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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 8tkp | ||||||
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| Title | Structure of the C. elegans TMC-2 complex | ||||||
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / Mechanosensory transduction Macromolecular complex | ||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationstriated muscle dense body / mechanosensitive monoatomic ion channel activity / calcium ion homeostasis / calcium ion binding / magnesium ion binding / membrane / plasma membrane / cytoplasm Similarity search - Function | ||||||
| Biological species | ![]() | ||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.9 Å | ||||||
Authors | Clark, S. / Jeong, H. / Goehring, A. / Posert, R. / Gouaux, E. | ||||||
| Funding support | United States, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2024Title: The structure of the TMC-2 complex suggests roles of lipid-mediated subunit contacts in mechanosensory transduction. Authors: Sarah Clark / Hanbin Jeong / Rich Posert / April Goehring / Eric Gouaux / ![]() Abstract: Mechanotransduction is the process by which a mechanical force, such as touch, is converted into an electrical signal. Transmembrane channel-like (TMC) proteins are an evolutionarily conserved family ...Mechanotransduction is the process by which a mechanical force, such as touch, is converted into an electrical signal. Transmembrane channel-like (TMC) proteins are an evolutionarily conserved family of membrane proteins whose function has been linked to a variety of mechanosensory processes, including hearing and balance sensation in vertebrates and locomotion in . TMC1 and TMC2 are components of ion channel complexes, but the molecular features that tune these complexes to diverse mechanical stimuli are unknown. express two TMC homologs, TMC-1 and TMC-2, both of which are the likely pore-forming subunits of mechanosensitive ion channels but differ in their expression pattern and functional role in the worm. Here, we present the single-particle cryo-electron microscopy structure of the native TMC-2 complex isolated from . The complex is composed of two copies of the pore-forming TMC-2 subunit, the calcium and integrin binding protein CALM-1 and the transmembrane inner ear protein TMIE. Comparison of the TMC-2 complex to the recently published cryo-EM structure of the TMC-1 complex highlights conserved protein-lipid interactions, as well as a π-helical structural motif in the pore-forming helices, that together suggest a mechanism for TMC-mediated mechanosensory transduction. | ||||||
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-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 41356MC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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-Transmembrane ... , 2 types, 4 molecules ADCF
| #1: Protein | Mass: 136232.609 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() #3: Protein | Mass: 12668.813 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() |
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-Protein , 1 types, 2 molecules BE
| #2: Protein | Mass: 23568.568 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() |
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-Sugars , 3 types, 4 molecules 
| #4: Polysaccharide | 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source |
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| #5: Polysaccharide | 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source |
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-Non-polymers , 6 types, 48 molecules 










| #6: Chemical | ChemComp-TWT / #7: Chemical | ChemComp-PEE / #8: Chemical | ChemComp-R16 / #9: Chemical | #11: Chemical | ChemComp-CA / #12: Chemical | ChemComp-PLM / |
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| Has ligand of interest | Y |
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-Experimental details
-Experiment
| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: TISSUE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
| Component | Name: C. elegans TMC-2 complex / Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: #1-#3 / Source: NATURAL |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: ![]() |
| Buffer solution | pH: 8 / Details: 50 mM Tris pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 0.02% GDN |
| Specimen | Conc.: 0.003 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES Details: Native TMC-2 complex, isolated from transgenic C. elegans. |
| Specimen support | Grid material: GOLD / Grid mesh size: 300 divisions/in. / Grid type: Quantifoil R2/1 |
| Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 283 K |
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Electron microscopy imaging
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: FEI TITAN KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2500 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1500 nm / Cs: 2.7 mm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) |
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | |||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 2.9 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 207726 / Symmetry type: POINT |
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