6wbf

==Cryo-EM structure of wild type human Pannexin 1 channel==

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6wbf]] is a 7 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=6WBF OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6WBF FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=3PE:1,2-DIACYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE'>3PE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CLR:CHOLESTEROL'>CLR</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=DGA:DIACYL+GLYCEROL'>DGA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PTY:PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE'>PTY</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">PANX1, MRS1, UNQ2529/PRO6028 ([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/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 1 (PANX1) is an ATP-permeable channel with critical roles in a variety of physiological functions such as blood pressure regulation(1), apoptotic cell clearance(2) and human oocyte development(3). Here we present several structures of human PANX1 in a heptameric assembly at resolutions of up to 2.8 angstrom, including an apo state, a caspase-7-cleaved state and a carbenoxolone-bound state. We reveal a gating mechanism that involves two ion-conducting pathways. Under normal cellular conditions, the intracellular entry of the wide main pore is physically plugged by the C-terminal tail. Small anions are conducted through narrow tunnels in the intracellular domain. These tunnels connect to the main pore and are gated by a long linker between the N-terminal helix and the first transmembrane helix. During apoptosis, the C-terminal tail is cleaved by caspase, allowing the release of ATP through the main pore. We identified a carbenoxolone-binding site embraced by W74 in the extracellular entrance and a role for carbenoxolone as a channel blocker. We identified a gap-junction-like structure using a glycosylation-deficient mutant, N255A. Our studies provide a solid foundation for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the channel gating and inhibition of PANX1 and related large-pore channels.

 

== References ==

[[Category: Human]]

[[Category: Du, J]]

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