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Title: Structure of the voltage-gated two-pore channel TPC1 from Arabidopsis thaliana

Abstract

Two-pore channels (TPCs) contain two copies of a Shaker-like six-transmembrane (6-TM) domain in each subunit and are ubiquitously expressed in both animals and plants as organellar cation channels. Here we present the crystal structure of a vacuolar two-pore channel from Arabidopsis thaliana, AtTPC1, which functions as a homodimer. AtTPC1 activation requires both voltage and cytosolic Ca2+. Ca2+ binding to the cytosolic EF-hand domain triggers conformational changes coupled to the pair of pore-lining inner helices from the first 6-TM domains, whereas membrane potential only activates the second voltage-sensing domain, the conformational changes of which are coupled to the pair of inner helices from the second 6-TM domains. Luminal Ca2+ or Ba2+ can modulate voltage activation by stabilizing the second voltage-sensing domain in the resting state and shift voltage activation towards more positive potentials. Here, our Ba2+-bound AtTPC1 structure reveals a voltage sensor in the resting state, providing hitherto unseen structural insight into the general voltage-gating mechanism among voltage-gated channels.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (United States)
  2. Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Inst. of Health; National Inst. of General Medical Sciences; Howard Hughes Medical Inst.; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Welch Foundation
OSTI Identifier:
1243102
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-05CH11231; GM079179; NS055293; NS074257
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature (London)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nature (London); Journal Volume: 531; Journal Issue: 7593; Journal ID: ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Guo, Jiangtao, Zeng, Weizhong, Chen, Qingfeng, Lee, Changkeun, Chen, Liping, Yang, Yi, Cang, Chunlei, Ren, Dejian, and Jiang, Youxing. Structure of the voltage-gated two-pore channel TPC1 from Arabidopsis thaliana. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1038/nature16446.
Guo, Jiangtao, Zeng, Weizhong, Chen, Qingfeng, Lee, Changkeun, Chen, Liping, Yang, Yi, Cang, Chunlei, Ren, Dejian, & Jiang, Youxing. Structure of the voltage-gated two-pore channel TPC1 from Arabidopsis thaliana. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16446
Guo, Jiangtao, Zeng, Weizhong, Chen, Qingfeng, Lee, Changkeun, Chen, Liping, Yang, Yi, Cang, Chunlei, Ren, Dejian, and Jiang, Youxing. Mon . "Structure of the voltage-gated two-pore channel TPC1 from Arabidopsis thaliana". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16446. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1243102.
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title = {Structure of the voltage-gated two-pore channel TPC1 from Arabidopsis thaliana},
author = {Guo, Jiangtao and Zeng, Weizhong and Chen, Qingfeng and Lee, Changkeun and Chen, Liping and Yang, Yi and Cang, Chunlei and Ren, Dejian and Jiang, Youxing},
abstractNote = {Two-pore channels (TPCs) contain two copies of a Shaker-like six-transmembrane (6-TM) domain in each subunit and are ubiquitously expressed in both animals and plants as organellar cation channels. Here we present the crystal structure of a vacuolar two-pore channel from Arabidopsis thaliana, AtTPC1, which functions as a homodimer. AtTPC1 activation requires both voltage and cytosolic Ca2+. Ca2+ binding to the cytosolic EF-hand domain triggers conformational changes coupled to the pair of pore-lining inner helices from the first 6-TM domains, whereas membrane potential only activates the second voltage-sensing domain, the conformational changes of which are coupled to the pair of inner helices from the second 6-TM domains. Luminal Ca2+ or Ba2+ can modulate voltage activation by stabilizing the second voltage-sensing domain in the resting state and shift voltage activation towards more positive potentials. Here, our Ba2+-bound AtTPC1 structure reveals a voltage sensor in the resting state, providing hitherto unseen structural insight into the general voltage-gating mechanism among voltage-gated channels.},
doi = {10.1038/nature16446},
journal = {Nature (London)},
number = 7593,
volume = 531,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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Endolysosomal Ca2+ Signalling and Cancer Hallmarks: Two-Pore Channels on the Move, TRPML1 Lags Behind!
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Roles of Chloroplast Retrograde Signals and Ion Transport in Plant Drought Tolerance
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ROS-Activated Ion Channels in Plants: Biophysical Characteristics, Physiological Functions and Molecular Nature
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The HCN Channel Voltage Sensor Undergoes A Large Downward Motion During Hyperpolarization
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Structural mechanisms of phospholipid activation of the human TPC2 channel
journal, March 2019


Agonist-specific voltage-dependent gating of lysosomal two-pore Na+ channels
journal, December 2019


Cryo-EM structure of the KvAP channel reveals a non-domain-swapped voltage sensor topology
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Structural basis of dual Ca2+/pH regulation of the endolysosomal TRPML1 channel
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Mechanisms of KCNQ1 Channel Dysfunction in Long QT Syndrome Involving Voltage Sensor Domain Mutations
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Regulation of lysosomal ion homeostasis by channels and transporters
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Mining of Ebola virus entry inhibitors identifies approved drugs as two-pore channel pore blockers
journal, July 2019

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Two-pore Channels Enter the Atomic Era: Structure of Plant TPC Revealed
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The complete structure of an activated open sodium channel
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Gating interaction maps reveal a noncanonical electromechanical coupling mode in the Shaker K+ channel
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Naringenin Impairs Two-Pore Channel 2 Activity And Inhibits VEGF-Induced Angiogenesis
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Voltage vs. Ligand I: Structural basis of the intrinsic flexibility of S3 segment and its significance in ion channel activation
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Structural insights into the mechanisms of CNBD channel function
journal, December 2017

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Replacing voltage sensor arginines with citrulline provides mechanistic insight into charge versus shape
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Phosphoinositides modulate the voltage dependence of two-pore channel 3
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The HCN Channel Voltage Sensor Undergoes A Large Downward Motion During Hyperpolarization
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Mechanisms of KCNQ1 channel dysfunction in long QT syndrome involving voltage sensor domain mutations
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Role of auxin (IAA) in the regulation of slow vacuolar (SV) channels and the volume of red beet taproot vacuoles
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Atomic Mechanisms of Timothy Syndrome-Associated Mutations in Calcium Channel Cav1.2
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The Integration of Electrical Signals Originating in the Root of Vascular Plants
journal, January 2018

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Abiotic Stress Response to As and As+Si, Composite Reprogramming of Fruit Metabolites in Tomato Cultivars
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ROS-Activated Ion Channels in Plants: Biophysical Characteristics, Physiological Functions and Molecular Nature
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Cryo-EM structure of the KvAP channel reveals a non-domain-swapped voltage sensor topology
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