7f3t

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7f3t]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7F3T OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7F3T FirstGlance]. <br>

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<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">TMEM120A, TACAN, TMPIT ([https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=9606 HUMAN])</td></tr>

== Function ==

[[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/TACAN_HUMAN TACAN_HUMAN]] Ion channel involved in sensing mechanical pain. Contributes to mechanosensitive currents in nocireceptors and detecting mechanical pain stimuli (By similarity). May also be required for efficient adipogenesis (PubMed:26024229).[UniProtKB:Q8C1E7]<ref>PMID:26024229</ref>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

TMEM120A, a member of the transmembrane protein 120 (TMEM120) family, has a pivotal function in adipocyte differentiation and metabolism, and may also contribute to sensing mechanical pain by functioning as an ion channel named TACAN. Here we report that expression of TMEM120A is not sufficient in mediating poking- or stretch-induced currents in cells and have solved cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of human TMEM120A (HsTMEM120A) in complex with an endogenous metabolic cofactor (coenzyme A, CoASH) and in the apo form. HsTMEM120A forms a symmetrical homodimer with each monomer containing an amino-terminal coiled-coil motif followed by a transmembrane domain with six membrane-spanning helices. Within the transmembrane domain, a CoASH molecule is hosted in a deep cavity and forms specific interactions with nearby amino acid residues. Mutation of a central tryptophan residue involved in binding CoASH dramatically reduced the binding affinity of HsTMEM120A with CoASH. HsTMEM120A exhibits distinct conformations at the states with or without CoASH bound. Our results suggest that TMEM120A may have alternative functional roles potentially involved in CoASH transport, sensing, or metabolism.

TMEM120A contains a specific coenzyme A-binding site and might not mediate poking- or stretch-induced channel activities in cells.,Rong Y, Jiang J, Gao Y, Guo J, Song D, Liu W, Zhang M, Zhao Y, Xiao B, Liu Z Elife. 2021 Aug 19;10. pii: 71474. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71474. PMID:34409941<ref>PMID:34409941</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Liu, Z F]]

[[Category: Rong, Y]]

[[Category: Song, D F]]

[[Category: Membrane protein]]