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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2022

Structure of the human cone photoreceptor cyclic nucleotide-gated channel.

Xiangdong Zheng, Zhengshan Hu, Huan Li, Jian Yang

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiangdong ZhengDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Zhengshan HuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Huan LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Jian YangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. jy160@columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0290-7688
Columbia University · US

Funding

NCCAT: National Center for CryoEM Access and Training- Supplement for Windows 10 and FFIU24GM129539 · NIGMS · NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER · PI DE MARCO, ALEX, KIEFT, JEFFREY S · 2018 to 2023
$53.9M
TRD #3: An automated and streamlined pipeline for in-situ molecular microscopyP41GM103310 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI DE MARCO, ALEX, KIEFT, JEFFREY S · 2012 to 2021
$14.7M
TRPML1 channel physiology and pathophysiologyR01GM085234 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI YANG, JIAN · 2009 to 2022
$4.2M
Molecular physiology of cyclic nucleotide-gated channelsR01EY027800 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI YANG, JIAN · 2017 to 2019
$1.5M
Acquisition of Detector for JEOL 3200 FSC Electron MicroscopeS10OD019994 · OD · NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER · PI CARRAGHER, BRIDGET OLIVIA · 2015 to 2015
$600k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027800NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103310NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085234NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129539NIH HHS S10 OD019994
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels transduce light-induced chemical signals into electrical signals in retinal cone and rod photoreceptors. Structures of native CNG channels, which are heterotetramers formed by CNGA and CNGB subunits, have not been obtained. In the present study, we report a high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human cone CNG channel in the apo closed state. The channel contains three CNGA3 and one CNGB3 subunits. Arg403 in the pore helix of CNGB3 projects into an asymmetric selectivity filter and forms hydrogen bonds with two pore-lining backbone carbonyl oxygens. Arg442 in S6 of CNGB3 protrudes into and occludes the pore below the hydrophobic cavity gate previously observed in homotetrameric CNGA channels. It is interesting that Arg403Gln is a disease mutation, and Arg442 is replaced by glutamine in some animal species with dichromatic or monochromatic vision. These and other unique structural features and the disease link conferred by CNGB3 indicate a critical role of CNGB3 in shaping cone photoresponses.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceApoproteinsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsHEK293 CellsHumansIon Channel GatingModels, MolecularRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsApoproteinsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels

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PMID34969976
PMCPMC8776609
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