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8DRA

LRRC8A:C conformation 2 (oblong) LRR mask

Summary for 8DRA
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb8dra/pdb
Related8DR8
EMDB information27674 27675
DescriptorVolume-regulated anion channel subunit LRRC8A,Soluble cytochrome b562, Volume-regulated anion channel subunit LRRC8C (2 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsion channel, volume-regulation, membrane protein
Biological sourceMus musculus (house mouse)
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Total number of polymer chains3
Total formula weight304684.80
Authors
Kern, D.M.,Brohawn, S.G. (deposition date: 2022-07-20, release date: 2023-03-08, Last modification date: 2024-06-12)
Primary citationKern, D.M.,Bleier, J.,Mukherjee, S.,Hill, J.M.,Kossiakoff, A.A.,Isacoff, E.Y.,Brohawn, S.G.
Structural basis for assembly and lipid-mediated gating of LRRC8A:C volume-regulated anion channels.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 30:841-852, 2023
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PubMed Abstract: Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 8 (LRRC8) family members form volume-regulated anion channels activated by hypoosmotic cell swelling. LRRC8 channels are ubiquitously expressed in vertebrate cells as heteromeric assemblies of LRRC8A (SWELL1) and LRRC8B-E subunits. Channels of different subunit composition have distinct properties that explain the functional diversity of LRRC8 currents across cell types. However, the basis for heteromeric LRRC8 channel assembly and function is unknown. Here we leverage a fiducial-tagging strategy to determine single-particle cryo-EM structures of heterohexameric LRRC8A:C channels in multiple conformations. Compared to homomers, LRRC8A:C channels show pronounced differences in architecture due to heterotypic LRR interactions that displace subunits away from the conduction axis and poise the channel for activation. Structures and functional studies further reveal that lipids embedded in the channel pore block ion conduction in the closed state. These results provide insight into determinants for heteromeric LRRC8 channel assembly, activity and gating by lipids.
PubMed: 36928458
DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-00944-6
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.98 Å)
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