Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1

Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that are involved in diverse neuronal processes including pain sensing. The peptide toxin Mambalgin1 (Mamba1) from black mamba snake venom can reversibly inhibit the conductance of ASICs, causing an analgesic effect. However, the det...

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Main Authors: Demeng Sun, Sanling Liu, Siyu Li, Mengge Zhang, Fan Yang, Ming Wen, Pan Shi, Tao Wang, Man Pan, Shenghai Chang, Xing Zhang, Longhua Zhang, Changlin Tian, Lei Liu
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57096
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author Demeng Sun
Sanling Liu
Siyu Li
Mengge Zhang
Fan Yang
Ming Wen
Pan Shi
Tao Wang
Man Pan
Shenghai Chang
Xing Zhang
Longhua Zhang
Changlin Tian
Lei Liu
author_facet Demeng Sun
Sanling Liu
Siyu Li
Mengge Zhang
Fan Yang
Ming Wen
Pan Shi
Tao Wang
Man Pan
Shenghai Chang
Xing Zhang
Longhua Zhang
Changlin Tian
Lei Liu
author_sort Demeng Sun
collection DOAJ
description Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that are involved in diverse neuronal processes including pain sensing. The peptide toxin Mambalgin1 (Mamba1) from black mamba snake venom can reversibly inhibit the conductance of ASICs, causing an analgesic effect. However, the detailed mechanism by which Mamba1 inhibits ASIC1s, especially how Mamba1 binding to the extracellular domain affects the conformational changes of the transmembrane domain of ASICs remains elusive. Here, we present single-particle cryo-EM structures of human ASIC1a (hASIC1a) and the hASIC1a-Mamba1 complex at resolutions of 3.56 and 3.90 Å, respectively. The structures revealed the inhibited conformation of hASIC1a upon Mamba1 binding. The combination of the structural and physiological data indicates that Mamba1 preferentially binds hASIC1a in a closed state and reduces the proton sensitivity of the channel, representing a closed-state trapping mechanism.
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spelling doaj.art-2800ac3a272d42a5ad5196853cf4e1582022-12-22T03:52:53ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-09-01910.7554/eLife.57096Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1Demeng Sun0Sanling Liu1Siyu Li2Mengge Zhang3Fan Yang4Ming Wen5Pan Shi6Tao Wang7Man Pan8Shenghai Chang9Xing Zhang10Longhua Zhang11Changlin Tian12https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9315-900XLei Liu13Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China; Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, ChinaTsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaHefei National Laboratory of Physical Sciences at Microscale, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China; High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, ChinaTsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaAcid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that are involved in diverse neuronal processes including pain sensing. The peptide toxin Mambalgin1 (Mamba1) from black mamba snake venom can reversibly inhibit the conductance of ASICs, causing an analgesic effect. However, the detailed mechanism by which Mamba1 inhibits ASIC1s, especially how Mamba1 binding to the extracellular domain affects the conformational changes of the transmembrane domain of ASICs remains elusive. Here, we present single-particle cryo-EM structures of human ASIC1a (hASIC1a) and the hASIC1a-Mamba1 complex at resolutions of 3.56 and 3.90 Å, respectively. The structures revealed the inhibited conformation of hASIC1a upon Mamba1 binding. The combination of the structural and physiological data indicates that Mamba1 preferentially binds hASIC1a in a closed state and reduces the proton sensitivity of the channel, representing a closed-state trapping mechanism.https://elifesciences.org/articles/57096acid-sensing ion channelsnake toxincryo-EM structureinhibition
spellingShingle Demeng Sun
Sanling Liu
Siyu Li
Mengge Zhang
Fan Yang
Ming Wen
Pan Shi
Tao Wang
Man Pan
Shenghai Chang
Xing Zhang
Longhua Zhang
Changlin Tian
Lei Liu
Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
eLife
acid-sensing ion channel
snake toxin
cryo-EM structure
inhibition
title Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
title_full Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
title_fullStr Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
title_full_unstemmed Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
title_short Structural insights into human acid-sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
title_sort structural insights into human acid sensing ion channel 1a inhibition by snake toxin mambalgin1
topic acid-sensing ion channel
snake toxin
cryo-EM structure
inhibition
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/57096
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