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| Title | TRPML2 in distinct states reveals the activation and modulation principles of the TRPML family. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 5325, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jun 17, 2025 |
Authors | Philip Schmiege / Dawid Jaślan / Michael Fine / Nidish Ponath Sadanandan / Alexandra Hatton / Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt / Christian Grimm / Xiaochun Li / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | TRPML2 activity is critical for endolysosomal integrity and chemokine secretion, and can be modulated by various ligands. Interestingly, two ML-SI3 isomers regulate TRPML2 oppositely. The molecular ...TRPML2 activity is critical for endolysosomal integrity and chemokine secretion, and can be modulated by various ligands. Interestingly, two ML-SI3 isomers regulate TRPML2 oppositely. The molecular mechanism underlying this unique isomeric preference as well as the TRPML2 agonistic mechanism remains unknown. Here, we present six cryo-EM structures of human TRPML2 in distinct states revealing that the π-bulge of the S6 undergoes a π-α transition upon agonist binding, highlighting the remarkable role of the π-bulge in ion channel regulation. Moreover, we identify that PI(3,5)P allosterically affects the pose of ML2-SA1, a TRPML2 specific activator, resulting in an open channel without the π-α transition. Functional and structural studies show that mutating the S5 of TRPML1 to that of TRPML2 enables the mutated TRPML1 to be activated by (+)ML-SI3 and ML2-SA1. Thus, our work elucidates the activation mechanism of TRPML channels and paves the way for the development of selective TRPML modulators. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:40527873 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.35 - 3.01 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-48135, PDB-9eks: EMDB-48136, PDB-9ekt: EMDB-48137, PDB-9eku: EMDB-48138, PDB-9ekv: EMDB-48139, PDB-9ekw: EMDB-48140, PDB-9ekx: EMDB-48141, PDB-9eky: EMDB-48142, PDB-9ekz: EMDB-48143, PDB-9el0: EMDB-48144, PDB-9el1: |
| Chemicals | ![]() PDB-1bi6: ![]() ChemComp-ZB4: ![]() PDB-1ivc: ![]() PDB-1iv3: ![]() ChemComp-EUJ: |
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Keywords | TRANSPORT PROTEIN / TRPML / calcium channel / ion transport / cryo-EM / MEMBRANE PROTEIN |
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