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Molecular architecture of the Gαi-bound TRPC5 ion channel

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  • Jongdae Won

    (Seoul National University)

  • Jinsung Kim

    (Seoul National University)

  • Hyeongseop Jeong

    (Korea Basic Science Institute)

  • Jinhyeong Kim

    (Seoul National University)

  • Shasha Feng

    (Lehigh University)

  • Byeongseok Jeong

    (Seoul National University)

  • Misun Kwak

    (Seoul National University)

  • Juyeon Ko

    (Seoul National University
    University of California, San Francisco)

  • Wonpil Im

    (Lehigh University)

  • Insuk So

    (Seoul National University)

  • Hyung Ho Lee

    (Seoul National University)

Abstract

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels serve as key molecular switches through which extracellular stimuli are transformed into intracellular effects, and it has long been postulated that ion channels are direct effector molecules of the alpha subunit of G-proteins (Gα). However, no complete structural evidence supporting the direct interaction between Gα and ion channels is available. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the human transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5)-Gαi3 complexes with a 4:4 stoichiometry in lipid nanodiscs. Remarkably, Gαi3 binds to the ankyrin repeat edge of TRPC5 ~ 50 Å away from the cell membrane. Electrophysiological analysis shows that Gαi3 increases the sensitivity of TRPC5 to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), thereby rendering TRPC5 more easily opened in the cell membrane, where the concentration of PIP2 is physiologically regulated. Our results demonstrate that ion channels are one of the direct effector molecules of Gα proteins triggered by GPCR activation–providing a structural framework for unraveling the crosstalk between two major classes of transmembrane proteins: GPCRs and ion channels.

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  • Jongdae Won & Jinsung Kim & Hyeongseop Jeong & Jinhyeong Kim & Shasha Feng & Byeongseok Jeong & Misun Kwak & Juyeon Ko & Wonpil Im & Insuk So & Hyung Ho Lee, 2023. "Molecular architecture of the Gαi-bound TRPC5 ion channel," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-38281-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38281-3
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