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Structural basis for allosteric control of the SERCA-Phospholamban membrane complex by Ca2+ and phosphorylation

  1. Daniel K Weber
  2. U Venkateswara Reddy
  3. Songlin Wang
  4. Erik K Larsen
  5. Tata Gopinath
  6. Martin B Gustavsson
  7. Razvan L Cornea
  8. David D Thomas
  9. Alfonso De Simone
  10. Gianluigi Veglia  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Minnesota, United States
  2. Imperial College London, United Kingdom
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66226
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  1. Daniel K Weber
  2. U Venkateswara Reddy
  3. Songlin Wang
  4. Erik K Larsen
  5. Tata Gopinath
  6. Martin B Gustavsson
  7. Razvan L Cornea
  8. David D Thomas
  9. Alfonso De Simone
  10. Gianluigi Veglia
(2021)
Structural basis for allosteric control of the SERCA-Phospholamban membrane complex by Ca2+ and phosphorylation
eLife 10:e66226.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66226
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Abstract

Phospholamban (PLN) is a mini-membrane protein that directly controls the cardiac Ca2+-transport response to b-adrenergic stimulation, thus modulating cardiac output during the fight-or-flight response. In the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane, PLN binds to the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA), keeping this enzyme's function within a narrow physiological window. PLN phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A or increase in Ca2+ concentration reverses the inhibitory effects through an unknown mechanism. Using oriented-sample solid-state NMR spectroscopy and replica-averaged NMR-restrained structural refinement, we reveal that phosphorylation of PLN;s cytoplasmic regulatory domain signals the disruption of several inhibitory contacts at the transmembrane binding interface of the SERCA-PLN complex that are propagated to the enzyme;s active site, augmenting Ca2+ transport. Our findings address long-standing questions about SERCA regulation, epitomizing a signal transduction mechanism operated by posttranslationally modified bitopic membrane proteins.

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Here are the links/codes for data deposited:BMRB:50718:Monomeric phospholamban in oriented bicelles;50719:Monomeric phosphorylated phospholamban in oriented bicelles;50720:Phospholamban bound to SERCA in oriented bicelles (calcium-free E2 state);50721:Phospholamban bound to SERCA in oriented bicelles (calcium-bound E1 state);50722:Phosphorylated phospholamban bound to SERCA in oriented bicelles(calcium-free E2 state);50723:Phosphorylated phospholamban bound to SERCA in oriented bicelles(calcium-bound E1 state).And the link to DRUM:https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/218010

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  1. Daniel K Weber

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  2. U Venkateswara Reddy

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  3. Songlin Wang

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  4. Erik K Larsen

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  5. Tata Gopinath

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  6. Martin B Gustavsson

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  7. Razvan L Cornea

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  8. David D Thomas

    Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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  9. Alfonso De Simone

    Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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  10. Gianluigi Veglia

    Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (GM064742)

  • Gianluigi Veglia

National Institutes of Health (HL144100)

  • Gianluigi Veglia

National Institutes of Health (HL139065)

  • David D Thomas

National Institutes of Health (AG026160)

  • Razvan L Cornea

European Commission (BioDisOrder - 819644)

  • Alfonso De Simone

American Heart Association (19POST34420009)

  • Daniel K Weber

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. Volker Dötsch, Goethe University, Germany

Publication history

  1. Received: January 4, 2021
  2. Accepted: May 10, 2021
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: May 12, 2021 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: June 7, 2021 (version 2)

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© 2021, Weber et al.

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  1. Daniel K Weber
  2. U Venkateswara Reddy
  3. Songlin Wang
  4. Erik K Larsen
  5. Tata Gopinath
  6. Martin B Gustavsson
  7. Razvan L Cornea
  8. David D Thomas
  9. Alfonso De Simone
  10. Gianluigi Veglia
(2021)
Structural basis for allosteric control of the SERCA-Phospholamban membrane complex by Ca2+ and phosphorylation
eLife 10:e66226.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66226

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