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Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel
Cyclic nucleotide–binding (CNB) domains regulate the activity of channels, kinases, exchange factors, and transcription factors. These proteins are highly variable in their ligand selectivity; some are highly selective for either cAMP or cGMP, whereas others are not. Several molecular determinants o...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201311145 |
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author | Pessoa, João Fonseca, Fátima Furini, Simone Morais-Cabral, João H. |
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description | Cyclic nucleotide–binding (CNB) domains regulate the activity of channels, kinases, exchange factors, and transcription factors. These proteins are highly variable in their ligand selectivity; some are highly selective for either cAMP or cGMP, whereas others are not. Several molecular determinants of ligand selectivity in CNB domains have been defined, but these do not provide a complete view of the selectivity mechanism. We performed a thorough analysis of the ligand-binding properties of mutants of the CNB domain from the MlotiK1 potassium channel. In particular, we defined which residues specifically favor cGMP or cAMP. Inversion of ligand selectivity, from favoring cAMP to favoring cGMP, was only achieved through a combination of three mutations in the ligand-binding pocket. We determined the x-ray structure of the triple mutant bound to cGMP and performed molecular dynamics simulations and a biochemical analysis of the effect of the mutations. We concluded that the increase in cGMP affinity and selectivity does not result simply from direct interactions between the nucleotide base and the amino acids introduced in the ligand-binding pocket residues. Rather, tighter cGMP binding over cAMP results from the polar chemical character of the mutations, from greater accessibility of water molecules to the ligand in the bound state, and from an increase in the structural flexibility of the mutated binding pocket. |
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spelling | pubmed-40765242015-01-01 Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel Pessoa, João Fonseca, Fátima Furini, Simone Morais-Cabral, João H. J Gen Physiol Research Articles Cyclic nucleotide–binding (CNB) domains regulate the activity of channels, kinases, exchange factors, and transcription factors. These proteins are highly variable in their ligand selectivity; some are highly selective for either cAMP or cGMP, whereas others are not. Several molecular determinants of ligand selectivity in CNB domains have been defined, but these do not provide a complete view of the selectivity mechanism. We performed a thorough analysis of the ligand-binding properties of mutants of the CNB domain from the MlotiK1 potassium channel. In particular, we defined which residues specifically favor cGMP or cAMP. Inversion of ligand selectivity, from favoring cAMP to favoring cGMP, was only achieved through a combination of three mutations in the ligand-binding pocket. We determined the x-ray structure of the triple mutant bound to cGMP and performed molecular dynamics simulations and a biochemical analysis of the effect of the mutations. We concluded that the increase in cGMP affinity and selectivity does not result simply from direct interactions between the nucleotide base and the amino acids introduced in the ligand-binding pocket residues. Rather, tighter cGMP binding over cAMP results from the polar chemical character of the mutations, from greater accessibility of water molecules to the ligand in the bound state, and from an increase in the structural flexibility of the mutated binding pocket. The Rockefeller University Press 2014-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4076524/ /pubmed/24981229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201311145 Text en © 2014 Pessoa et al. This article is distributed under the terms of an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike–No Mirror Sites license for the first six months after the publication date (see http://www.rupress.org/terms). After six months it is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, as described at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Pessoa, João Fonseca, Fátima Furini, Simone Morais-Cabral, João H. Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title | Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title_full | Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title_fullStr | Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title_short | Determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
title_sort | determinants of ligand selectivity in a cyclic nucleotide–regulated potassium channel |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201311145 |
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