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8DJB

MthK-A90L mutant in closed state with 0 Ca2+

Summary for 8DJB
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb8djb/pdb
EMDB information27459
DescriptorCalcium-gated potassium channel MthK, POTASSIUM ION (2 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsmthk, transport protein, ion channel
Biological sourceMethanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Total number of polymer chains8
Total formula weight299225.03
Authors
Agarwal, S.,Nimigean, C.M. (deposition date: 2022-06-30, release date: 2023-07-05, Last modification date: 2024-01-03)
Primary citationFan, C.,Flood, E.,Sukomon, N.,Agarwal, S.,Allen, T.W.,Nimigean, C.M.
Calcium-gated potassium channel blockade via membrane-facing fenestrations.
Nat.Chem.Biol., 20:52-61, 2024
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Quaternary ammonium blockers were previously shown to bind in the pore to block both open and closed conformations of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK and MthK) channels. Because blocker entry was assumed through the intracellular entryway (bundle crossing), closed-pore access suggested that the gate was not at the bundle crossing. Structures of closed MthK, a Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum homolog of BK channels, revealed a tightly constricted intracellular gate, leading us to investigate the membrane-facing fenestrations as alternative pathways for blocker access directly from the membrane. Atomistic free energy simulations showed that intracellular blockers indeed access the pore through the fenestrations, and a mutant channel with narrower fenestrations displayed no closed-state TPeA block at concentrations that blocked the wild-type channel. Apo BK channels display similar fenestrations, suggesting that blockers may use them as access paths into closed channels. Thus, membrane fenestrations represent a non-canonical pathway for selective targeting of specific channel conformations, opening novel ways to selectively drug BK channels.
PubMed: 37653172
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01406-2
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.18 Å)
Structure validation

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