ジャーナル: Cell Rep / 年: 2022 タイトル: Cryo-EM structure of the human TACAN in a closed state. 著者: Xiaozhe Chen / Yaojie Wang / Yang Li / Xuhang Lu / Jianan Chen / Ming Li / Tianlei Wen / Ning Liu / Shenghai Chang / Xing Zhang / Xue Yang / Yuequan Shen / 要旨: 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.