| Cloned (Comment) | Organism |
|---|---|
| recombinant expression of isolated wild-type and mutant N-terminally MBP-tagged and C-terminally His6-tagged caspase-11 CARD domains in Escherichia coli strains Rosetta and BL21(DE3), recombinant expression of C-terminally EGFP-tagged wild-type and mutant enzymes in HEK-293T cells | Mus musculus |
| Crystallization (Comment) | Organism |
|---|---|
| purified recombinant caspase-11 CARD, hanging drop vapor diffusion method, the well solution contains 2.4 M ammonium sulfate and 5% isopropanol, 18 C, 1 week, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 2.8 A resolution | Mus musculus |
| Protein Variants | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| C254A/K19E | site-directed mutagenesis, mutations on the helix H1 2 located in the N-terminal side of CARD domain | Mus musculus |
| K19E | site-directed mutagenesis, the charge mutation positions in the middle of helix H1 2 | Mus musculus |
| additional information | mutations of the helix H1-2 hydrophobic residues abolish the tetramerization of MBP-tagged CARD in solution and fail to induce pyroptosis in cells. The mutations abolish the aggregation of caspase-11 CARD and prohibit the self-cleavage of caspase-11 | Mus musculus |
| V13A/L14A/L17A/V21A | site-directed mutagenesis, VLLV-caspase-11 mutant, mutations on the helix H1 2 located in the N-terminal side of CARD domain destroy the hydrophobic interactions | Mus musculus |
| V28E | site-directed mutagenesis, V28E-CARD mutant | Mus musculus |
| Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gasdermin D + H2O | Mus musculus | - |
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| Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mus musculus | P70343 | cf. caspase-4, EC 3.4.22.57 | - |
| Posttranslational Modification | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| proteolytic modification | tetrameric aggregation of caspase-11 is thought to promote the autoprocessing and activation of caspase-11, activation mechanism of caspase-11, overview. The tetramerization of the N-terminal CARD prevents catalytic domain autoinhibition, leading to the caspase-11 activation. The hydrophobic interface is critical for the cellular activation of the caspase-11 inflammasome | Mus musculus |
| Purification (Comment) | Organism |
|---|---|
| recombinant MBP-tagged caspase-11 CARD domain, recombinant EGFP-tagged wild-type and mutant enzymes from HEK-293T cells by affinity chromatography and gel filtration | Mus musculus |
| Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DABYL-GQLSLLSDGID-Glu + H2O | synthetic substrate | Mus musculus | ? | - |
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| gasdermin D + H2O | - |
Mus musculus | ? | - |
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| Subunits | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| additional information | caspase-11 contains two components, an N-terminal caspase recruitment domain (CARD) and a C-terminal catalytic domain. The MBP-tagged caspase-11 CARD domain tetramerizes in solution. An extensive hydrophobic interface formed by the H1-2 helix mediates homotypic CARD interactions. The CARD mediates caspase oligomerization through CARD CARD interaction. The CARD of caspase-11 is essential for LPS-induced pyroptosis. Overall crystal structure of the caspase-11 CARD, overview | Mus musculus |
| General Information | Comment | Organism |
|---|---|---|
| evolution | caspase-11, -4, and -5 belong to a family of aspartate-specific cysteine proteases. Their activation requires oligomerization and autoproteolysis. Caspase-11, -4, and -5 contain an N-terminal death fold named caspase recruitment domain (CARD) and a C-terminal catalytic domain | Mus musculus |
| malfunction | mutations in the hydrophobic interface abolish the aggregation of caspase-11 in vitro | Mus musculus |
| metabolism | murine caspase-11 is the key enzyme of the non-canonical inflammasome pathway that can respond to intracellular LPS and induce pyroptosis. The hydrophobic interface is critical for the cellular activation of the caspase-11 inflammasome | Mus musculus |
| additional information | caspase-11-mediated gasdermin D (GSDMD) cleavage and cell death are dependent on the hydrophobic surface on H1 2 of CARD. The hydrophobic interface is critical for the cellular activation of the caspase-11 inflammasome | Mus musculus |
| physiological function | sensing of cytoplasmic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) results in the self-cleavage and activation of caspase-11. The activated caspase can then drive the canonical inflammasome pathway to induce pyroptosis. The activation of caspase-11 is involved in the development of inflammatory responses, such as lethal sepsis, making it an important target for drug development | Mus musculus |