Structure of the voltage-gated calcium channel Cav1.1 at 3.6 Å resolution

Jianping Wu, Zhen Yan, Zhangqiang Li, Xingyang Qian, Shan Lu, Mengqiu Dong, Qiang Zhou and Nieng Yan ()
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Jianping Wu: State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University
Zhen Yan: State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University
Zhangqiang Li: State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University
Xingyang Qian: Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University
Shan Lu: National Institute of Biological Sciences
Mengqiu Dong: National Institute of Biological Sciences
Qiang Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University
Nieng Yan: State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University

Nature, 2016, vol. 537, issue 7619, 191-196

Abstract: Abstract The voltage-gated calcium (Cav) channels convert membrane electrical signals to intracellular Ca2+-mediated events. Among the ten subtypes of Cav channel in mammals, Cav1.1 is specified for the excitation–contraction coupling of skeletal muscles. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the rabbit Cav1.1 complex at a nominal resolution of 3.6 Å. The inner gate of the ion-conducting α1-subunit is closed and all four voltage-sensing domains adopt an ‘up’ conformation, suggesting a potentially inactivated state. The extended extracellular loops of the pore domain, which are stabilized by multiple disulfide bonds, form a windowed dome above the selectivity filter. One side of the dome provides the docking site for the α2δ-1-subunit, while the other side may attract cations through its negative surface potential. The intracellular I–II and III–IV linker helices interact with the β1a-subunit and the carboxy-terminal domain of α1, respectively. Classification of the particles yielded two additional reconstructions that reveal pronounced displacement of β1a and adjacent elements in α1. The atomic model of the Cav1.1 complex establishes a foundation for mechanistic understanding of excitation–contraction coupling and provides a three-dimensional template for molecular interpretations of the functions and disease mechanisms of Cav and Nav channels.

Date: 2016
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