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Protein chains
127 a.a. *
127 a.a. *
127 a.a. *
128 a.a. *
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
1oed
Name: Ion channel/receptor
Title: Structure of acetylcholine receptor pore from electron images
Structure: Acetylcholine receptor protein, alpha chain. Chain: a, d. Fragment: membrane-spanning domain, residues 235-461. Synonym: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Acetylcholine receptor protein, beta chain. Chain: b. Fragment: membrane-spanning domain, residues 241-490. Synonym: nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Acetylcholine receptor protein, delta chain.
Source: Torpedo marmorata. Marbled electric ray. Organism_taxid: 7788. Organ: electric organ. Tissue: derived from muscle. Tissue: derived from muscle
Biol. unit: Pentamer (from PQS)
Authors: A.Miyazawa,Y.Fujiyoshi,N.Unwin
Key ref:
A.Miyazawa et al. (2003). Structure and gating mechanism of the acetylcholine receptor pore. Nature, 423, 949-955. PubMed id: 12827192 DOI: 10.1038/nature01748
Date:
24-Mar-03     Release date:   26-Jun-03    
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Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P02711  (ACHA_TORMA) -  Acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha
Seq:
Struc:
461 a.a.
127 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P02712  (ACHB_TORCA) -  Acetylcholine receptor subunit beta
Seq:
Struc:
493 a.a.
127 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P02718  (ACHD_TORCA) -  Acetylcholine receptor subunit delta
Seq:
Struc:
 
Seq:
Struc:
522 a.a.
127 a.a.*
Protein chain
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P02714  (ACHG_TORCA) -  Acetylcholine receptor subunit gamma
Seq:
Struc:
506 a.a.
128 a.a.*
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain
* PDB and UniProt seqs differ at 95 residue positions (black crosses)

 Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation 
  GO annot!
  Cellular component     membrane   2 terms 
  Biological process     ion transport   1 term 

 

 
DOI no: 10.1038/nature01748 Nature 423:949-955 (2003)
PubMed id: 12827192  
 
 
Structure and gating mechanism of the acetylcholine receptor pore.
A.Miyazawa, Y.Fujiyoshi, N.Unwin.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor controls electrical signalling between nerve and muscle cells by opening and closing a gated, membrane-spanning pore. Here we present an atomic model of the closed pore, obtained by electron microscopy of crystalline postsynaptic membranes. The pore is shaped by an inner ring of 5 alpha-helices, which curve radially to create a tapering path for the ions, and an outer ring of 15 alpha-helices, which coil around each other and shield the inner ring from the lipids. The gate is a constricting hydrophobic girdle at the middle of the lipid bilayer, formed by weak interactions between neighbouring inner helices. When acetylcholine enters the ligand-binding domain, it triggers rotations of the protein chains on opposite sides of the entrance to the pore. These rotations are communicated through the inner helices, and open the pore by breaking the girdle apart.
 
  Selected figure(s)  
 
Figure 1.
Figure 1: Cross-section of a tubular crystal, at low resolution. The receptor protein projects from either side of the membrane, visible as two concentric rings of density, 30 Å apart. A single receptor, cut centrally, is shown at the top. The membrane-spanning pore and the N-terminal ligand-binding domain, shaping a large central vestibule, are outlined by red and green rectangles, respectively. The surfaces encompassing the hydrophobic core of the membrane are assumed to lie along the centres of the rings of density48.
Figure 6.
Figure 6: Proposed model for the gating mechanism. The ACh-induced rotations in the -subunits8 are transmitted to the gate--a hydrophobic barrier to ion permeation--through the M2 helices. The rotations destabilize the gate, causing the helices to adopt an alternative configuration which is permeable to the ions. The helices move freely during gating because they are mainly separated from the outer protein wall and connected to it by flexible loops, containing glycine residues (G). S-S is the disulphide-bridge pivot in the ligand-binding domain, which is anchored to the fixed outer shell of the pore. The relevant moving parts are shaded.
 
  The above figures are reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (2003, 423, 949-955) copyright 2003.  
  Figures were selected by the author.  

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