National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH)
NS095899
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH)
NS077983
United States
Citation
Journal: Cell / Year: 2021 Title: Structure and gating mechanism of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Authors: Colleen M Noviello / Anant Gharpure / Nuriya Mukhtasimova / Rico Cabuco / Leah Baxter / Dominika Borek / Steven M Sine / Ryan E Hibbs / Abstract: The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays critical roles in the central nervous system and in the cholinergic inflammatory pathway. This ligand-gated ion channel assembles as a homopentamer, is ...The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays critical roles in the central nervous system and in the cholinergic inflammatory pathway. This ligand-gated ion channel assembles as a homopentamer, is exceptionally permeable to Ca, and desensitizes faster than any other Cys-loop receptor. The α7 receptor has served as a prototype for the Cys-loop superfamily yet has proven refractory to structural analysis. We present cryo-EM structures of the human α7 nicotinic receptor in a lipidic environment in resting, activated, and desensitized states, illuminating the principal steps in the gating cycle. The structures also reveal elements that contribute to its function, including a C-terminal latch that is permissive for channel opening, and an anionic ring in the extracellular vestibule that contributes to its high conductance and calcium permeability. Comparisons among the α7 structures provide a foundation for mapping the gating cycle and reveal divergence in gating mechanisms in the Cys-loop receptor superfamily.
History
Deposition
Nov 9, 2020
-
Header (metadata) release
Mar 17, 2021
-
Map release
Mar 17, 2021
-
Update
Jun 9, 2021
-
Current status
Jun 9, 2021
Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released
-
Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Name: CALCIUM ION / type: ligand / ID: 5 / Number of copies: 5 / Formula: CA
Molecular weight
Theoretical: 40.078 Da
-
Experimental details
-
Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
single particle reconstruction
Aggregation state
particle
-
Sample preparation
Buffer
pH: 7.4
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE
-
Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 70.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD
Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company
-
Image processing
Final reconstruction
Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 3.6 Å / Resolution method: OTHER / Details: Resolve CryoEM Density Modification, FSC=0.5 / Number images used: 1790185
Initial angle assignment
Type: RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
Final angle assignment
Type: MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD
+
About Yorodumi
-
News
-
Feb 9, 2022. New format data for meta-information of EMDB entries
New format data for meta-information of EMDB entries
Version 3 of the EMDB header file is now the official format.
The previous official version 1.9 will be removed from the archive.
In the structure databanks used in Yorodumi, some data are registered as the other names, "COVID-19 virus" and "2019-nCoV". Here are the details of the virus and the list of structure data.
Jan 31, 2019. EMDB accession codes are about to change! (news from PDBe EMDB page)
EMDB accession codes are about to change! (news from PDBe EMDB page)
The allocation of 4 digits for EMDB accession codes will soon come to an end. Whilst these codes will remain in use, new EMDB accession codes will include an additional digit and will expand incrementally as the available range of codes is exhausted. The current 4-digit format prefixed with “EMD-” (i.e. EMD-XXXX) will advance to a 5-digit format (i.e. EMD-XXXXX), and so on. It is currently estimated that the 4-digit codes will be depleted around Spring 2019, at which point the 5-digit format will come into force.
The EM Navigator/Yorodumi systems omit the EMD- prefix.
Related info.:Q: What is EMD? / ID/Accession-code notation in Yorodumi/EM Navigator
Yorodumi is a browser for structure data from EMDB, PDB, SASBDB, etc.
This page is also the successor to EM Navigator detail page, and also detail information page/front-end page for Omokage search.
The word "yorodu" (or yorozu) is an old Japanese word meaning "ten thousand". "mi" (miru) is to see.
Related info.:EMDB / PDB / SASBDB / Comparison of 3 databanks / Yorodumi Search / Aug 31, 2016. New EM Navigator & Yorodumi / Yorodumi Papers / Jmol/JSmol / Function and homology information / Changes in new EM Navigator and Yorodumi