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| Title | AcA-EI-shaker Class A | |||||||||
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Keywords | voltage-gated potassium channel / MEMBRANE PROTEIN | |||||||||
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| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.92 Å | |||||||||
Authors | Tan X / Swartz KJ | |||||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1 items
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Citation | Journal: Nature / Year: 2025Title: Structural basis of fast N-type inactivation in K channels. Authors: Xiao-Feng Tan / Ana I Fernández-Mariño / Yan Li / Tsg-Hui Chang / Kenton J Swartz / ![]() Abstract: Action potentials are generated by opening of voltage-activated sodium (Na) and potassium (K) channels, which can rapidly inactivate to shape the nerve impulse and contribute to synaptic facilitation ...Action potentials are generated by opening of voltage-activated sodium (Na) and potassium (K) channels, which can rapidly inactivate to shape the nerve impulse and contribute to synaptic facilitation and short-term memory. The mechanism of fast inactivation was proposed to involve an intracellular domain that blocks the internal pore in both Na and K channels; however, recent studies in Na and K channels support a mechanism in which the internal pore closes during inactivation. Here we investigate the mechanism of fast inactivation in the Shaker K channel using cryo-electron microscopy, mass spectrometry and electrophysiology. We resolved structures of a fully inactivated state in which the non-polar end of the N terminus plugs the internal pore in an extended conformation. The N-terminal methionine is deleted, leaving an alanine that is acetylated and interacts with a pore-lining isoleucine residue where RNA editing regulates fast inactivation. Opening of the internal activation gate is required for fast inactivation because it enables the plug domain to block the pore and repositions gate residues to interact with and stabilize that domain. We also show that external K destabilizes the inactivated state by altering the conformation of the ion selectivity filter rather than by electrostatic repulsion. These findings establish the mechanism of fast inactivation in K channels, revealing how it is regulated by RNA editing and N-terminal acetylation, and providing a framework for understanding related mechanisms in other voltage-activated channels. | |||||||||
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| Map data | emd_49356.map.gz | 97.2 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-49356-v30.xml emd-49356.xml | 16.3 KB 16.3 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_49356_fsc.xml | 9.9 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_49356.png | 20.8 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-49356.cif.gz | 5.2 KB | ||
| Others | emd_49356_half_map_1.map.gz emd_49356_half_map_2.map.gz | 95.6 MB 95.6 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-49356 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-49356 | HTTPS FTP |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_49356.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 103 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 0.83 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : voltage-gated potassium channel Shaker D12KE13K mutant
| Entire | Name: voltage-gated potassium channel Shaker D12KE13K mutant |
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-Supramolecule #1: voltage-gated potassium channel Shaker D12KE13K mutant
| Supramolecule | Name: voltage-gated potassium channel Shaker D12KE13K mutant type: cell / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
-Macromolecule #1: Potassium voltage-gated channel Shaker E12KD13K mutant
| Macromolecule | Name: Potassium voltage-gated channel Shaker E12KD13K mutant type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: Homo sapiens (human) |
| Sequence | String: (ACE)AAVAGLYGL GKKRQHRKKQ QQQQQHQKEQ LEQKEEQKKI AERKLQLREQ QLQRNSLDGY GSLPKLSSQD EEGGAGHGFG GGPQHFEPIP HDHDFCERVV INVSGLRFET QLRTLNQFPD TLLGDPARRL RYFDPLRNEY FFDRSRPSFD AILYYYQSGG RLRRPVNVPL ...String: (ACE)AAVAGLYGL GKKRQHRKKQ QQQQQHQKEQ LEQKEEQKKI AERKLQLREQ QLQRNSLDGY GSLPKLSSQD EEGGAGHGFG GGPQHFEPIP HDHDFCERVV INVSGLRFET QLRTLNQFPD TLLGDPARRL RYFDPLRNEY FFDRSRPSFD AILYYYQSGG RLRRPVNVPL DVFSEEIKFY ELGDQAINKF REDEGFIKEE ERPLPDNEKQ RKVWLLFEYP ESSQAARVVA IISVFVILLS IVIFCLETLP EFKHYKVFNT TTNGTKIEED EVPDITDPFF LIETLCIIWF TFELTVRFLA CPNKLNFCRD VMNVIDIIAI IPYFITLATV VAEEEDTLNL PKAPVSPQDK SSNQAMSLAI LRVIRLVRVF RIFKLSRHSK GLQILGRTLK ASMRELGLLI FFLFIGVVLF SSAVYFAEAG SENSFFKSIP DAFWWAVVTM TTVGYGDMTP VGVWGKIVGS LCAIAGVLTI ALPVPVIVSN FNYFYHRETD QEEMQSQNFN HVTSCPYLPG TLVGQHMKKS SLSESSSDMM DLDDGVESTP GLTETHPGRS AVAPFLGAQQ QQQQPVASSL SMSIDKQLQH PLQQLTQTQL YQQQQQQQQQ QQNGFKQQQQ QTQQQLQQQQ SHTINASAAA ATSGSGSSGL TMRHNNALAV SIETDVGSGG GSENLYFQ |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Concentration | 3 mg/mL | ||||||||||||
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| Buffer | pH: 7.5 Component:
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE / Chamber humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 289 K / Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 52.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 1.5 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.5 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Homo sapiens (human)
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