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Database: PDB / ID: 9khf
TitleAtGORK Full length 1
ComponentsPotassium channel GORK
KeywordsPROTON TRANSPORT / Complex / TRANSPORT PROTEIN
Function / homology
Function and homology information


monoatomic ion transmembrane transporter activity / response to jasmonic acid / response to abscisic acid / response to water deprivation / outward rectifier potassium channel activity / monoatomic ion channel complex / monoatomic ion transport / response to cold / response to calcium ion / nucleus
Similarity search - Function
Potassium channel KAT/AKT / KHA domain / KHA, dimerisation domain of potassium ion channel / KHA domain profile. / Potassium channel, voltage-dependent, EAG/ELK/ERG / Cyclic nucleotide-monophosphate binding domain / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain / cAMP/cGMP binding motif profile. / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain superfamily ...Potassium channel KAT/AKT / KHA domain / KHA, dimerisation domain of potassium ion channel / KHA domain profile. / Potassium channel, voltage-dependent, EAG/ELK/ERG / Cyclic nucleotide-monophosphate binding domain / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain / cAMP/cGMP binding motif profile. / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain / Cyclic nucleotide-binding domain superfamily / RmlC-like jelly roll fold / Ankyrin repeats (3 copies) / Ankyrin repeat profile. / Ankyrin repeat region circular profile. / ankyrin repeats / Ankyrin repeat / Ankyrin repeat-containing domain superfamily / Ion transport domain / Ion transport protein
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Biological speciesArabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)
MethodELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.4 Å
AuthorsChen, Y.H. / Li, Q.Y. / Zhang, C.R. / Tang, L.H.
Funding support China, 1items
OrganizationGrant numberCountry
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) China
CitationJournal: Protein Cell / Year: 2025
Title: Structural and mechanistic insights into symmetry conversion in plant GORK K+ channel regulation.
Authors: Qi-Yu Li / Li Qin / Ling-Hui Tang / Chun-Rui Zhang / Shouguang Huang / Ke Wang / Gao-Hua Zhang / Ning-Jie Hao / Qian Xiao / Tongxin Niu / Min Su / Rainer Hedrich / Yu-Hang Chen /
Abstract: GORK is a shaker-like potassium channel in plants that contains ankyrin (ANK) repeats. In guard cells, activation of GORK causes K+ efflux, reducing turgor pressure and closing stomata. However, how ...GORK is a shaker-like potassium channel in plants that contains ankyrin (ANK) repeats. In guard cells, activation of GORK causes K+ efflux, reducing turgor pressure and closing stomata. However, how GORK is regulated remains largely elusive. Here, we solved the cryo-EM structure of Arabidopsis GORK, revealing an unusual symmetry reduction (from C4 to C2) feature within its tetrameric assembly. This symmetry reduction in GORK channel is driven by ANK dimerization, which disrupts the coupling between transmembrane helices and cytoplasmic domains, thus maintaining GORK in an autoinhibited state. Electrophysiological and structural analyses further confirmed that ANK dimerization inhibits GORK, and its removal restores C4 symmetry, converting GORK to an activatable state. This dynamic switching between C2 and C4 symmetry, mediated by ANK dimerization, presents a GORK target site that guard cells regulate to switch the plant K+ channel between inhibited and activatable states, thus controlling stomatal movement in response to environmental stimuli.
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DepositionNov 10, 2024Deposition site: PDBJ / Processing site: PDBJ
Revision 1.0Oct 29, 2025Provider: repository / Type: Initial release

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A: Potassium channel GORK
B: Potassium channel GORK
C: Potassium channel GORK
D: Potassium channel GORK
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Theoretical massNumber of molelcules
Total (without water)350,6946
Polymers350,6164
Non-polymers782
Water00
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  • Idetical with deposited unit
  • defined by author&software
  • Evidence: electron microscopy, not applicable
TypeNameSymmetry operationNumber
identity operation1_555x,y,z1

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Components

#1: Protein
Potassium channel GORK / Guard cell outward rectifying K(+) channel / AtGORK


Mass: 87653.922 Da / Num. of mol.: 4
Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source
Source: (gene. exp.) Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) / Gene: GORK, At5g37500, MPA22.4 / Production host: Homo sapiens (human) / References: UniProt: Q94A76
#2: Chemical ChemComp-K / POTASSIUM ION


Mass: 39.098 Da / Num. of mol.: 2 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Formula: K / Feature type: SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION
Has ligand of interestY
Has protein modificationN

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Experiment

ExperimentMethod: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EM experimentAggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction

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Sample preparation

ComponentName: AtGORK full length 1 / Type: ORGANELLE OR CELLULAR COMPONENT / Entity ID: #1 / Source: RECOMBINANT
Source (natural)Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)
Source (recombinant)Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Buffer solutionpH: 8
SpecimenEmbedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES
VitrificationCryogen name: ETHANE

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Electron microscopy imaging

Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company
MicroscopyModel: TFS KRIOS
Electron gunElectron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM
Electron lensMode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1200 nm
Image recordingElectron dose: 50 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k)

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EM software
IDNameCategory
1cryoSPARCparticle selection
8PHENIXmodel refinement
13cryoSPARC3D reconstruction
CTF correctionType: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION
3D reconstructionResolution: 3.4 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 156313 / Symmetry type: POINT
RefinementHighest resolution: 3.4 Å
Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS)
Refine LS restraints
Refine-IDTypeDev idealNumber
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_bond_d0.00922310
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_angle_d0.97430176
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_dihedral_angle_d4.7422960
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_chiral_restr0.0433362
ELECTRON MICROSCOPYf_plane_restr0.0073800

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