Abstract:
:Otopetrins (Otop1-Otop3) comprise one of two known eukaryotic proton-selective channel families. Otop1 is required for otoconia formation and a candidate mammalian sour taste receptor. Here we report cryo-EM structures of zebrafish Otop1 and chicken Otop3 in lipid nanodiscs. The structures reveal a dimeric architecture, with each subunit forming 12 transmembrane helices divided into structurally similar amino (N) and carboxy (C) domains. Cholesterol-like molecules occupy various sites in Otop1 and Otop3 and occlude a central tunnel. In molecular dynamics simulations, hydrophilic vestibules formed by the N and C domains and in the intrasubunit interface between N and C domains form conduits for water entry into the membrane core, suggesting three potential proton conduction pathways. By mutagenesis, we tested the roles of charged residues in each putative permeation pathway. Our results provide a structural basis for understanding selective proton permeation and gating of this conserved family of proton channels.
journal_name
Nat Struct Mol Bioljournal_title
Nature structural & molecular biologyauthors
Saotome K,Teng B,Tsui CCA,Lee WH,Tu YH,Kaplan JP,Sansom MSP,Liman ER,Ward ABdoi
10.1038/s41594-019-0235-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
518-525issue
6eissn
1545-9993issn
1545-9985pii
10.1038/s41594-019-0235-9journal_volume
26pub_type
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