Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation

Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) mediate chemical signaling through a succession of allosteric transitions that are yet not completely understood as intermediate states remain poorly characterized by structural approaches. In a previous study on the prototypic bacterial proton-gated cha...

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Autores principales: Solène N Lefebvre, Antoine Taly, Anaïs Menny, Karima Medjebeur, Pierre-Jean Corringer
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:47b01ac4ec284c219fa466c9ed1057272021-11-23T13:03:23ZMutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation10.7554/eLife.606822050-084Xe60682https://doaj.org/article/47b01ac4ec284c219fa466c9ed1057272021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://elifesciences.org/articles/60682https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084XPentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) mediate chemical signaling through a succession of allosteric transitions that are yet not completely understood as intermediate states remain poorly characterized by structural approaches. In a previous study on the prototypic bacterial proton-gated channel GLIC, we generated several fluorescent sensors of the protein conformation that report a fast transition to a pre-active state, which precedes the slower process of activation with pore opening. Here, we explored the phenotype of a series of allosteric mutations, using simultaneous steady-state fluorescence and electrophysiological measurements over a broad pH range. Our data, fitted to a three-state Monod-Wyman-Changeux model, show that mutations at the subunit interface in the extracellular domain (ECD) principally alter pre-activation, while mutations in the lower ECD and in the transmembrane domain principally alter activation. We also show that propofol alters both transitions. Data are discussed in the framework of transition pathways generated by normal mode analysis (iModFit). It further supports that pre-activation involves major quaternary compaction of the ECD, and suggests that activation involves principally a reorganization of a ‘central gating region’ involving a contraction of the ECD β-sandwich and the tilt of the channel lining M2 helix.Solène N LefebvreAntoine TalyAnaïs MennyKarima MedjebeurPierre-Jean CorringereLife Sciences Publications Ltdarticlefluorescence quenchingpentameric ligand-gated ion channelsintermediate conformationallosteric couplingMedicineRScienceQBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENeLife, Vol 10 (2021)
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topic fluorescence quenching
pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
intermediate conformation
allosteric coupling
Medicine
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Science
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Biology (General)
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spellingShingle fluorescence quenching
pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
intermediate conformation
allosteric coupling
Medicine
R
Science
Q
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Solène N Lefebvre
Antoine Taly
Anaïs Menny
Karima Medjebeur
Pierre-Jean Corringer
Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
description Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) mediate chemical signaling through a succession of allosteric transitions that are yet not completely understood as intermediate states remain poorly characterized by structural approaches. In a previous study on the prototypic bacterial proton-gated channel GLIC, we generated several fluorescent sensors of the protein conformation that report a fast transition to a pre-active state, which precedes the slower process of activation with pore opening. Here, we explored the phenotype of a series of allosteric mutations, using simultaneous steady-state fluorescence and electrophysiological measurements over a broad pH range. Our data, fitted to a three-state Monod-Wyman-Changeux model, show that mutations at the subunit interface in the extracellular domain (ECD) principally alter pre-activation, while mutations in the lower ECD and in the transmembrane domain principally alter activation. We also show that propofol alters both transitions. Data are discussed in the framework of transition pathways generated by normal mode analysis (iModFit). It further supports that pre-activation involves major quaternary compaction of the ECD, and suggests that activation involves principally a reorganization of a ‘central gating region’ involving a contraction of the ECD β-sandwich and the tilt of the channel lining M2 helix.
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author Solène N Lefebvre
Antoine Taly
Anaïs Menny
Karima Medjebeur
Pierre-Jean Corringer
author_facet Solène N Lefebvre
Antoine Taly
Anaïs Menny
Karima Medjebeur
Pierre-Jean Corringer
author_sort Solène N Lefebvre
title Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
title_short Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
title_full Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
title_fullStr Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
title_full_unstemmed Mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
title_sort mutational analysis to explore long-range allosteric couplings involved in a pentameric channel receptor pre-activation and activation
publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/47b01ac4ec284c219fa466c9ed105727
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