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Title | Asymmetric pendrin homodimer reveals its molecular mechanism as anion exchanger. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 14, Issue 1, Page 3012, Year 2023 |
Publish date | May 25, 2023 |
Authors | Qianying Liu / Xiang Zhang / Hui Huang / Yuxin Chen / Fang Wang / Aihua Hao / Wuqiang Zhan / Qiyu Mao / Yuxia Hu / Lin Han / Yifang Sun / Meng Zhang / Zhimin Liu / Geng-Lin Li / Weijia Zhang / Yilai Shu / Lei Sun / Zhenguo Chen / |
PubMed Abstract | Pendrin (SLC26A4) is an anion exchanger expressed in the apical membranes of selected epithelia. Pendrin ablation causes Pendred syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with sensorineural hearing ...Pendrin (SLC26A4) is an anion exchanger expressed in the apical membranes of selected epithelia. Pendrin ablation causes Pendred syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with sensorineural hearing loss, hypothyroid goiter, and reduced blood pressure. However its molecular structure has remained unknown, limiting our understanding of the structural basis of transport. Here, we determine the cryo-electron microscopy structures of mouse pendrin with symmetric and asymmetric homodimer conformations. The asymmetric homodimer consists of one inward-facing protomer and the other outward-facing protomer, representing coincident uptake and secretion- a unique state of pendrin as an electroneutral exchanger. The multiple conformations presented here provide an inverted alternate-access mechanism for anion exchange. The structural and functional data presented here disclose the properties of an anion exchange cleft and help understand the importance of disease-associated variants, which will shed light on the pendrin exchange mechanism. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:37230976 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.25 - 4.1 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-32555, PDB-7wk1: EMDB-32561, PDB-7wk7: EMDB-32574: mouse Pendrin in bicarbonate and iodide buffer in inward state EMDB-32576, PDB-7wl7: EMDB-32577, PDB-7wl8: EMDB-32578, PDB-7wl9: EMDB-32579, PDB-7wla: EMDB-32580, PDB-7wlb: EMDB-32583, PDB-7wle: EMDB-33232: Local refinement of outward-open TM domain of mouse Pendrin in chloride and bicarbonate in asymmetric state |
Chemicals | ChemComp-CL: ChemComp-BCT: |
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Keywords | TRANSPORT PROTEIN / exchange / transport / slc |