Voltage-gating and cytosolic Ca 2+ activation mechanisms of Arabidopsis two-pore channel AtTPC1

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2021-12, Vol.118 (49)
• Main Authors: Ye, Fan, Xu, Lingyi, Li, Xiaoxiao, Zeng, Weizhong, Gan, Ninghai, Zhao, Cheng, Yang, Wei, Jiang, Youxing, Guo, Jiangtao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Calcium - metabolism; Calcium Channels - genetics; Calcium Channels - metabolism; Cations - metabolism; Cryoelectron Microscopy - methods; Cytosol - metabolism; Ion Channel Gating; Membrane Potentials - physiology; Vacuoles - metabolism
• ISSN: 0027-8424; 1091-6490
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113946118

two-pore channel AtTPC1 is a voltage-gated, Ca -modulated, nonselective cation channel that is localized in the vacuolar membrane and responsible for generating slow vacuolar (SV) current. Under depolarizing membrane potential, cytosolic Ca activates AtTPC1 by binding at the EF-hand domain, whereas luminal Ca inhibits the channel by stabilizing the voltage-sensing domain II (VSDII) in the resting state. Here, we present 2.8 to 3.3 Å cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of AtTPC1 in two conformations, one in closed conformation with unbound EF-hand domain and resting VSDII and the other in a partially open conformation with Ca -bound EF-hand domain and activated VSDII. Structural comparison between the two different conformations allows us to elucidate the structural mechanisms of voltage gating, cytosolic Ca activation, and their coupling in AtTPC1. This study also provides structural insight into the general voltage-gating mechanism among voltage-gated ion channels.