Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Structural basis for ion selectivity in tmem175 k+ channels / J.D. Brunner, R.P. Jakob, T. Schulze, Y. Neldner, A. Moroni, G. Thiel, T. Maier, S. Schenck. - In: ELIFE. - ISSN 2050-084X. - 9(2020 Apr 08). [10.7554/eLife.53683]
Abstract:
The TMEM175 family constitutes recently discovered K+channels that are important for autophagosome turnover and lysosomal pH regulation and are associated with the early onset of Parkinson Disease. TMEM175 channels lack a P-loop selectivity filter, a hallmark of all known K+ channels, raising the question how selectivity is achieved. Here, we report the X-ray structure of a closed bacterial TMEM175 channel in complex with a nanobody fusion-protein disclosing bound K+ ions. Our analysis revealed that a highly conserved layer of threonine residues in the pore conveys a basal K+ selectivity. An additional layer comprising two serines in human TMEM175 increases selectivity further and renders this channel sensitive to 4-aminopyridine and Zn2+. Our findings suggest that large hydrophobic side chains occlude the pore, forming a physical gate, and that channel opening by iris-like motions simultaneously relocates the gate and exposes the otherwise concealed selectivity filter to the pore lumen.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
J.D. Brunner, R.P. Jakob, T. Schulze, Y. Neldner, A. Moroni, G. Thiel, T. Maier, S. Schenck
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