Table 1 Summary of wild-type and mutant hMLKL properties

From: Conformational switching of the pseudokinase domain promotes human MLKL tetramerization and cell death by necroptosis

hMLKL mutation

Location

Liposome permeabilization

–ATP/+ATP

ATP-binding

Kd (±SEM; μM)

Necroptotic killing function

Tumor association

Nil (wild type)

 

+++/++

36 ± 4

+

K230M

PsK β3 strand

++/++

Delayed

K230Q in colon carcinoma

K255A/K256A

PsK αC helix

+++/++

ND

+

E258K

PsK αC helix

+/+

24 ± 2

Delayed

E258K in colon and endometrial carcinomas19

G330E

PsK catalytic loop

+/+

28 ± 6

Delayed

G330E melanoma;

G330R endometrial carcinoma19

K331N

PsK catalytic loop

+++/+++

+

E351K

PsK activation loop

+/++

26 ± 6

Delayed

E351K lung carcinoma19;

E351Q prostate adenocarcinoma

K354A/T355A

PsK activation loop

+++/+++

ND

T357E/S358E

PsK activation loop

+++/+++

56 ± 8

K16A/R17A

4HB α1 helix

+/+

ND

Delayed

R17W in endometrial cancer19

D107A/E111A

4HB α4 helix

+++/++

23 ± 2

K157A

Brace helices

++/++

164 ± 31

Delayed

  1. ND not determined; −, not detected