Structural highlights
Function
[TRPV2_RAT] Calcium-permeable, non-selective cation channel with an outward rectification. Seems to be regulated, at least in part, by growth factors, like IGF1, PDGF and morphogenetic neuropeptide/head activator. May transduce physical stimuli in mast cells. Activated by temperatures higher than 52 degrees Celsius; is not activated by vanilloids and acidic pH (By similarity).[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins form a superfamily Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels regulated by a range of chemical and physical stimuli. Structural analysis of a 'minimal' TRP vanilloid subtype 1 (TRPV1) elucidated a mechanism of channel activation by agonists through changes in its outer pore region. Though homologous to TRPV1, other TRPV channels (TRPV2-6) are insensitive to TRPV1 activators including heat and vanilloids. To further understand the structural basis of TRPV channel function, we determined the structure of full-length TRPV2 at approximately 5 A resolution by cryo-electron microscopy. Like TRPV1, TRPV2 contains two constrictions, one each in the pore-forming upper and lower gates. The agonist-free full-length TRPV2 has wider upper and lower gates compared with closed and agonist-activated TRPV1. We propose these newly revealed TRPV2 structural features contribute to diversity of TRPV channels.
Structure of the full-length TRPV2 channel by cryo-EM.,Huynh KW, Cohen MR, Jiang J, Samanta A, Lodowski DT, Zhou ZH, Moiseenkova-Bell VY Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 29;7:11130. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11130. PMID:27021073[3]
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References
- ↑ Caterina MJ, Rosen TA, Tominaga M, Brake AJ, Julius D. A capsaicin-receptor homologue with a high threshold for noxious heat. Nature. 1999 Apr 1;398(6726):436-41. PMID:10201375 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/18906
- ↑ Stokes AJ, Shimoda LM, Koblan-Huberson M, Adra CN, Turner H. A TRPV2-PKA signaling module for transduction of physical stimuli in mast cells. J Exp Med. 2004 Jul 19;200(2):137-47. Epub 2004 Jul 12. PMID:15249591 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20032082
- ↑ Huynh KW, Cohen MR, Jiang J, Samanta A, Lodowski DT, Zhou ZH, Moiseenkova-Bell VY. Structure of the full-length TRPV2 channel by cryo-EM. Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 29;7:11130. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11130. PMID:27021073 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11130
