8Q4I

The crystal structure of human chloride intracellular channel protein 5 delta 57-68

8Q4I の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb8q4i/pdb
• 分子名称: Chloride intracellular channel protein 5, SULFATE ION (3 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: clic5b, p64, metamorphic protein, lipid binding protein
• 由来する生物種: Homo sapiens (human)
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 2
• 化学式量合計: 51414.53

構造登録者

Manori, B.,Giladi, M.,Haitin, Y. (登録日: 2023-08-07, 公開日: 2024-03-20)

主引用文献

Manori, B.,Vaknin, A.,Vankova, P.,Nitzan, A.,Zaidel-Bar, R.,Man, P.,Giladi, M.,Haitin, Y.
Chloride intracellular channel (CLIC) proteins function as fusogens.
Nat Commun, 15:2085-2085, 2024

PubMed Abstract: Chloride Intracellular Channel (CLIC) family members uniquely transition between soluble and membrane-associated conformations. Despite decades of extensive functional and structural studies, CLICs' function as ion channels remains debated, rendering our understanding of their physiological role incomplete. Here, we expose the function of CLIC5 as a fusogen. We demonstrate that purified CLIC5 directly interacts with the membrane and induces fusion, as reflected by increased liposomal diameter and lipid and content mixing between liposomes. Moreover, we show that this activity is facilitated by acidic pH, a known trigger for CLICs' transition to a membrane-associated conformation, and that increased exposure of the hydrophobic inter-domain interface is crucial for this process. Finally, mutation of a conserved hydrophobic interfacial residue diminishes the fusogenic activity of CLIC5 in vitro and impairs excretory canal extension in C. elegans in vivo. Together, our results unravel the long-sought physiological role of these enigmatic proteins.

PubMed: 38453905
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46301-z

実験手法

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.1 Å)