Helical assembly in the MyD88:IRAK4:IRAK2 complex in TLR/IL-1R signaling

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MyD88, IRAK4 and IRAK2 are critical signaling mediators of the TLR/IL1-R superfamily. Here we report the crystal structure of the MyD88: IRAK4: IRAK2 death domain (DD) complex, which surprisingly reveals a left-handed helical oligomer that consists of 6 MyD88, 4 IRAK4 and 4 IRAK2 DDs. Assembly of this helical signaling tower is hierarchical, in which MyD88 recruits IRAK4 and the MyD88: IRAK4 complex recruits the IRAK4 substrates IRAK2 or the related IRAK1. Formation of these Myddosome complexes brings the kinase domains of IRAKs into proximity for phosphorylation and activation. Composite binding sites are required for recruitment of the individual DDs in the complex, which are confirmed by mutagenesis and previously identified signaling mutations. Specificities in Myddosome formation are dictated by both molecular complementarity and correspondence of surface electrostatics. The MyD88: IRAK4: IRAK2 complex provides a template for Toll signaling in Drosophila and an elegant mechanism for versatile assembly and regulation of DD complexes in signal transduction.

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Journal ID (nlm-journal-id): 0410462

Journal ID (pubmed-jr-id): 6011

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nature

Title: Nature

ISSN (Print): 0028-0836

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-4687

Publication date Nihms-submitted: 6 May 2010

Publication date (Electronic): 19 May 2010

Publication date (Print): 17 June 2010

Publication date PMC-release: 1 December 2010

Volume: 465

Issue: 7300

Pages: 885-890

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Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021

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[* ]Correspondence to: Hao Wu, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, 1300 York Avenue, W-206, New York, NY 10021, Phone: 1-212-746-6451, Fax: 1-212-746-4843, haowu@ 123456med.cornell.edu

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Manuscript ID: nihpa200926

DOI: 10.1038/nature09121

PMC ID: 2888693

PubMed ID: 20485341

SO-VID: 3ba3cf50-1348-4353-a525-e74b890c9f0c

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Funded by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Extramural Activities : NIAID

Award ID: R01 AI050872-09 ||AI

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