Structural mechanisms of assembly, permeation, gating, and pharmacology of native human rod CNG channel

Jing Xue, Yan Han, Weizhong Zeng, Youxing Jiang

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Abstract

Mammalian cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels are nonselective cation channels activated by cGMP or cAMP and play essential roles in the signal transduction of the visual and olfactory sensory systems. CNGA1, the principal component of the CNG channel from rod photoreceptors, can by itself form a functional homotetrameric channel and has been used as the model system in the majority of rod CNG studies. However, the native rod CNG functions as a heterotetramer consisting of three A1 and one B1 subunits and exhibits different functional properties than the CNGA1 homomer. Here we present the functional analysis of human rod CNGA1/B1 heterotetramer and its cryo-EM structures in apo, cGMP-bound, cAMP-bound, and L-cis-Diltiazem-blocked states. These structures, with resolution ranging from 2.6 to 3.3 Å, elucidate the structural mechanisms underlying the 3:1 subunit stoichiometry, the asymmetrical gating upon cGMP activation, and the unique pharmacological property of the native rod CNG channel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)86-95.e5
JournalNeuron
Volume110
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 5 2022

Keywords

  • CNGA1 and CNGB1 heterotetramer
  • cGMP and cAMP activation
  • cyclic nucleotide-gated
  • native rod CNG channel
  • signal transduction
  • visual and olfactory sensory system

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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