A lepidopteran orthologue of reaper reveals functional conservation and evolution of IAP antagonists.
Insect Mol Biol
; 18(3): 341-51, 2009 Jun.
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Genetic studies in Drosophila melanogaster have revealed that inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins and IAP antagonists such as reaper play a pivotal role in controlling cell death in insects. Interestingly, although the sequences and structures of IAPs are highly conserved, the sequence of IAP antagonists diverged very rapidly during evolution, making their identification difficult. Using a customized bioinformatics approach, we identified an IAP antagonist, IAP-binding motif 1 (Ibm1), from the genome of the silkworm Bombyx mori. This is the first reaper/grim orthologue identified in a nondipteran insect. Previous analysis indicated that both Reaper and Grim induce cell death through their N-terminal IBM as well as the Grim_helix3 (GH3) domain. Functional studies indicated that Ibm1 binds to an IAP protein from B. mori, BmIAP1, and induces apoptosis in insect cells via the IAP-binding motif, a seven amino acid sequence that is highly conserved in all IAP antagonists. Interestingly, Ibm1 also contains a region that is a statistically significant match to the GH3 domain. Mutational analysis indicated that the GH3-like motif in Ibm1 has an important supportive role in IAP-antagonist function and can trigger cell death under certain conditions.
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MEDLINE
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Bombyx
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Proteínas de Insectos
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Insect Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2009
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
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Reino Unido