Chen Qiang, Xu Yan, Tang Pei
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Methods Enzymol. 2018;603:21-47. doi: 10.1016/bs.mie.2018.01.017. Epub 2018 Mar 24.
X-ray crystallography is a powerful tool in structural biology and can offer insight into structured-based understanding of general anesthetic action on various relevant molecular targets, including pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs). In this chapter, we outline the procedures for expression and purification of pLGICs. Optimization of crystallization conditions, especially to achieve high-resolution structures of pLGICs bound with general anesthetics, is also presented. Case studies of pLGICs bound with the volatile general anesthetic isoflurane, 2-bromoethanol, and the intravenous general anesthetic ketamine are revisited.
X射线晶体学是结构生物学中的一种强大工具,能够深入了解基于结构的全身麻醉药对各种相关分子靶点(包括五聚体配体门控离子通道,pLGICs)的作用机制。在本章中,我们概述了pLGICs的表达和纯化程序。还介绍了结晶条件的优化,特别是为了获得与全身麻醉药结合的pLGICs的高分辨率结构。重新审视了pLGICs与挥发性全身麻醉药异氟烷、2-溴乙醇以及静脉全身麻醉药氯胺酮结合的案例研究。