Structural highlights
Function
[NAC1_CANFA] Rapidly transports Ca(2+) during excitation-contraction coupling. Ca(2+) is extruded from the cell during relaxation so as to prevent overloading of intracellular stores.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The plasma membrane Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) is almost certainly the major Ca2+ extrusion mechanism in cardiac myocytes. Binding of Na+ and Ca2+ ions to its large cytosolic loop regulates ion transport of the exchanger. We determined the solution structures of two Ca2+ binding domains (CBD1 and CBD2) that, together with an alpha-catenin-like domain (CLD), form the regulatory exchanger loop. CBD1 and CBD2 are very similar in the Ca2+ bound state and describe the Calx-beta motif. Strikingly, in the absence of Ca2+, the upper half of CBD1 unfolds while CBD2 maintains its structural integrity. Together with a 7-fold higher affinity for Ca2+, this suggests that CBD1 is the primary Ca2+ sensor. Specific point mutations in either domain largely allow the interchange of their functionality and uncover the mechanism underlying Ca2+ sensing in NCX.
Ca2+ regulation in the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger involves two markedly different Ca2+ sensors.,Hilge M, Aelen J, Vuister GW Mol Cell. 2006 Apr 7;22(1):15-25. PMID:16600866[1]
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References
- ↑ Hilge M, Aelen J, Vuister GW. Ca2+ regulation in the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger involves two markedly different Ca2+ sensors. Mol Cell. 2006 Apr 7;22(1):15-25. PMID:16600866 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.03.008
