title: Roles of the lateral fenestration residues of the P2X₄ receptor that contribute to the channel function and the deactivation effect of ivermectin.
abstract: P2X receptors are cation-permeable ion channels gated by extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Available crystallographic data suggest that ATP-binding ectodomain is connected to the transmembrane pore domain by three structurally conserved linker regions, which additionally frame the lateral fenestrations through which permeating ions enter the channel pore. The role of these linker regions in relaying the conformational change evoked by ATP binding of the ectodomain to the pore-forming transmembrane domain has not been investigated systematically. Using P2X4R as our model, we employed alanine and serine replacement mutagenesis to determine how the side chain structure of these linker regions influences gating. The mutants Y54A/S, F198A/S, and W259A/S all trafficked normally to the plasma membrane of transfected HEK293 cells but were poorly responsive to ATP. Nevertheless, the function of the F198A/S mutants could be recovered by pretreatment with the known positive allosteric modulator of P2X4R, ivermectin (IVM), although the IVM sensitivity of this mutant was significantly impaired relative to wild type. The functional mutants Y195A/S, F200A/S, and F330A/S exhibited ATP sensitivities identical to wild type, consistent with these side chains playing no role in ATP binding. However, Y195A/S, F200A/S, and F330A/S all displayed markedly changed sensitivity to the specific effects of IVM on current deactivation, suggesting that these positions influence allosteric modulation of gating. Taken together, our data indicate that conserved amino acids within the regions linking the ectodomain with the pore-forming transmembrane domain meaningfully contribute to signal transduction and channel gating in P2X receptors.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230027, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qiaqia
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Huijuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Longmei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yanling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jie
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Damien S K
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Samways
authors.forename: Zhiyuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed / Q000379:methods; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques / Q000379:methods; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D058848:Receptors, Purinergic P2X4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D058848:Receptors, Purinergic P2X4; D007559:Ivermectin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
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