7LI6

apo SERT reconstituted in lipid nanodisc in KCl

Summary for 7LI6

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7li6/pdb
• EMDB information: 23361
• Descriptor: Sodium-dependent serotonin transporter, PENTANE, variable domain of 15B8 antibody Fab heavy chain, ... (10 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: serotonin, human serotonin transporter, transport, membrane protein
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (Human); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 3
• Total formula weight: 88873.96

Authors

Yang, D.,Gouaux, E. (deposition date: 2021-01-26, release date: 2021-12-15)

Primary citation

Yang, D.,Gouaux, E.
Illumination of serotonin transporter mechanism and role of the allosteric site.
Sci Adv, 7:eabl3857-eabl3857, 2021

PubMed Abstract: The serotonin transporter (SERT) terminates serotonin signaling by using sodium and chloride gradients to drive reuptake of serotonin into presynaptic neurons and is the target of widely used medications to treat neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite decades of study, the molecular mechanism of serotonin transport, the coupling to ion gradients, and the role of the allosteric site have remained elusive. Here, we present cryo–electron microscopy structures of SERT in serotonin-bound and serotonin-free states, in the presence of sodium or potassium, resolving all fundamental states of the transport cycle. From the SERT-serotonin complex, we localize the substrate-bound allosteric site, formed by an aromatic pocket positioned in the scaffold domain in the extracellular vestibule, connected to the central site via a short tunnel. Together with elucidation of multiple apo state conformations, we provide previously unseen structural understanding of allosteric modulation, demonstrating how SERT binds serotonin from synaptic volumes and promotes unbinding into the presynaptic neurons.

PubMed: 34851672
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl3857

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.5 Å)