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Title | Mechanism of calmodulin inactivation of the calcium-selective TRP channel TRPV6. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Sci Adv, Vol. 4, Issue 8, Page eaau6088, Year 2018 |
Publish date | Aug 15, 2018 |
![]() | Appu K Singh / Luke L McGoldrick / Edward C Twomey / Alexander I Sobolevsky / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | Calcium (Ca) plays a major role in numerous physiological processes. Ca homeostasis is tightly controlled by ion channels, the aberrant regulation of which results in various diseases including ...Calcium (Ca) plays a major role in numerous physiological processes. Ca homeostasis is tightly controlled by ion channels, the aberrant regulation of which results in various diseases including cancers. Calmodulin (CaM)-mediated Ca-induced inactivation is an ion channel regulatory mechanism that protects cells against the toxic effects of Ca overload. We used cryo-electron microscopy to capture the epithelial calcium channel TRPV6 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 6) inactivated by CaM. The TRPV6-CaM complex exhibits 1:1 stoichiometry; one TRPV6 tetramer binds both CaM lobes, which adopt a distinct head-to-tail arrangement. The CaM carboxyl-terminal lobe plugs the channel through a unique cation-π interaction by inserting the side chain of lysine K115 into a tetra-tryptophan cage at the pore's intracellular entrance. We propose a mechanism of CaM-mediated Ca-induced inactivation that can be explored for therapeutic design. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.6 - 3.9 Å |
Structure data | |
Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-CA: |
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![]() | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / TRPV6 / TRP channels / Calcium channels |