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 8UC8 | pdb_00008uc8

HCN1 nanodisc


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Propofol rescues voltage-dependent gating of HCN1 channel epilepsy mutants.

Kim, E.D., Wu, X., Lee, S., Tibbs, G.R., Cunningham, K.P., Di Zanni, E., Perez, M.E., Goldstein, P.A., Accardi, A., Larsson, H.P., Nimigean, C.M.

(2024) Nature 632: 451-459

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07743-z
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    8UC7, 8UC8, 9BC6, 9BC7

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels 1 are essential for pacemaking activity and neural signalling 2,3 . Drugs inhibiting HCN1 are promising candidates for management of neuropathic pain 4 and epileptic seizures 5 . The general anaesthetic propofol (2,6-di-iso-propylphenol) is a known HCN1 allosteric inhibitor 6 with unknown structural basis. Here, using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy and electrophysiology, we show that propofol inhibits HCN1 by binding to a mechanistic hotspot in a groove between the S5 and S6 transmembrane helices. We found that propofol restored voltage-dependent closing in two HCN1 epilepsy-associated polymorphisms that act by destabilizing the channel closed state: M305L, located in the propofol-binding site in S5, and D401H in S6 (refs.  7,8 ). To understand the mechanism of propofol inhibition and restoration of voltage-gating, we tracked voltage-sensor movement in spHCN channels and found that propofol inhibition is independent of voltage-sensor conformational changes. Mutations at the homologous methionine in spHCN and an adjacent conserved phenylalanine in S6 similarly destabilize closing without disrupting voltage-sensor movements, indicating that voltage-dependent closure requires this interface intact. We propose a model for voltage-dependent gating in which propofol stabilizes coupling between the voltage sensor and pore at this conserved methionine-phenylalanine interface in HCN channels. These findings unlock potential exploitation of this site to design specific drugs targeting HCN channelopathies.


  • Organizational Affiliation: 
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 311.17 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 14,804 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 1,936 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 2,640 
  • Unique protein chains: 1

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Potassium/sodium hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 1A [auth D],
B [auth C],
C [auth A],
D [auth B]
660Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: HCN1, BCNG1
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for O60741 (Homo sapiens)
Explore O60741 
Go to UniProtKB:  O60741
PHAROS:  O60741
GTEx:  ENSG00000164588 
Entity Groups
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UniProt GroupO60741
Sequence Annotations
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Reference Sequence

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
PCW

Query on PCW



Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File
E [auth D]
F [auth D]
G [auth D]
H [auth C]
I [auth C]
E [auth D],
F [auth D],
G [auth D],
H [auth C],
I [auth C],
J [auth C],
K [auth C],
L [auth A],
M [auth A],
N [auth A],
O [auth A],
P [auth A],
Q [auth B],
R [auth B],
S [auth B],
T [auth B]
1,2-DIOLEOYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE
C44 H85 N O8 P
SNKAWJBJQDLSFF-NVKMUCNASA-O

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.00 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM124451

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2024-07-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2024-08-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-08-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-08-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references