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Molecular understanding of calcium permeation through the open Orai channel

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PLOS BIOLOGY
卷 17, 期 4, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000096

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  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFA0504801, 2017YFA0504803, 2018YFA0507700]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31570750, 31870834, 31870736]
  3. Ph.D Candidate Research Innovation Fund of Nankai University
  4. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2018XZZX001-13]

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The Orai channel is characterized by voltage independence, low conductance, and high Ca2+ selectivity and plays an important role in Ca2+ influx through the plasma membrane (PM). How the channel is activated and promotes Ca2+ permeation is not well understood. Here, we report the crystal structure and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstruction of a Drosophila melanogaster Orai (dOrai) mutant (P288L) channel that is constitutively active according to electrophysiology. The open state of the Orai channel showed a hexameric assembly in which 6 transmembrane 1 (TM1) helices in the center form the ion-conducting pore, and 6 TM4 helices in the periphery form extended long helices. Orai channel activation requires conformational transduction from TM4 to TM1 and eventually causes the basic section of TM1 to twist outward. The wider pore on the cytosolic side aggregates anions to increase the potential gradient across the membrane and thus facilitate Ca2+ permeation. The open-state structure of the Orai channel offers insights into channel assembly, channel activation, and Ca2+ permeation.

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