The amyloid structure of mouse RIPK3 (receptor interacting protein kinase 3) in cell necroptosis

Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 12;12(1):1627. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21881-2.

Abstract

RIPK3 amyloid complex plays crucial roles during TNF-induced necroptosis and in response to immune defense in both human and mouse. Here, we have structurally characterized mouse RIPK3 homogeneous self-assembly using solid-state NMR, revealing a well-ordered N-shaped amyloid core structure featured with 3 parallel in-register β-sheets. This structure differs from previously published human RIPK1/RIPK3 hetero-amyloid complex structure, which adopted a serpentine fold. Functional studies indicate both RIPK1-RIPK3 binding and RIPK3 amyloid formation are essential but not sufficient for TNF-induced necroptosis. The structural integrity of RIPK3 fibril with three β-strands is necessary for signaling. Molecular dynamics simulations with a mouse RIPK1/RIPK3 model indicate that the hetero-amyloid is less stable when adopting the RIPK3 fibril conformation, suggesting a structural transformation of RIPK3 from RIPK1-RIPK3 binding to RIPK3 amyloid formation. This structural transformation would provide the missing link connecting RIPK1-RIPK3 binding to RIPK3 homo-oligomer formation in the signal transduction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Amyloid / ultrastructure*
  • Animals
  • Benzothiazoles
  • Cell Survival
  • Drosophila
  • Herpesviridae
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Necroptosis / genetics
  • Necroptosis / physiology*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Rats
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / chemistry*
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Benzothiazoles
  • thioflavin T
  • Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Ripk1 protein, mouse
  • Ripk3 protein, mouse