Structural highlights
4zzb is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Gloeobacter pcc 8105. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , , , , |
| Gene: | glvI, glr4197 (Gloeobacter PCC 8105) |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
[GLIC_GLOVI] Cationic channel with similar permeabilities for Na(+) and K(+), that is activated by an increase of the proton concentration on the extracellular side. Displays no permeability for chloride ions. Shows slow kinetics of activation, no desensitization and a single channel conductance of 8 pS. Might contribute to adaptation to external pH change.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
GLIC receptor is a bacterial pentameric ligand-gated ion channel whose action is inhibited by xenon. Xenon has been used in clinical practice as a potent gaseous anaesthetic for decades, but the molecular mechanism of interactions with its integral membrane receptor targets remains poorly understood. Here we characterize by X-ray crystallography the xenon-binding sites within both the open and "locally-closed" (inactive) conformations of GLIC. Major binding sites of xenon, which differ between the two conformations, were identified in three distinct regions that all belong to the trans-membrane domain of GLIC: 1) in an intra-subunit cavity, 2) at the interface between adjacent subunits, and 3) in the pore. The pore site is unique to the locally-closed form where the binding of xenon effectively seals the channel. A putative mechanism of the inhibition of GLIC by xenon is proposed, which might be extended to other pentameric cationic ligand-gated ion channels.
Structural Basis for Xenon Inhibition in a Cationic Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channel.,Sauguet L, Fourati Z, Prange T, Delarue M, Colloc'h N PLoS One. 2016 Feb 24;11(2):e0149795. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149795., eCollection 2016. PMID:26910105[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Bocquet N, Prado de Carvalho L, Cartaud J, Neyton J, Le Poupon C, Taly A, Grutter T, Changeux JP, Corringer PJ. A prokaryotic proton-gated ion channel from the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor family. Nature. 2007 Jan 4;445(7123):116-9. Epub 2006 Dec 10. PMID:17167423 doi:10.1038/nature05371
- ↑ Sauguet L, Fourati Z, Prange T, Delarue M, Colloc'h N. Structural Basis for Xenon Inhibition in a Cationic Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channel. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 24;11(2):e0149795. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149795., eCollection 2016. PMID:26910105 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149795
