Descriptions

MLKL (mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein) is a key effector in necroptosis, consisting of two domains connected by brace helices. The N-terminal executioner domain forms a four-helix bundle crucial for its function. MLKL’s autoinhibited state is maintained by the brace helix α6, which interacts with the four-helix bundle. This interaction prevents MLKL from oligomerizing and integrating into the plasma membrane, which is necessary for necroptosis. Upon phosphorylation by RIPK3, the autoinhibitory brace helix α6 detaches, leading to MLKL oligomerization and membrane integration, resulting in cell death. Covalent inhibitors targeting MLKL can stabilize its autoinhibited state by reinforcing the interaction between brace helix α6 and the four-helix bundle, thus preventing necroptosis.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

2-144 (N-terminal executioner domain)

Relief mechanism

PTM

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

4 structures for Q9D2Y4

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
4BTF X-ray 260 A A 1-472 PDB
4M68 X-ray 170 A A 182-472 PDB
4M69 X-ray 250 A B 182-472 PDB
AF-Q9D2Y4-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

29 variants for Q9D2Y4

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
rs31297999 16 E>D No EVA
rs3412796698 120 W>R No EVA
rs31296318 148 M>T No EVA
rs236265597 188 K>R No EVA
rs3389014387 193 P>H No EVA
rs3399134453 194 P>Q No EVA
rs3389012063 226 A>T No EVA
rs246205681 234 F>L No EVA
rs234554142 254 I>V No EVA
rs3389018359 257 I>F No EVA
rs3389006064 264 K>N No EVA
rs3399715504 267 E>Q No EVA
rs3399680238 268 F>Y No EVA
rs3389014342 274 Y>N No EVA
rs3399134457 275 C>* No EVA
rs3388982811 278 G>A No EVA
rs3388993286 307 Y>C No EVA
rs3389011997 312 S>A No EVA
rs3389006004 328 G>E No EVA
rs3389014348 365 S>F No EVA
rs3388993305 375 L>H No EVA
rs232724778 375 L>I No EVA
rs3388988180 404 S>Y No EVA
rs3389006047 428 L>F No EVA
rs3389012911 436 R>P No EVA
rs3388993342 454 R>K No EVA
rs3389011882 460 R>* No EVA
rs226375416 468 T>K No EVA
rs3388963756 471 K>Q No EVA

No associated diseases with Q9D2Y4

2 regional properties for Q9D2Y4

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
domain Ets domain 341 - 426 IPR000418
domain PEA3-type ETS-domain transcription factor, N-terminal 7 - 340 IPR006715

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell membrane
  • Nucleus
  • Localizes to the cytoplasm and translocates to the plasma membrane on necroptosis induction (By similarity)
  • Localizes to the nucleus in response to orthomyxoviruses infection (PubMed:32200799)
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

5 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
cell junction A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells, or between a cell and the extracellular matrix, or between two membrane-bound components of a cell, such as flagella.
cytoplasm The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
cytosol The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
nucleus A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
plasma membrane The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.

3 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
ATP binding Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
protein kinase binding Binding to a protein kinase, any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group, usually from ATP, to a protein substrate.
protein-containing complex binding Binding to a macromolecular complex.

6 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
cell surface receptor signaling pathway The series of molecular signals initiated by activation of a receptor on the surface of a cell. The pathway begins with binding of an extracellular ligand to a cell surface receptor, or for receptors that signal in the absence of a ligand, by ligand-withdrawal or the activity of a constitutively active receptor. The pathway ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription.
defense response to virus Reactions triggered in response to the presence of a virus that act to protect the cell or organism.
execution phase of necroptosis A stage of the necroptotic process that starts after a necroptotic signal has been relayed to the execution machinery. Key steps of the execution phase are swelling of organelles, minor ultrastructural modifications of the nucleus (specifically, dilatation of the nuclear membrane and condensation of chromatin into small, irregular, circumscribed patches) and increased cell volume (oncosis), culminating in the disruption of the plasma membrane and subsequent loss of intracellular contents. The execution phase ends when the cell has died.
necroptotic process A programmed necrotic cell death process which begins when a cell receives a signal (e.g. a ligand binding to a death receptor or to a Toll-like receptor), and proceeds through a series of biochemical events (signaling pathways), characterized by activation of receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 and/or 3 (RIPK1/3, also called RIP1/3) and by critical dependence on mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL), and which typically lead to common morphological features of necrotic cell death. The process ends when the cell has died. The process is divided into a signaling phase, and an execution phase, which is triggered by the former.
necroptotic signaling pathway The series of molecular signals which triggers the necroptotic death of a cell. The pathway starts with reception of a signal, is characterized by activation of receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 and/or 3 (RIPK1/3, also called RIP1/3), and ends when the execution phase of necroptosis is triggered.
protein homotrimerization The formation of a protein homotrimer, a macromolecular structure consisting of three noncovalently associated identical subunits.

