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ArticleCell research2016

The Central domain of RyR1 is the transducer for long-range allosteric gating of channel opening.

Xiao-Chen Bai, Zhen Yan, Jianping Wu, Zhangqiang Li, Nieng Yan

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Article in Cell research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiao-Chen BaiMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Zhen YanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Jianping WuState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zhangqiang LiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Nieng YanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Center for Life Sciences · CNBeijing Advanced Sciences and Innovation Center · CNMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBTsinghua University · CN

Funding

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteMedical Research Council MC_UP_A025_1013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are intracellular calcium channels responsible for rapid release of Ca(2+) from the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) to the cytoplasm, which is essential for the excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling of cardiac and skeletal muscles. The near-atomic resolution structure of closed RyR1 revealed the molecular details of this colossal channel, while the long-range allosteric gating mechanism awaits elucidation. Here, we report the cryo-EM structures of rabbit RyR1 in three closed conformations at about 4 Å resolution and an open state at 5.7 Å. Comparison of the closed RyR1 structures shows a breathing motion of the cytoplasmic platform, while the channel domain and its contiguous Central domain remain nearly unchanged. Comparison of the open and closed structures shows a dilation of the S6 tetrahelical bundle at the cytoplasmic gate that leads to channel opening. During the pore opening, the cytoplasmic "O-ring" motif of the channel domain and the U-motif of the Central domain exhibit coupled motion, while the Central domain undergoes domain-wise displacement. These structural analyses provide important insight into the E-C coupling in skeletal muscles and identify the Central domain as the transducer that couples the conformational changes of the cytoplasmic platform to the gating of the central pore.

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Ion Channel GatingAllosteric RegulationAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyCytoplasmExcitation Contraction CouplingModels, MolecularProtein DomainsRabbitsRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelStructure-Activity RelationshipRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel

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PMID27468892
PMCPMC5034110
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