› 2h54

X-ray diffraction
1.8Å resolution

Crystal structure of human caspase-1 (Thr388->Ala) in complex with 3-[2-(2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionylamino]-4-oxo-pentanoic acid (z-VAD-FMK)

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb2h54/pdb
PDB entry 2h54 coloured by chain, front view.
PDB entry 2h54 coloured by chain, side view.
PDB entry 2h54 coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Primary publication:
An allosteric circuit in caspase-1.
Datta D, Scheer JM, Romanowski MJ, Wells JA
J Mol Biol 381 1157-67 (2008)
PMID: 18590738

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
Strict requirement for an Asp residue at position P1 and has a preferred cleavage sequence of Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-|-.
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
hetero hexamer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-151496 (preferred)
Entry contents:
3 distinct polypeptide molecules
Macromolecules (3 distinct):
Caspase-1 subunit p20 Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 178 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 19.87 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P29466 (Residues: 120-297; Coverage: 44%)
Gene names: CASP1, IL1BC, IL1BCE
Sequence domains: Caspase domain
Structure domains: Rossmann fold
Caspase-1 subunit p10 Chain: B
Molecule details ›
Chain: B
Length: 88 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 10.23 KDa
Source organism: Homo sapiens
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P29466 (Residues: 317-404; Coverage: 22%)
Gene names: CASP1, IL1BC, IL1BCE
Sequence domains: Caspase domain
Structure domains: Caspase-like
N-[(benzyloxy)carbonyl]-L-valyl-N-[(2S)-1-carboxy-4-fluoro-3-oxobutan-2-yl]-L-alaninamide Chain: C
Molecule details ›
Chain: C
Length: 5 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 472 Da

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: RIGAKU RU300
Spacegroup: P43212
Unit cell:
a: 63.249Å b: 63.249Å c: 162.101Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.229 0.215 0.246
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

13 review citations

Human caspases: activation, specificity, and regulation.
Pop et al. (2009)
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2 mentions without citation

An allosteric circuit in caspase-1.
Datta et al. (2008)
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