspase-8 heterocomplex is proteolytically active and acts on local substrates such as RIP.
Keywords
Amino Acid Sequence, Antigens, CD95/metabolism, Apoptosis/physiology, Binding Sites, CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, Carrier Proteins/chemistry, Carrier Proteins/genetics, Caspase 3, Caspase 8, Caspase 9, Caspases/antagonists &, inhibitors, Caspases/chemistry, Cell Line, Cell Size, Dimerization, Enzyme Activation, Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry, Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism, Fas Ligand Protein, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Ligands, Macromolecular Substances, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics, Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Sequence Alignment, Signal Transduction/physiology
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