43 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
A2VDU3 MAP3K7 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
Q4TVR5 DSTYK Dual serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinase Bos taurus (Bovine) PR
Q3SZJ2 RIPK2 Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 Bos taurus (Bovine) PR
Q6XUX0 DSTYK Dual serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinase Gallus gallus (Chicken) PR
P83104 Takl1 Putative mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7-like Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) PR
Q95UN8 slpr Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) EV
P11346 Raf Raf homolog serine/threonine-protein kinase Raf Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) PR
O43353 RIPK2 Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 Homo sapiens (Human) PR
Q02779 MAP3K10 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 10 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q16584 MAP3K11 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 11 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
P00540 MOS Proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase mos Homo sapiens (Human) PR
Q5TCX8 MAP3K21 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 21 Homo sapiens (Human) PR
Q6XUX3 DSTYK Dual serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinase Homo sapiens (Human) PR
O43318 MAP3K7 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q9NYL2 MAP3K20 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 20 Homo sapiens (Human) PR
Q38SD2 LRRK1 Leucine-rich repeat serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
P80192 MAP3K9 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 9 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q8NB16 MLKL Mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein Homo sapiens (Human) EV
Q62073 Map3k7 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 Mus musculus (Mouse) EV
P00536 Mos Proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase mos Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
P58801 Ripk2 Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q66L42 Map3k10 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 10 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q3U1V8 Map3k9 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 9 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q8VDG6 Map3k21 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 21 Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q80XI6 Map3k11 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 11 Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
O55222 Ilk Integrin-linked protein kinase Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q9ESL4 Map3k20 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 20 Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q99N57 Raf1 RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P04627 Araf Serine/threonine-protein kinase A-Raf Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
P28028 Braf Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P0C8E4 Map3k7 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q66HA1 Map3k11 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 11 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) PR
D3ZG83 Map3k10 Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 10 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P00539 Mos Proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase mos Rattus norvegicus (Rat) PR
Q9TZM3 lrk-1 Leucine-rich repeat serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q07292 lin-45 Raf homolog serine/threonine-protein kinase Caenorhabditis elegans PR
Q9FPR3 EDR1 Serine/threonine-protein kinase EDR1 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
Q2MHE4 HT1 Serine/threonine/tyrosine-protein kinase HT1 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
O22558 STY8 Serine/threonine-protein kinase STY8 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
Q8RWL6 STY17 Serine/threonine-protein kinase STY17 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
F4JTP5 STY46 Serine/threonine-protein kinase STY46 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
Q05609 CTR1 Serine/threonine-protein kinase CTR1 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
Q67E00 dstyk Dual serine/threonine and tyrosine protein kinase Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (Silurana tropicalis) PR
10 20 30 40 50 60
MDKLGQIIKL GQLIYEQCEK MKYCRKQCQR LGNRVHGLLQ PLQRLQAQGK KNLPDDITAA
70 80 90 100 110 120
LGRFDEVLKE ANQQIEKFSK KSHIWKFVSV GNDKILFHEV NEKLRDVWEE LLLLLQVYHW
130 140 150 160 170 180
NTVSDVSQPA SWQQEDRQDA EEDGNENMKV ILMQLQISVE EINKTLKQCS LKPTQEIPQD
190 200 210 220 230 240
LQIKEIPKEH LGPPWTKLKT SKMSTIYRGE YHRSPVTIKV FNNPQAESVG IVRFTFNDEI
250 260 270 280 290 300
KTMKKFDSPN ILRIFGICID QTVKPPEFSI VMEYCELGTL RELLDREKDL TMSVRSLLVL
310 320 330 340 350 360
RAARGLYRLH HSETLHRNIS SSSFLVAGGY QVKLAGFELS KTQNSISRTA KSTKAERSSS
370 380 390 400 410 420
TIYVSPERLK NPFCLYDIKA EIYSFGIVLW EIATGKIPFE GCDSKKIREL VAEDKKQEPV
430 440 450 460 470
GQDCPELLRE IINECRAHEP SQRPSVDGRS LSGRERILER LSAVEESTDK KV