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ArticleNature communications2021

Structure and mechanism of the human NHE1-CHP1 complex.

Yanli Dong, Yiwei Gao, Alina Ilie, DuSik Kim, Annie Boucher, Bin Li, Xuejun C Zhang, John Orlowski, Yan Zhao

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yanli Dong *National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7919-3276
Yiwei Gao *National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-9332
Alina IlieDepartment of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
DuSik KimDepartment of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Annie BoucherDepartment of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Bin LiNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xuejun C ZhangNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. zhangc@ibp.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6726-3698
John OrlowskiDepartment of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. john.orlowski@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7371-175X
Yan ZhaoNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. zhaoy@ibp.ac.cn.
McGill University · CAChinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Biophysics · CN

Funding

CIHR PJT-155976CIHR PJT-166165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sodium/proton exchanger 1 (NHE1) is an electroneutral secondary active transporter present on the plasma membrane of most mammalian cells and plays critical roles in regulating intracellular pH and volume homeostasis. Calcineurin B-homologous protein 1 (CHP1) is an obligate binding partner that promotes NHE1 biosynthetic maturation, cell surface expression and pH-sensitivity. Dysfunctions of either protein are associated with neurological disorders. Here, we elucidate structures of the human NHE1-CHP1 complex in both inward- and inhibitor (cariporide)-bound outward-facing conformations. We find that NHE1 assembles as a symmetrical homodimer, with each subunit undergoing an elevator-like conformational change during cation exchange. The cryo-EM map reveals the binding site for the NHE1 inhibitor cariporide, illustrating how inhibitors block transport activity. The CHP1 molecule differentially associates with these two conformational states of each NHE1 monomer, and this association difference probably underlies the regulation of NHE1 pH-sensitivity by CHP1.

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Binding SitesBiological TransportCalcium-Binding ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyGuanidinesHumansModels, MolecularMultiprotein ComplexesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1SulfonesCalcium-Binding ProteinscariporideCHP1 protein, humanGuanidinesMultiprotein ComplexesSLC9A1 protein, humanSodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1Sulfones

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