7f8j

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7f8j]] is a 7 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7F8J OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7F8J FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=LBN:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine'>LBN</scene></td></tr>

== Function ==

[[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PANX1_HUMAN PANX1_HUMAN]] Structural component of the gap junctions and the hemichannels. May play a role as a Ca(2+)-leak channel to regulate ER Ca(2+) homeostasis.<ref>PMID:16908669</ref> <ref>PMID:20829356</ref>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Pannexin (PANX) family proteins form large-pore channels that mediate purinergic signaling. We analyzed the cryo-EM structures of human PANX1 in lipid nanodiscs to elucidate the gating mechanism and its regulation by the amino terminus in phospholipids. The wild-type channel has an amino-terminal funnel in the pore, but in the presence of the inhibitor probenecid, a cytoplasmically oriented amino terminus and phospholipids obstruct the pore. Functional analysis using whole-cell patch-clamp and oocyte voltage clamp showed that PANX1 lacking the amino terminus did not open and had a dominant negative effect on channel activity, thus confirming that the amino-terminal domain played an essential role in channel opening. These observations suggest that dynamic conformational changes in the amino terminus of human PANX1 are associated with lipid movement in and out of the pore. Moreover, the data provide insight into the gating mechanism of PANX1 and, more broadly, other large-pore channels.

 

== References ==

[[Category: Fujiyoshi, Y]]

[[Category: Hayashida, K]]

[[Category: Hirano, H]]

[[Category: Kobayashi, K]]

[[Category: Kuzuya, M]]

[[Category: Oshima, A]]

[[Category: Tani, K]]

[[Category: Watanabe, M]]

[[Category: Vertebrate innexin homolog]]