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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Arthur Neuberger, Yury A. Trofimov, Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Jeffrey Khau, Kirill D. Nadezhdin, Lena S. Khosrof, Nikolay A. Krylov, Roman G. Efremov, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
Summary: Neuberger et al. report the structure of human channel TRPV6 in complex with tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and investigate its binding sites and mechanism of inhibition. TRPV6 is a key player in cell proliferation in human cancers. Natural compounds, such as THCV, derived from Cannabis sativa, have potential as anti-cancer drugs due to their optimized pharmacokinetics and safety. This study provides important insights for the development of new TRPV6-targeting drugs.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Arthur Neuberger, Kirill D. Nadezhdin, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
Summary: TRPV6 is a calcium-selective ion channel with potential as a drug target. The study presents cryo-EM structures of TRPV6 with inhibitors ruthenium red and econazole, revealing their mechanisms of inhibition. Both inhibitors induce conformational changes in TRPV6, guiding the design of new inhibitors.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Verena Nett, Nicole Erhardt, Amanda Wyatt, Ulrich Wissenbach
Summary: The TRP family of ion channels consists of 27 members in humans, most of which are non-selective cation channels. TRPV5 and TRPV6 exhibit high permeability for Ca2+ ions, with a functional channel formed by 4 identical subunits. Mutations in the human TRPV6 gene can alter channel function, leading to elevated blood levels of parathyroid hormone and possibly triggering nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis.
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
(2021)
Review
Anatomy & Morphology
Karin Wolske, Amanda Wyatt, Ulrich Wissenbach
Summary: TRPV6 and TRPV5 are part of an ion channel family that selectively permeable for Ca2+ as part of the transient receptor potential group. The duplication of the TRPV6 gene gave rise to TRPV5 and a variety of different TRPV5/6 combinations have evolved over time. Effects due to perturbations in TRPV6 levels are much more pronounced in humans.
ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER
(2021)
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Vinayak Khattar, Lingyun Wang, Ji-Bin Peng
Summary: TRPV6 is a calcium-selective channel that plays critical roles in cellular calcium transport, maintaining low calcium environment, and certain biological processes. Its function and expression are regulated by vitamin D, dietary calcium, and physiological conditions. Loss of function and aberrant expression of TRPV6 are associated with various human diseases.
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Henry Danahay, Sarah Lilley, Kathryn Adley, Holly Charlton, Roy Fox, Martin Gosling
Summary: Niclosamide and benzbromarone have been considered as clinical candidates for the treatment of airway diseases due to their activity as inhibitors of the calcium activated chloride channel TMEM16A. However, this study reveals that both compounds have off-target effects and also questions the classification of niclosamide as a TMEM16A blocker. The study further suggests a potential role of TMEM16A in the regulation of epithelial ion transport and mucus secretion in the airway.
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(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Arthur Neuberger, Yury A. Trofimov, Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Kirill D. Nadezhdin, Nikolay A. Krylov, Roman G. Efremov, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
Summary: The structure of human oncochannel TRPV6 in complex with the plant derived phytoestrogen genistein is reported. Genistein acts as an ion channel blocker and gating modifier, causing pore closure and conformational rearrangement. This new mechanism of TRPV6 inhibition by genistein provides possibilities in structure-based drug design.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bradley K. Broyles, Andrew T. Gutierrez, Theodore P. Maris, Daniel A. Coil, Thomas M. Wagner, Xiao Wang, Daisuke Kihara, Caleb A. Class, Alexandre M. Erkine
Summary: Machine learning analysis revealed several functionality rules of transcriptional activation domains (tADs), including distribution patterns of specific amino acid residues. These rules are not absolute, but contribute to understanding the mechanism of gene expression activation.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aurelien Haustrate, Adriana Mihalache, Clement Cordier, Pierre Gosset, Natalia Prevarskaya, V'yacheslav Lehen'kyi
Summary: Despite the early discovery of TRPV6 channel expression in various tissues in the early 2000s, there is still a lack of reliable tools for detecting its protein in different cells and tissues. We have developed and validated rabbit polyclonal anti-TRPV6 channel antibodies (rb79-82) against four epitopes of 15 amino acids. Among them, rb79 was capable of detecting the full-length glycosylated form of TRPV6 channel. This antibody is suitable for various in vitro applications and particularly useful for immunohistochemistry in cancer resection specimens.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Cell Biology
Tibor Rohacs, Edwin C. Fluck, Jose J. De Jesus-Perez, Vera Y. Moiseenkova-Bell
Summary: Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 5 and 6 (TRPV5 and TRPV6) are Ca2+ selective epithelial ion channels that share high sequence homology due to recent gene duplication in mammals. Both channels are constitutively active and undergo Ca2+-induced inactivation, regulated by endogenous cofactors and binding of calmodulin. Recent cryo electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography structures provide detailed information for TRPV5 and TRPV6, focusing on their mechanisms of inhibition, activation, and modulation.
