6KFF

Undocked INX-6 hemichannel in a nanodisc


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.80 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Cryo-EM structures of undocked innexin-6 hemichannels in phospholipids.

Burendei, B.Shinozaki, R.Watanabe, M.Terada, T.Tani, K.Fujiyoshi, Y.Oshima, A.

(2020) Sci Adv 6: eaax3157-eaax3157

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax3157
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6KFF, 6KFG, 6KFH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Gap junctions form intercellular conduits with a large pore size whose closed and open states regulate communication between adjacent cells. The structural basis of the mechanism by which gap junctions close, however, remains uncertain. Here, we show the cryo-electron microscopy structures of Caenorhabditis elegans innexin-6 (INX-6) gap junction proteins in an undocked hemichannel form. In the nanodisc-reconstituted structure of the wild-type INX-6 hemichannel, flat double-layer densities obstruct the channel pore. Comparison of the hemichannel structures of a wild-type INX-6 in detergent and nanodisc-reconstituted amino-terminal deletion mutant reveals that lipid-mediated amino-terminal rearrangement and pore obstruction occur upon nanodisc reconstitution. Together with molecular dynamics simulations and electrophysiology functional assays, our results provide insight into the closure of the INX-6 hemichannel in a lipid bilayer before docking of two hemichannels.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Division of Biological Science, School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Innexin-6
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
389Caenorhabditis elegansMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: inx-6opu-6C36H8.2
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for Q9U3N4 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q9U3N4
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UniProt GroupQ9U3N4
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.80 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
EM Software:
TaskSoftware PackageVersion
RECONSTRUCTIONRELION2.0

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)Japan--
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)Japan--
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)Japan--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-02-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-03-11
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-10-16
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Structure summary