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Title | Cryo-EM structure of the human TACAN in a closed state. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Cell Rep, Vol. 38, Issue 9, Page 110445, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Mar 1, 2022 |
![]() | Xiaozhe Chen / Yaojie Wang / Yang Li / Xuhang Lu / Jianan Chen / Ming Li / Tianlei Wen / Ning Liu / Shenghai Chang / Xing Zhang / Xue Yang / Yuequan Shen / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | TACAN is an ion channel-like protein that may be involved in sensing mechanical pain. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopic structure of human TACAN (hTACAN). hTACAN forms a dimer in which ...TACAN is an ion channel-like protein that may be involved in sensing mechanical pain. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopic structure of human TACAN (hTACAN). hTACAN forms a dimer in which each protomer consists of a transmembrane globular domain (TMD) containing six helices and an intracellular domain (ICD) containing two helices. Molecular dynamic simulations suggest that each protomer contains a putative ion conduction pore. A single-point mutation of the key residue Met207 greatly increases membrane pressure-activated currents. In addition, each hTACAN subunit binds one cholesterol molecule. Our data show the molecular assembly of hTACAN and suggest that wild-type hTACAN is in a closed state. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.66 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-31482, PDB-7f6v: |
Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-CLR: |
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![]() | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / dimer |