Structural highlights
Function
[RYR1_RABIT] Calcium channel that mediates the release of Ca(2+) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the cytoplasm and thereby plays a key role in triggering muscle contraction following depolarization of T-tubules. Repeated very high-level exercise increases the open probability of the channel and leads to Ca(2+) leaking into the cytoplasm. Can also mediate the release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores in neurons, and may thereby promote prolonged Ca(2+) signaling in the brain. Required for normal embryonic development of muscle fibers and skeletal muscle. Required for normal heart morphogenesis, skin development and ossification during embryogenesis (By similarity).[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are channels governing the release of Ca(2+) from the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum. They are required for the contraction of both skeletal (RyR1) and cardiac (RyR2) muscles. Mutations in both RyR1 and RyR2 have been associated with severe genetic disorders, but high-resolution data describing the disease variants in detail have been lacking. Here we present the crystal structures of the N-terminal domains of both RyR2 (1-217) and RyR1 (9-205) at 2.55 A and 2.9 A, respectively. The domains map in a hot spot region for disease mutations. Both structures consist of a core beta trefoil domain flanked by an alpha helix. Crystal structures of two RyR2 disease mutants, A77V (2.2 A) and V186M (1.7 A), show that the mutations cause distinct local changes in the surface of the protein. A RyR2 deletion mutant causes significant changes in the thermal stability. The disease positions highlight two putative binding interfaces required for normal RyR function.
Crystal structures of the N-terminal domains of cardiac and skeletal muscle ryanodine receptors: insights into disease mutations.,Lobo PA, Van Petegem F Structure. 2009 Nov 11;17(11):1505-14. PMID:19913485[3]
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References
- ↑ Dulhunty AF, Laver DR, Gallant EM, Casarotto MG, Pace SM, Curtis S. Activation and inhibition of skeletal RyR channels by a part of the skeletal DHPR II-III loop: effects of DHPR Ser687 and FKBP12. Biophys J. 1999 Jul;77(1):189-203. PMID:10388749 doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76881-5
- ↑ Kakizawa S, Yamazawa T, Chen Y, Ito A, Murayama T, Oyamada H, Kurebayashi N, Sato O, Watanabe M, Mori N, Oguchi K, Sakurai T, Takeshima H, Saito N, Iino M. Nitric oxide-induced calcium release via ryanodine receptors regulates neuronal function. EMBO J. 2011 Oct 28;31(2):417-28. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.386. PMID:22036948 doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.386
- ↑ Lobo PA, Van Petegem F. Crystal structures of the N-terminal domains of cardiac and skeletal muscle ryanodine receptors: insights into disease mutations. Structure. 2009 Nov 11;17(11):1505-14. PMID:19913485 doi:10.1016/j.str.2009.08.016
