3ldc

High resolution open MthK pore structure crystallized in 100 mM K+

spinqualitylabelsall models 3ldc, resolution 1.45Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 3ldc is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus str. Delta H. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.45Å Ligands: K Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function MTHK_METTH Calcium-gated potassium channel. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed K+ channels are highly selective for K+ over Na+. Here we present several crystal structures of the MthK K+ channel pore at up to 1.45-A resolution. The MthK selectivity filter maintains a conductive conformation even in the absence of K+, allowing the channel to conduct Na+. The high-resolution structures, along with single-channel recordings, allow for an accurate analysis of how K+ competes with Na+ in a conductive selectivity filter. At high K+ concentrations, two K+ ions equivalently occupy the four sites in the selectivity filter, whereas at low K+/high Na+ concentrations, a single K+ ion remains bound in the selectivity filter, preferably at site 1 or site 3. This single K+ binding at low concentration effectively blocks the permeation of Na+, providing a structural basis for the anomalous mole-fraction effect, a key property of multi-ion pores. Novel insights into K+ selectivity from high-resolution structures of an open K+ channel pore.,Ye S, Li Y, Jiang Y Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Aug;17(8):1019-23. Epub 2010 Aug 1. PMID:20676101 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Potassium channel 3D structures

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