Structure and selectivity in bestrophin ion channels
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). New York Structural Biology Center, Synchrotron Beamlines
- New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY (United States). New York Consortium on Membrane Protein Structure (NYCOMPS)
- Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching (Germany). Dept. of Informatics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). New York Structural Biology Center, Synchrotron Beamlines; New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY (United States). New York Consortium on Membrane Protein Structure (NYCOMPS); Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics
Human bestrophin 1 (hBest1) is a calcium-activated chloride channel from the retinal pigment epithelium, where it can suffer mutations associated with vitelliform macular degeneration, or Best disease. We describe the structure of a bacterial homolog (KpBest) of hBest1 and functional characterizations of both channels. KpBest is a pentamer that forms a five-helix transmembrane pore, closed by three rings of conserved hydrophobic residues, and has a cytoplasmic cavern with a restricted exit. From electrophysiological analysis of structure-inspired mutations in KpBest and hBest1, we find a subtle control of ion selectivity in the bestrophins, including reversal of anion/cation selectivity, and dramatic activation by mutations at the exit restriction. Lastly, a homology model of hBest1 shows the locations of disease-causing mutations and suggests possible roles in regulation.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886; GM095315; GM107462
- OSTI ID:
- 1165950
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-107097-2014-JA; R&D Project: LS001
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 346, Issue 6207; ISSN 0036-8075
- Publisher:
- AAASCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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