4EED

CorA coiled-coil mutant under Mg2+ presence

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.92 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.351 
  • R-Value Work: 0.297 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.300 

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Literature

Structural asymmetry in the magnesium channel CorA points to sequential allosteric regulation.

Pfoh, R., Li, A., Chakrabarti, N., Payandeh, J., Pomes, R., Pai, E.F.

(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 18809-18814

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1209018109
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4EEB, 4EED

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Magnesium ions (Mg(2+)) are essential for life, but the mechanisms regulating their transport into and out of cells remain poorly understood. The CorA-Mrs2-Alr1 superfamily of Mg(2+) channels represents the most prevalent group of proteins enabling Mg(2+) ions to cross membranes ...

    Magnesium ions (Mg(2+)) are essential for life, but the mechanisms regulating their transport into and out of cells remain poorly understood. The CorA-Mrs2-Alr1 superfamily of Mg(2+) channels represents the most prevalent group of proteins enabling Mg(2+) ions to cross membranes. Thermotoga maritima CorA (TmCorA) is the only member of this protein family whose complete 3D fold is known. Here, we report the crystal structure of a mutant in the presence and absence of divalent ions and compare it with previous divalent ion-bound TmCorA structures. With Mg(2+) present, this structure shows binding of a hydrated Mg(2+) ion to the periplasmic Gly-Met-Asn (GMN) motif, revealing clues of ion selectivity in this unique channel family. In the absence of Mg(2+), TmCorA displays an unexpected asymmetric conformation caused by radial and lateral tilts of protomers that leads to bending of the central, pore-lining helix. Molecular dynamics simulations support these movements, including a bell-like deflection. Mass spectrometric analysis confirms that major proteolytic cleavage occurs within a region that is selectively exposed by such a bell-like bending motion. Our results point to a sequential allosteric model of regulation, where intracellular Mg(2+) binding locks TmCorA in a symmetric, transport-incompetent conformation and loss of intracellular Mg(2+) causes an asymmetric, potentially influx-competent conformation of the channel.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5G 1L7.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Magnesium transport protein CorAA, B, C, D, E330Thermotoga maritimaMutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: corA, TM_0561
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9WZ31 (Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9WZ31
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UniProt GroupQ9WZ31
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 121.7α = 90
b = 132.5β = 90
c = 179.1γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
MxDCdata collection
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-11-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-12-12
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-15
    Changes: Refinement description