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Human Calcium-Sensing Receptor in the inactive close-close conformation

spinqualitylabelsall models 7dtw, resolution 4.50Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 4.5Å Ligands: NAG Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed The human calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a class C G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) responsible for maintaining Ca(2+) homeostasis in the blood. The general consensus is that extracellular Ca(2+) is the principal agonist of CaSR. Aliphatic and aromatic L-amino acids, such as L-Phe and L-Trp, increase the sensitivity of CaSR towards Ca(2+) and are considered allosteric activators. Crystal structures of the extracellular domain (ECD) of CaSR dimer have demonstrated Ca(2+) and L-Trp binding sites and conformational changes of the ECD upon Ca(2+)/L-Trp binding. However, it remains to be understood at the structural level how Ca(2+)/L-Trp binding to the ECD leads to conformational changes in transmembrane domains (TMDs) and consequent CaSR activation. Here, we determined the structures of full-length human CaSR in the inactive state, Ca(2+)- or L-Trp-bound states, and Ca(2+)/L-Trp-bound active state using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy. Structural studies demonstrate that L-Trp binding induces the closure of the Venus flytrap (VFT) domain of CaSR, bringing the receptor into an intermediate active state. Ca(2+) binding relays the conformational changes from the VFT domains to the TMDs, consequently inducing close contact between the two TMDs of dimeric CaSR, activating the receptor. Importantly, our structural and functional studies reveal that Ca(2+) ions and L-Trp activate CaSR cooperatively. Amino acids are not able to activate CaSR alone, but can promote the receptor activation in the presence of Ca(2+). Our data provide complementary insights into the activation of class C GPCRs and may aid in the development of novel drugs targeting CaSR. Structural mechanism of cooperative activation of the human calcium-sensing receptor by Ca(2+) ions and L-tryptophan.,Ling S, Shi P, Liu S, Meng X, Zhou Y, Sun W, Chang S, Zhang X, Zhang L, Shi C, Sun D, Liu L, Tian C Cell Res. 2021 Feb 18. pii: 10.1038/s41422-021-00474-0. doi:, 10.1038/s41422-021-00474-0. PMID:33603117 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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