High-voltage-activated R-type CaV2.3 channel plays pivotal roles in many physiological activities and is implicated in epilepsy, convulsions, and other neurodevelopmental impairments. Here, we determine the high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of human CaV2.3 in complex with the α2δ1 and β1 subunits. The VSDII is stabilized in the resting state. Electrophysiological experiments elucidate that the VSDII is not required for channel activation, whereas the other VSDs are essential for channel opening. The intracellular gate is blocked by the W-helix. A pre-W-helix adjacent to the W-helix can significantly regulate closed-state inactivation (CSI) by modulating the association and dissociation of the W-helix with the gate. Electrostatic interactions formed between the negatively charged domain on S6II, which is exclusively conserved in the CaV2 family, and nearby regions at the alpha-interacting domain (AID) and S4-S5II helix are identified. Further functional analyses indicate that these interactions are critical for the open-state inactivation (OSI) of CaV2 channels.
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Molecular insights into the gating mechanisms of voltage-gated calcium channel CaV2.3, Nat Commun, 31 Jan 2023
Nature Communications, 31 January, 2023, DOI：https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36260-2
Molecular insights into the gating mechanisms of voltage-gated calcium channel CaV2.3
Yiwei Gao, Shuai Xu, Xiaoli Cui, Hao Xu, Yunlong Qiu, Yiqing Wei, Yanli Dong, Boling Zhu, Chao Peng, Shiqi Liu, Xuejun Cai Zhang, Jianyuan Sun, Zhuo Huang & Yan Zhao
Abstract
High-voltage-activated R-type CaV2.3 channel plays pivotal roles in many physiological activities and is implicated in epilepsy, convulsions, and other neurodevelopmental impairments. Here, we determine the high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of human CaV2.3 in complex with the α2δ1 and β1 subunits. The VSDII is stabilized in the resting state. Electrophysiological experiments elucidate that the VSDII is not required for channel activation, whereas the other VSDs are essential for channel opening. The intracellular gate is blocked by the W-helix. A pre-W-helix adjacent to the W-helix can significantly regulate closed-state inactivation (CSI) by modulating the association and dissociation of the W-helix with the gate. Electrostatic interactions formed between the negatively charged domain on S6II, which is exclusively conserved in the CaV2 family, and nearby regions at the alpha-interacting domain (AID) and S4-S5II helix are identified. Further functional analyses indicate that these interactions are critical for the open-state inactivation (OSI) of CaV2 channels.
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