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Crystal structure of a vFlip-IKKgamma complex: insights into viral activation of the IKK signalosome. Export

Molecular cell, Vol. 30, No. 5. (6 June 2008), pp. 620-631.

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Key to the pathogenicity of several viruses is activation of the canonical nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) transcriptional pathway. Subversion of this tightly regulated mechanism is achieved through the production of host mimetic viral proteins that deregulate the transcription process. One such protein is ks-vFLIP (produced by the Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus [KSHV]), which associates with IKKgamma, an essential component of the IKK complex or signalosome. This interaction renders the canonical NF-kappaB pathway constitutively active and has been linked to Kaposi's sarcoma and other malignancies. In order to elucidate the molecular basis underpinning ks-vFLIP-induced activation of the IKK signalosome, we have determined the crystal structure of a complex involving a fragment of IKKgamma bound to ks-vFLIP at 3.2 A. In addition to identifying and subsequently probing the ks-vFLIP-IKKgamma interface, we have also investigated the effects of a mutation implicated in the genetic disorder anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency (EDA-ID).


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