Characterization of an anti-apoptotic glycoprotein encoded by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus which resembles a spliced variant of human survivin

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作者
Wang, HW [1 ]
Sharp, TV [1 ]
Koumi, A [1 ]
Koentges, G [1 ]
Boshoff, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Wolfson Inst Biomed Res, Canc Res UK Viral Oncol Grp, London WC1E 6BT, England
关键词
apoptosis; caspase-3; human survivin; K7; Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus;
D O I
10.1093/emboj/21.11.2602
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have investigated the expression and function of a novel protein encoded by open reading frame (ORF) K7 of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). Computational analyses revealed that K7 is structurally related to survivin-DeltaEx3, a splice variant of human survivin that protects cells from apoptosis by an undefined mechanism. Both K7 and survivin-DeltaEx3 contain a mitochondrial-targeting sequence, an N-terminal region of a BIR (baculovirus IAP repeat) domain and a putative BH2 (Bcl-2 homology)-like domain. These suggested that K7 is a new viral anti-apoptotic protein and survivin-DeltaEx3 is its likely cellular homologue. We show that K7 is a glycoprotein, which can inhibit apoptosis and anchor to intracellular membranes where Bcl-2 resides. K7 does not associate with Bax, but does bind to Bcl-2 via its putative BH2 domain. In addition, K7 binds to active caspase-3 via its BIR domain and thus inhibits the activity of caspase-3. The BH2 domain of K7 is crucial for the inhibition of caspase-3 activity and is therefore essential for its anti-apoptotic function. Furthermore, K7 bridges Bcl-2 and activated caspase-3 into a protein complex. K7 therefore appears to be an adaptor protein and part of an anti-apoptotic complex that presents effector caspases to Bcl-2, enabling Bcl-2 to inhibit caspase activity. These data also suggest that survivin-DeltaEx3 might function by a similar mechanism to that of K7. We denote K7 as vIAP (viral inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein).
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页码:2602 / 2615
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