人类 TRPV4 通道突变锚蛋白重复结构域的结构变化改变了其 ATP 结合能力。

The structural changes of the mutated ankyrin repeat domain of the human TRPV4 channel alter its ATP binding ability.

机构信息

Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.

Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.

出版信息

J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2020 Jan;101:103407. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103407. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Abstract

The transient receptor potential (TRP) channel TRPV4 is a calcium-permeable cation channel protein which plays a mechanosensory and osmosensory role in several musculoskeletal tissues. Previous studies have shown that some specific mutations in the ankyrin repeat domain (ARD) of TRPV4 can reduce channel activity and further cause the osteoarthropathy related disease. Mutations in this region probably influence the constitutive activity of the channel, which mainly regulated by the binding of a small ligand such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). These findings suggest that it is crucial to understand the fundamental mechanisms regulated by chemical ligands such as ATP binding with the ankyrin repeat domain (ARD) of TRPV4. However, how these mutations at the molecular level resulting in the related diseases are still unclear. Here we use full atomistic simulations to investigate the mutation induced conformational changes and ATP binding ability differences of TRPV4-ARD. Conformation characteristics of different mutations of TRPV4-ARD are explored. Optimal communication paths are studied to explain how a point mutation away from aim region (Finger 3) can cause a significant alteration on the conformation. We identify two molecular mechanisms through the conformation of Finger 3 and through alter the ATP binding mechanism correspondently to explain these unknowns. Our study provides fundamental insights into the mutation induced structural changes of the TRPV4-ARD and helps to explain how the mutations alter the ATP binding ability of the TRPV4-ARD.

摘要

瞬时受体电位 (TRP) 通道 TRPV4 是一种钙通透性阳离子通道蛋白,在几种肌肉骨骼组织中发挥机械和渗透压感受器的作用。先前的研究表明,TRPV4 锚蛋白重复结构域 (ARD) 中的一些特定突变可以降低通道活性,并进一步导致与骨关节炎相关的疾病。该区域的突变可能会影响通道的组成型活性,而通道的组成型活性主要受如三磷酸腺苷 (ATP) 等小分子配体的结合所调节。这些发现表明,了解化学配体(如 ATP)与 TRPV4-ARD 的结合所调节的基本机制至关重要。然而,这些在分子水平上的突变如何导致相关疾病仍不清楚。在这里,我们使用全原子模拟来研究 TRPV4-ARD 的突变诱导构象变化和 ATP 结合能力差异。探索了 TRPV4-ARD 的不同突变的构象特征。研究了最优通讯路径,以解释远离靶区域(手指 3)的点突变如何导致构象的显著改变。我们通过手指 3 的构象和相应改变 ATP 结合机制确定了两种分子机制,以解释这些未知因素。我们的研究为 TRPV4-ARD 的突变诱导结构变化提供了基本的见解,并有助于解释突变如何改变 TRPV4-ARD 的 ATP 结合能力。

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