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ArticlePloS one2014

Identification of functionally important residues of the rat P2X4 receptor by alanine scanning mutagenesis of the dorsal fin and left flipper domains.

Vendula Tvrdonova, Milos B Rokic, Stanko S Stojilkovic, Hana Zemkova

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  3. P2XThe Journal of physiology · 2018
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  6. The Dynamic Behavior of the P2XBiophysical journal · 2016
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Vendula TvrdonovaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Physiology of Animals, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Milos B RokicDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; Section on Cellular Signaling, Program in Developmental Neuroscience, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Stanko S StojilkovicSection on Cellular Signaling, Program in Developmental Neuroscience, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Hana ZemkovaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.

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Intracellular Signaling In Endocrine CellsZIAHD000195 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI STOJILKOVIC, STANKO S. · 2009 to 2025
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crystallization of the zebrafish P2X4 receptor in both open and closed states revealed conformational differences in the ectodomain structures, including the dorsal fin and left flipper domains. Here, we focused on the role of these domains in receptor activation, responsiveness to orthosteric ATP analogue agonists, and desensitization. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of the R203-L214 (dorsal fin) and the D280-N293 (left flipper) sequences of the rat P2X4 receptor showed that ATP potency/efficacy was reduced in 15 out of 26 alanine mutants. The R203A, N204A, and N293A mutants were essentially non-functional, but receptor function was restored by ivermectin, an allosteric modulator. The I205A, T210A, L214A, P290A, G291A, and Y292A mutants exhibited significant changes in the responsiveness to orthosteric analog agonists 2-(methylthio)adenosine 5'-triphosphate, adenosine 5'-(γ-thio)triphosphate, 2'(3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)adenosine 5'-triphosphate, and α,β-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate. In contrast, the responsiveness of L206A, N208A, D280A, T281A, R282A, and H286A mutants to analog agonists was comparable to that of the wild type receptor. Among these mutants, D280A, T281A, R282A, H286A, G291A, and Y292A also exhibited increased time-constant of the desensitizing current response. These experiments, together with homology modeling, indicate that residues located in the upper part of the dorsal fin and left flipper domains, relative to distance from the channel pore, contribute to the organization of the ATP binding pocket and to the initiation of signal transmission towards residues in the lower part of both domains. The R203 and N204 residues, deeply buried in the protein, may integrate the output signal from these two domains towards the gate. In addition, the left flipper residues predominantly account for the control of transition of channels from an open to a desensitized state.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAlanineAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingIvermectinMolecular Dynamics SimulationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryPurinergic P2X Receptor AgonistsAdenosine TriphosphateAlanineIvermectinPurinergic P2X Receptor AgonistsReceptors, Purinergic P2X4

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PMCPMC4232510

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