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Biology
Ruiqi Cai, Lingyun Wang, Xiong Liu, Marek Michalak, Jingfeng Tang, Ji-Bin Peng, Xing-Zhen Chen
Summary: TRPV6, a calcium-selective channel, plays a crucial role in calcium homeostasis and its specific mutation may promote the progression of breast cancer cells.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Kirill D. Nadezhdin, Maria G. Kurnikova, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
Summary: This review discusses the molecular structure of the epithelial calcium channel TRPV6, highlighting its unique functional properties such as high Ca2+ selectivity and channel opening mechanism. The inhibitor 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) and calmodulin (CaM) play important roles in regulating TRPV6 activity.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ghassan Bkaily, Danielle Jacques
Summary: Calcium is a positively charged ionic species that regulates various cell functions and acts as a second messenger. Abnormal calcium homeostasis can lead to diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, skeletal disorders, immune disorders, secretion disorders, and cancer. Therefore, pharmacological control of calcium transport is important in treating these conditions, particularly in the cardiovascular system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Spectroscopy
Haiyan Qi, Xiuwen Wang, Liqiang Su, Shu Wang, Ying Wang
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(2021)
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Ritu Dwivedi, Bernard T. Drumm, Tuleen Alkawadri, S. Lorraine Martin, Gerard P. Sergeant, Mark A. Hollywood, Keith D. Thornbury
Summary: We investigated the effects of TMEM16A blockers on isometric contractions in mouse bronchial rings and intracellular calcium in bronchial myocytes. We found that benzbromarone and MONNA caused intracellular calcium release, resulting in a reduction of carbachol-induced contractions.
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(2023)
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Sangwoo S. Kim, Mary Alice Upshur, Kei Saotome, Indra D. Sahu, Robert M. McCarrick, Jimmy B. Feix, Gary A. Lorigan, Kathleen P. Howard
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Kei Saotome, Appu K. Singh, Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
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Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Kei Saotome, Appu K. Singh, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
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Kei Saotome, Swetha E. Murthy, Jennifer M. Kefauver, Tess Whitwam, Ardem Patapoutian, Andrew B. Ward
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Luke L. McGoldrick, Appu K. Singh, Kei Saotome, Maria V. Yelshanskaya, Edward C. Twomey, Robert A. Grassucci, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
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Appu K. Singh, Luke L. McGoldrick, Kei Saotome, Alexander I. Sobolevsky
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Appu K. Singh, Kei Saotome, Luke L. McGoldrick, Alexander Sobolevsky
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(2018)
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Jennifer M. Kefauver, Kei Saotome, Adrienne E. Dubin, Jesper Pallesen, Christopher A. Cottrell, Stuart M. Cahalan, Zhaozhu Qiu, Gunhee Hong, Christopher S. Crowley, Tess Whitwam, Wen-Hsin Lee, Andrew B. Ward, Ardem Patapoutian
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Sebastian Jojoa-Cruz, Kei Saotome, Swetha E. Murthy, Che Chun Alex Tsui, Mark S. P. Sansom, Ardem Patapoutian, Andrew B. Ward
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kei Saotome, Bochuan Teng, Che Chun (Alex) Tsui, Wen-Hsin Lee, Yu-Hsiang Tu, Joshua P. Kaplan, Mark S. P. Sansom, Emily R. Liman, Andrew B. Ward
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(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian Jojoa-Cruz, Kei Saotome, Che Chun Alex Tsui, Wen-Hsin Lee, Mark S. P. Sansom, Swetha E. Murthy, Ardem Patapoutian, Andrew B. Ward
Summary: This study reports the structural and functional details of Flycatcher1 (FLYC1) and sheds light on its gating conformational transitions. FLYC1 is a candidate mechanosensitive channel involved in Venus flytrap touch-induced prey capture, and it is a larger protein with unique structural features. The results reveal novel structural features and conformational transitions that regulate the mechano-gating of FLYC1.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kei Saotome, Drew Dudgeon, Kiersten Colotti, Michael J. Moore, Jennifer Jones, Yi Zhou, Ashique Rafique, George D. Yancopoulos, Andrew J. Murphy, John C. Lin, William C. Olson, Matthew C. Franklin
Summary: This article reports the cryoEM structures of two distinct full-length alpha/beta TCR-CD3 complexes bound to their pMHC ligand, as well as cryoEM structures of pMHCs containing MAGEA4 (230-239) peptide and MAGEA8 (232-241) peptide in the absence of TCR. These findings provide insights into TCR recognition of a clinically relevant cancer antigen and demonstrate the utility of cryoEM for high-resolution structural analysis of TCR-pMHC interactions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)