Regulatory switch at the cytoplasmic interface controls TRPV channel gating

  1. Lejla Zubcevic
  2. William F Borschel
  3. Allen L Hsu
  4. Mario J Borgnia
  5. Seok-Yong Lee  Is a corresponding author
  1. Duke University School of Medicine, United States
  2. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, United States

Abstract

Temperature-sensitive transient receptor potential vanilloid (thermoTRPV) channels are activated by ligands and heat, and are involved in various physiological processes. ThermoTRPV channels possess a large cytoplasmic ring consisting of N-terminal ankyrin repeat domains (ARD) and C-terminal domains (CTD). The cytoplasmic inter-protomer interface is unique and consists of a CTD coiled around a b-sheet which makes contacts with the neighboring ARD. Despite much existing evidence that the cytoplasmic ring is important for thermoTRPV function, the mechanism by which this unique structure is involved in thermoTRPV gating has not been clear. Here we present cryo-EM and electrophysiological studies which demonstrate that TRPV3 gating involves large rearrangements at the cytoplasmic inter-protomer interface and that this motion triggers coupling between cytoplasmic and transmembrane domains, priming the channel for opening. Furthermore, our studies unveil the role of this interface in the distinct biophysical and physiological properties of individual thermoTRPV subtypes.

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Cryo-EM data and structural models are deposited in the EMDB and RCSB, respectively with the following codes: EMD-20192, PDB: 6OT2 and EMD-20194, PDB: 6OT5

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  1. Lejla Zubcevic

    Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, United States
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  2. William F Borschel

    Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, United States
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  3. Allen L Hsu

    Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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  4. Mario J Borgnia

    Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, United States
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  5. Seok-Yong Lee

    Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, United States
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    seok-yong.lee@duke.edu
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R35NS097241)

  • Seok-Yong Lee

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Lejla Zubcevic
  2. William F Borschel
  3. Allen L Hsu
  4. Mario J Borgnia
  5. Seok-Yong Lee
(2019)
Regulatory switch at the cytoplasmic interface controls TRPV channel gating
eLife 8:e47746.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47746

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