Spontaneous conformational change and toxin binding in alpha7 acetylcholine receptor: insight into channel activation and inhibition.

Abstract:

:Nicotinic AChRs (nAChRs) represent a paradigm for ligand-gated ion channels. Despite intensive studies over many years, our understanding of the mechanisms of activation and inhibition for nAChRs is still incomplete. Here, we present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the alpha7 nAChR ligand-binding domain, both in apo form and in alpha-Cobratoxin-bound form, starting from the respective homology models built on crystal structures of the acetylcholine-binding protein. The toxin-bound form was relatively stable, and its structure was validated by calculating mutational effects on the toxin-binding affinity. However, in the apo form, one subunit spontaneously moved away from the conformation of the other four subunits. This motion resembles what has been proposed for leading to channel opening. At the top, the C loop and the adjacent beta7-beta8 loop swing downward and inward, whereas at the bottom, the F loop and the C terminus of beta10 swing in the opposite direction. These swings appear to tilt the whole subunit clockwise. The resulting changes in solvent accessibility show strong correlation with experimental results by the substituted cysteine accessibility method upon addition of acetylcholine. Our MD simulation results suggest a mechanistic model in which the apo form, although predominantly sampling the "closed" state, can make excursions into the "open" state. The open state has high affinity for agonists, leading to channel activation, whereas the closed state upon distortion has high affinity for antagonists, leading to inhibition.

authors

Yi M,Tjong H,Zhou HX

doi

10.1073/pnas.0710530105

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-06-17 00:00:00

pages

8280-5

issue

24

eissn

0027-8424

issn

1091-6490

pii

0710530105

journal_volume

105

pub_type

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