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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 3, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1703
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- DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources [P41RR001209]
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- NIH [R01GM066358, R01GM056257, R37GM049202, K01DK078734, P30DK079307, T32GM075770]
ELIC, the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel from Erwinia chrysanthemi, is a prototype for Cys-loop receptors. Here we show that acetylcholine is a competitive antagonist for ELIC. We determine the acetylcholine-ELIC cocrystal structure to a 2.9-angstrom resolution and find that acetylcholine binding to an aromatic cage at the subunit interface induces a significant contraction of loop C and other structural rearrangements in the extracellular domain. The side chain of the pore-lining residue F247 reorients and the pore size consequently enlarges, but the channel remains closed. We attribute the inability of acetylcholine to activate ELIC primarily to weak cation-pi and electrostatic interactions in the pocket, because an acetylcholine derivative with a simple quaternary-to-tertiary ammonium substitution activates the channel. This study presents a compelling case for understanding the structural underpinning of the functional relationship between agonism and competitive antagonism in the Cys-loop receptors, providing a new framework for developing novel therapeutic drugs.
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