8alm | pdb_00008alm
X-ray structure of human NCS-1 bound to Ric-8A
Structural highlights
FunctionNCS1_HUMAN Neuronal calcium sensor, regulator of G protein-coupled receptor phosphorylation in a calcium dependent manner. Directly regulates GRK1 (RHOK), but not GRK2 to GRK5. Can substitute for calmodulin (By similarity). Stimulates PI4KB kinase activity (By similarity). Involved in long-term synaptic plasticity through its interaction with PICK1 (By similarity). May also play a role in neuron differentiation through inhibition of the activity of N-type voltage-gated calcium channel (By similarity). Publication Abstract from PubMedThe Neuronal Calcium Sensor 1, an EF-hand Ca(2+) binding protein, and Ric-8A coregulate synapse number and probability of neurotransmitter release. Recently, the structures of Ric-8A bound to Ga have revealed how Ric-8A phosphorylation promotes Ga recognition and activity as a chaperone and guanine nucleotide exchange factor. However, the molecular mechanism by which NCS-1 regulates Ric-8A activity and its interaction with Ga subunits is not well understood. Given the interest in the NCS-1/Ric-8A complex as a therapeutic target in nervous system disorders, it is necessary to shed light on this molecular mechanism of action at atomic level. We have reconstituted NCS-1/Ric-8A complexes to conduct a multimodal approach and determine the sequence of Ca(2+) signals and phosphorylation events that promote the interaction of Ric-8A with Ga. Our data show that the binding of NCS-1 and Ga to Ric-8A are mutually exclusive. Importantly, NCS-1 induces a structural rearrangement in Ric-8A that traps the protein in a conformational state that is inaccessible to Casein Kinase II-mediated phosphorylation, demonstrating one aspect of its negative regulation of Ric-8A-mediated G-protein signaling. Functional experiments indicate a loss of Ric-8A GEF activity towards Ga when complexed with NCS-1, and restoration of nucleotide exchange activity upon increasing Ca(2+) concentration. Finally, the high-resolution crystallographic data reported here define the NCS-1/Ric-8A interface and will allow the development of therapeutic synapse function regulators with improved activity and selectivity. The neuronal calcium sensor NCS-1 regulates the phosphorylation state and activity of the Ga chaperone and GEF Ric-8A.,Munoz-Reyes D, McClelland LJ, Arroyo-Urea S, Sanchez-Yepes S, Sabin J, Perez-Suarez S, Menendez M, Mansilla A, Garcia-Nafria J, Sprang S, Sanchez-Barrena MJ Elife. 2023 Nov 29;12:e86151. doi: 10.7554/eLife.86151. PMID:38018500[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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