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==Cryo-EM structure of the human SK4/calmodulin channel complex==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6cnm]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6CNM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6CNM FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=K:POTASSIUM+ION'>K</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=LMT:DODECYL-BETA-D-MALTOSIDE'>LMT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=POV:(2S)-3-(HEXADECANOYLOXY)-2-[(9Z)-OCTADEC-9-ENOYLOXY]PROPYL+2-(TRIMETHYLAMMONIO)ETHYL+PHOSPHATE'>POV</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6cnm FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6cnm OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6cnm PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6cnm RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6cnm PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6cnm ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/KCNN4_HUMAN KCNN4_HUMAN] The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/KCNN4_HUMAN KCNN4_HUMAN] Forms a voltage-independent potassium channel that is activated by intracellular calcium (PubMed:26148990). Activation is followed by membrane hyperpolarization which promotes calcium influx. Required for maximal calcium influx and proliferation during the reactivation of naive T-cells. The channel is blocked by clotrimazole and charybdotoxin but is insensitive to apamin (PubMed:17157250, PubMed:18796614).<ref>PMID:17157250</ref> <ref>PMID:18796614</ref> <ref>PMID:26148990</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Small-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK) channels mediate neuron excitability and are associated with synaptic transmission and plasticity. They also regulate immune responses and the size of blood cells. Activation of SK channels requires calmodulin (CaM), but how CaM binds and opens SK channels has been unclear. Here we report cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of a human SK4-CaM channel complex in closed and activated states at 3.4- and 3.5-angstrom resolution, respectively. Four CaM molecules bind to one channel tetramer. Each lobe of CaM serves a distinct function: The C-lobe binds to the channel constitutively, whereas the N-lobe interacts with the S4-S5 linker in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner. The S4-S5 linker, which contains two distinct helices, undergoes conformational changes upon CaM binding to open the channel pore. These structures reveal the gating mechanism of SK channels and provide a basis for understanding SK channel pharmacology.

Activation mechanism of a human SK-calmodulin channel complex elucidated by cryo-EM structures.,Lee CH, MacKinnon R Science. 2018 May 4;360(6388):508-513. doi: 10.1126/science.aas9466. PMID:29724949<ref>PMID:29724949</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Calmodulin 3D structures|Calmodulin 3D structures]]
*[[Potassium channel 3D structures|Potassium channel 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Lee CH]]
[[Category: MacKinnon R]]