Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27281200›Full record

ArticleNature2016

TRPV1 structures in nanodiscs reveal mechanisms of ligand and lipid action.

Yuan Gao, Erhu Cao, David Julius, Yifan Cheng

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Article in Nature, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 477 papers.

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477citing papers in PubMed
76.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

477 citing papers in PubMed, 837 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Distinct functional open states of the polymodal nociceptor TRPV1.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. An Extracellular Pore‑Targeting Peptide Defines a Designable Allosteric Site in TRPV2.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  10. Temperature and intrinsic CaNature structural & molecular biology · 2026
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  13. TRPV1 antagonism occurs through diverse structural mechanisms.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  14. The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2026
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  17. Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan GaoDepartment of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
Erhu CaoDepartment of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
David JuliusDepartment of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
Yifan ChengKeck Advanced Microscopy Laboratory and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

X-ray Screening and Rapid Structure DeterminationP50GM082250 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FRANKEL, ALAN D · 2007 to 2018
$48.8M
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008284 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KORTEMME, TANJA · 1988 to 2022
$10.1M
Structure, States and Transition in ABC Transporters pp360-431P01GM111126 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SALI, ANDREJ · 2015 to 2019
$9.8M
Cellular Physiology of Sensory Ion ChannelsR01NS055299 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JULIUS, DAVID · 2006 to 2016
$3.4M
Structures and gating mechanisms of TRP ion channelsR01GM098672 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHENG, YIFAN · 2011 to 2018
$2.6M
Molecular Mechanisms of Receptor and Channel FunctionR01NS047723 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JULIUS, DAVID · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
Exploiting toxins to probe sensory signalingR37NS065071 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JULIUS, DAVID · 2014 to 2017
$2.0M
Linux cluster for near atomic resolution single particle cryo-EMS10OD020054 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHENG, YIFAN · 2015 to 2015
$456k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM111126NIGMS NIH HHS P01GM111126NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM082250NIGMS NIH HHS P50GM082250NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098672NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM098672NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008284NIH HHS S10 OD020054NIH HHS S10OD020054NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS047723NINDS NIH HHS R01NS047723NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS055299NINDS NIH HHS R01NS055299NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS065071NINDS NIH HHS R37NS065071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When integral membrane proteins are visualized in detergents or other artificial systems, an important layer of information is lost regarding lipid interactions and their effects on protein structure. This is especially relevant to proteins for which lipids have both structural and regulatory roles. Here we demonstrate the power of combining electron cryo-microscopy with lipid nanodisc technology to ascertain the structure of the rat TRPV1 ion channel in a native bilayer environment. Using this approach, we determined the locations of annular and regulatory lipids and showed that specific phospholipid interactions enhance binding of a spider toxin to TRPV1 through formation of a tripartite complex. Furthermore, phosphatidylinositol lipids occupy the binding site for capsaicin and other vanilloid ligands, suggesting a mechanism whereby chemical or thermal stimuli elicit channel activation by promoting the release of bioactive lipids from a critical allosteric regulatory site.

Indexed as

Allosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCapsaicinCryoelectron MicroscopyLigandsLipid BilayersMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNanostructuresPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhospholipidsRatsSpider VenomsTemperatureTRPV Cation ChannelsCapsaicinLigandsLipid BilayersMembrane ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhospholipidsSpider VenomsTrpv1 protein, ratTRPV Cation Channels

Identifiers

PMID27281200
PMCPMC4911334
OpenAlexW2404622021

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