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| Title | Structural basis of ligand specificity and channel activation in an insect gustatory receptor. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Cell Rep, Vol. 43, Issue 4, Page 114035, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Apr 23, 2024 |
Authors | Heather M Frank / Sanket Walujkar / Richard M Walsh / Willem J Laursen / Douglas L Theobald / Paul A Garrity / Rachelle Gaudet / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Gustatory receptors (GRs) are critical for insect chemosensation and are potential targets for controlling pests and disease vectors, making their structural investigation a vital step toward such ...Gustatory receptors (GRs) are critical for insect chemosensation and are potential targets for controlling pests and disease vectors, making their structural investigation a vital step toward such applications. We present structures of Bombyx mori Gr9 (BmGr9), a fructose-gated cation channel, in agonist-free and fructose-bound states. BmGr9 forms a tetramer similar to distantly related insect odorant receptors (ORs). Upon fructose binding, BmGr9's channel gate opens through helix S7b movements. In contrast to ORs, BmGr9's ligand-binding pocket, shaped by a kinked helix S4 and a shorter extracellular S3-S4 loop, is larger and solvent accessible in both agonist-free and fructose-bound states. Also, unlike ORs, fructose binding by BmGr9 involves helix S5 and a pocket lined with aromatic and polar residues. Structure-based sequence alignments reveal distinct patterns of ligand-binding pocket residue conservation in GR subfamilies associated with different ligand classes. These data provide insight into the molecular basis of GR ligand specificity and function. |
External links | Cell Rep / PubMed:38573859 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.85 - 3.98 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-43129, PDB-8vc1: EMDB-43130, PDB-8vc2: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-PSC: ![]() ChemComp-PC7: ![]() ChemComp-9Z9: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / gustatory receptor / homotetramer / ligand-gated ion channel / seven transmembrane |
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