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Title | Structural bases of inhibitory mechanism of Ca1.2 channel inhibitors. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 2772, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Mar 30, 2024 |
Authors | Yiqing Wei / Zhuoya Yu / Lili Wang / Xiaojing Li / Na Li / Qinru Bai / Yuhang Wang / Renjie Li / Yufei Meng / Hao Xu / Xianping Wang / Yanli Dong / Zhuo Huang / Xuejun Cai Zhang / Yan Zhao / |
PubMed Abstract | The voltage-gated calcium channel Ca1.2 is essential for cardiac and vessel smooth muscle contractility and brain function. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that malfunctions of Ca1.2 are involved ...The voltage-gated calcium channel Ca1.2 is essential for cardiac and vessel smooth muscle contractility and brain function. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that malfunctions of Ca1.2 are involved in brain and heart diseases. Pharmacological inhibition of Ca1.2 is therefore of therapeutic value. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of Ca1.2 in the absence or presence of the antirheumatic drug tetrandrine or antihypertensive drug benidipine. Tetrandrine acts as a pore blocker in a pocket composed of S6, S6, and S6 helices and forms extensive hydrophobic interactions with Ca1.2. Our structure elucidates that benidipine is located in the D-D fenestration site. Its hydrophobic sidechain, phenylpiperidine, is positioned at the exterior of the pore domain and cradled within a hydrophobic pocket formed by S5, S6, and S6 helices, providing additional interactions to exert inhibitory effects on both L-type and T-type voltage gated calcium channels. These findings provide the structural foundation for the rational design and optimization of therapeutic inhibitors of voltage-gated calcium channels. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:38555290 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.3 - 3.5 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-34880, PDB-8hlp: EMDB-34891, PDB-8hma: EMDB-34892, PDB-8hmb: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-R16: ChemComp-3PE: ChemComp-CA: ChemComp-NAG: PDB-1ac9: ChemComp-BMA: PDB-1ac8: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / apo state / tet bound state / ben bound state |