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| Title | Structural basis for high-voltage activation and subtype-specific inhibition of human Na1.8. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 119, Issue 30, Page e2208211119, Year 2022 |
| Publish date | Jul 26, 2022 |
Authors | Xiaoshuang Huang / Xueqin Jin / Gaoxingyu Huang / Jian Huang / Tong Wu / Zhangqiang Li / Jiaofeng Chen / Fang Kong / Xiaojing Pan / Nieng Yan / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The dorsal root ganglia-localized voltage-gated sodium (Na) channel Na1.8 represents a promising target for developing next-generation analgesics. A prominent characteristic of Na1.8 is the ...The dorsal root ganglia-localized voltage-gated sodium (Na) channel Na1.8 represents a promising target for developing next-generation analgesics. A prominent characteristic of Na1.8 is the requirement of more depolarized membrane potential for activation. Here we present the cryogenic electron microscopy structures of human Na1.8 alone and bound to a selective pore blocker, A-803467, at overall resolutions of 2.7 to 3.2 Å. The first voltage-sensing domain (VSD) displays three different conformations. Structure-guided mutagenesis identified the extracellular interface between VSD and the pore domain (PD) to be a determinant for the high-voltage dependence of activation. A-803467 was clearly resolved in the central cavity of the PD, clenching S6. Our structure-guided functional characterizations show that two nonligand binding residues, Thr397 on S6 and Gly1406 on S6, allosterically modulate the channel's sensitivity to A-803467. Comparison of available structures of human Na channels suggests the extracellular loop region to be a potential site for developing subtype-specific pore-blocking biologics. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:35858452 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.7 - 3.2 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-32439, PDB-7we4: EMDB-32451, PDB-7wel: EMDB-32475, PDB-7wfr: EMDB-32476, PDB-7wfw: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: ![]() ChemComp-95T: ![]() ChemComp-CLR: ![]() ChemComp-PCW: ![]() ChemComp-LPE: ![]() ChemComp-P5S: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / voltage-gated sodium channel / Nav / activation / selectivity |
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